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Location: Pacific Northwest Inland Empire | Greetings,
I have listed one of the latest projects. Nice piece, actually. The case repair was an interesting education, in itself- and, another mosaic rosette creation!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160056527392 |
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Location: Whitecourt, Ab | Hi,seesquare,
If I bid on this will I become a rookie botomfeeder?
How's the action, and is the neck/ body joint good?
Also lower 48, only... Canada out of the question?
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Location: ranson,wva | bottomfeeding is a highly honed man skill,it takes years and years of being a tight ass to achive a bottomfeeder status..lol
ps..chris ive got a project o' from the local pawnshop thats gonna be sweet when its done..ill give you a hint...12 fret slothead,1 7/8 nutwidth..jason |
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Location: Pacific Northwest Inland Empire | Ed, go ahead & bid- we can work out the details.
Jason, it's VERY obvious why you're the Prez of the "BLG"! I surmise you have a descendant of Josh White. Suh-weet. They just are exquisite, and fun to play. Just wish my pickin' did them justice, is all.
Bolted the Matrix 1132 bowl to the 14-fret, maple/rosewood, wide-neck. Fiddled with the neck-set a bit, but it's great. Floating fretboard extension, to boot.
I'll post a coupla images. |
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Location: ranson,wva | ive got a few top choices in mind..bearclaw,koa,engleman,maybe a nice peice or curly cherry?? did you slot the headstock on the 14fretter? iv'e got a project in mind for after the newyear that your handi work maybe needed for the finishing touch...jason |
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Location: Pacific Northwest Inland Empire | Gonna play it, as-is, for awhile. Not a bad idea, though! How 'bout a cedar top? That might give it a real nice sound. Almost baroque, I would think. And, wouldn't leave you broke (sorry, couldn't resist.) |
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Location: ranson,wva | lmi has alot of nice tops,im looking thru the catalog they sent me right now...i like the looks of a natural finish cedar but ive never played one..western red ceader top is $72.75,or engleman spruce is $78.80,not a bad price either. its a set neck so i might toy with the idea of multi soundholes and a carved adamas bridge if i can get my hands on one..jason |
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Location: Pacific Northwest Inland Empire | So, what's wrong with your Foredom setup? No guts, no glory, Ol' Buddy. I've got some Ovation wide-slot bridges you can practice on, too! |
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Location: ranson,wva | the foredom works great,i think ive got some bridge blanks at the worksohp at the farm. btw the guitar was a 1114 with a split top and a bunch of broken braces,ive made up the new braces from spruce,i ordered the tonewoods today from lmi and ive got enough kerfing to do 3 guitars. im thinking about braccing it like the adamas tops and maybe "outties"....the bowl is no where as nice as my folklore but its still solid. im thinking about knocking down the texture and buff the bowl till it shines....jason |
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Location: CT | Originally posted by seesquare:
How 'bout a cedar top? That might give it a real nice sound. Almost baroque, I would think. If it ain't baroque, don't fix it! |
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Location: Pacific Northwest Inland Empire | Ah, another jester in the court. So, if that's halfway good; its still medieval. |
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Location: ranson,wva | i settled on bearclaw for the top..i think its gonna loon great when it gets finished....jason |
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Location: closely held secret | I love guitars that really loon good. |
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Location: NJ | s'better to loon good than to feeb good . . . |
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Location: ranson,wva | i never claimed to be able to spell correctly...but i fixed it none the less..jason |
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Location: closely held secret | Jason, we're just funnin with ya. Boredom on 2 coasts.
Beside, Cliff can't spell, either. |
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Location: Upper Left USA | I am reminded of the K-tel does Buckwheat (sans Eddie Murphy) hits like:
"Peelings, nuppin mo an peelings." |
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Location: NJ | "Unce, Tice, Free Dimes a Madie" |
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Location: ranson,wva | ive got chubby fingers and im using this damn lap top i got while bottom feeding at walmart last weekend and the keys are too damn small. those 2 heathen kids of my wife's took over my desktop in our room so im stuck with the mimi mite in the kitchen...go figure...im bored on this side of the shore as well...ive even resorted to playing violent xbox games such as scarface to pass the time..lol..jason |
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Location: Whitecourt, Ab | Hi seesquare,
I tried to bid on this unit,but was unable to as I
"did not meet the seller's shipping area criteria"
(Dam ebay) I guess I need your permission to bid on this beauty to get my bottomfeeder wings, or whiskers...Ed |
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Location: Pacific Northwest Inland Empire | OK, OK, Ed. I'll change the listing. Hopefully, Customs won't extract excessive amounts from your exchequer. |
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Location: Pacific Northwest Inland Empire | Done. Give it a go. |
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Location: Whitecourt, Ab | Thanks seesquare, I hope it wasn't too much hassle. I didn't mean to cause stress. Where I live there just aren't any under 400 bean balladeers with that special mojo that only they can give when you hammer on them. I've got a couple Korean-made o's that play nice, and sound great plugged in, but I want a camp-fire/leave in the holiday trailer kinda unit,like this. Thanks again for all your trouble.
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Location: Pacific Northwest Inland Empire | Yes, Ed, this critter has some cajones. I especially like the feel of the neck, too. I wouldn't fret (oops, sorry) leaving it unattended in your trailer, but use some common sense- if you wouldn't like the continued exposure; your critter probably wouldn't, either!
Rapid changes are hard on my old bones, and I don't ask that of my gitters.
Hardcases help, but even Thermos bottles eventually reach ambient temperature, too. |
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Location: ranson,wva | ive recently switced my bottomfeeding desires from whole guitars in need of love to ovation/adamas ad's(my other obsesion is collection ad's), and parts and other stuff my wife says i dont need but i realy know i do..lol..jason |
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