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Tom Pettingill
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California, USA (deceased)
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Posted 11 Nov 2007 11:38 am |
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I finally got this one finished up 
I had this great looking piece of mahogany and wanted to do something fun with it, so .. I ripped and flipped it and got this chevron thing going ..
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And it ended up looking like this
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Steinar Gregertsen
From:
Arendal, Norway, R.I.P.
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Posted 11 Nov 2007 11:51 am
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Wow! Great job!! 
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Edward Meisse
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Santa Rosa, California, USA
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Posted 11 Nov 2007 12:18 pm
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I'll say!! 
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Tom Pettingill
From:
California, USA (deceased)
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Posted 11 Nov 2007 12:32 pm
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Thanks
Some specs
African mahogany and curly hard maple
25" scale
1 7/8" - (3/8") string spacing at the nut
Bone nut
The pickup is a hand wound BG-Pups H-90, P90 type in HB size, A2 mags give it an sweet open chimey warm tone.
Bridge is a polished aluminum top loader I made ... need to get some pics of it yet.
Cocobolo knob for the bridge cover
Fret markers and dot bezels are inlayed aluminum with abalone dots.
Finish is hand rubbed Tru Oil
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Mark White
From:
Michigan, USA
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Posted 11 Nov 2007 12:55 pm
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Beautiful work Tom! Wow!  |
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Jason Dumont
From:
Bristol, Connecticut, USA
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Posted 11 Nov 2007 1:28 pm
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gorgeouso!  |
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Jon Light
From:
Saugerties, NY
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Posted 11 Nov 2007 1:32 pm
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| Beautiful work and I really really like the shape. It is so.....right! |
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Mike D
From:
Phx, Az
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Posted 11 Nov 2007 1:35 pm
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| Mmm, Hippy Sandwich! I love it. |
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Brad Bechtel
From:
San Francisco, CA
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Posted 11 Nov 2007 2:03 pm
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Great job, Tom!
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Peter Jacobs
From:
Northern Virginia
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Posted 11 Nov 2007 3:12 pm
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In the words of my father-in-law, "Holy Cannoli!"
Looks great, Tom -- the wood is beautiful and your workmanship, as always, is outstanding. |
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Roman Sonnleitner
From:
Vienna, Austria
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Posted 11 Nov 2007 3:25 pm
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| WOW!!! |
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Gary Stevenson
From:
Northern New York,USA
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Posted 11 Nov 2007 4:41 pm Oh Yeah!
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| Darn and just when I thought my latest was pretty cool looking, you go and do this.Just out right drop dead beee-u-teee-fulll. |
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Bill Creller
From:
Saginaw, Michigan, USA (deceased)
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Posted 11 Nov 2007 5:46 pm
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| OUTSTANDING!!! |
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Tom Pettingill
From:
California, USA (deceased)
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Matt Johnson
From:
California, USA
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Posted 11 Nov 2007 8:15 pm
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| Looks beautiful and comfortable to play as well! |
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CrowBear Schmitt
From:
Ariege, - PairO'knees, - France
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Posted 12 Nov 2007 1:54 am
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| Magnifique ! |
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Fred Kinbom
From:
Berlin, Germany, via Stockholm, Sweden.
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Jude Reinhardt
From:
Weaverville, NC
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Posted 12 Nov 2007 2:41 am
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Wow, drop dead gorgeous! If it's ever for sale, let me be the first in line. Like Jimmie Carter, I'm lusting in my heart.
Jude
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Alan Hamley
From:
Queensland, Australia
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Posted 12 Nov 2007 3:29 am
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Hi Tom,
Thats a beautiful guitar. Great design and imagination. Is it a shellac base, oil finish too?
Stunning, congratulations
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Alan |
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Fred Shannon
From:
Rocking "S" Ranch, Comancheria, Texas, R.I.P.
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Posted 12 Nov 2007 3:53 am
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Tom, you're a sadist, tempting the world with your guitar. Congratulations on being able to construct such a beautiful piece of woodwork and WOW! what craftsmanship. I thought your other referenced pieces of work were great, but i really think you've outdone yourself with this one. If you're contemplating 'beating this one', how 'bout keeping it to yourself. My envy can't stand to be any greater. 
phred
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Howard Tate
From:
Leesville, Louisiana, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 12 Nov 2007 4:10 am
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| That would be right at home in an art museum, it's absolutely gorgeous. |
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Tom Pettingill
From:
California, USA (deceased)
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Posted 12 Nov 2007 8:56 am
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Thanks again all
Fred .. yes, I made that from a bookmatched piece of the body wood.
Here is the blank .
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Jude ... I have thought about putting it up for sale, first dibs is yours
Alan ... Its all Tru Oil
Fred S ... LoL ... there will be another, started cutting up the wood this weekend 
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Jim Phelps
From:
Mexico City, Mexico
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Posted 12 Nov 2007 9:58 am
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| Beautiful! |
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Vince Luke
From:
Iowa, USA
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Posted 12 Nov 2007 10:05 am same from me
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I love the shape of that one. . .and your use of the light & dark woods.
Keep up the good work & keep sharing pictures!
Vince |
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Tom Pettingill
From:
California, USA (deceased)
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