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James Williamson


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Post  Posted 28 Aug 2009 8:24 am    
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Here is an update on the progress of my Tony Francis Weissenborn. It is now in the Laquer Stage. See Tony's note below and the link should take you to the pictures. Let me know if you have any problems with the link.

Hey James,

These are the pictures of your Style 4. Its taken some time, but I finally got the finish done. This is a true nitro lacquer applied in the old style which means there are no modern industry fillers or sealers, just pure nitrocellulose over natural resin. I think it looks great, and I hope you will like it too.

Next is polishing and fitting the bridge, hardware and setup. Yesterday I took delivery of my new special tuner eyelets which are made to match the 1/4" posts of the Runber machines you requested, so its all comming together which is great. I will send through some more pictures following.

Best,

Tony Francis

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Mike Neer


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Post  Posted 28 Aug 2009 8:41 am    
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That is a very elegant, beautiful piece of craftsmanship, exactly how I would have ordered it.
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Dennis Brooker


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Post  Posted 28 Aug 2009 10:22 am    
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James - Almost to gorgeous to play for fear of risking any kind of scrtach on it..... almost - It would be nice to hear what it sounds like as well - DB
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Fred Kinbom


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Post  Posted 28 Aug 2009 10:33 am    
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Beautiful! Smile

Fred
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James Williamson


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California & Hawaii
Post  Posted 28 Aug 2009 10:49 am     My Tony Francis Weissenborn--Nitro Laquer
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Thanks Mike, Dennis and Fred...yea if this guitar sounds anything like how it looks,it'll be amazing...I'm getting very excited about it.
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T. W. Hatem


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Post  Posted 2 Sep 2009 5:07 pm    
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Shocked Whoa! Very Happy Cool
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Jason Dumont

 

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Bristol, Connecticut, USA
Post  Posted 2 Sep 2009 5:54 pm    
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Shocked That is freakin AMAZING!!!
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Tom Pettingill


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California, USA (deceased)
Post  Posted 2 Sep 2009 7:59 pm    
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Thats a beauty!
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Jerry Desmet


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France
Post  Posted 2 Nov 2009 7:55 am    
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What's news ? Your weissenborn is finish, no ?
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Blake Wilson


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Boulder CO, USA
Post  Posted 2 Nov 2009 9:01 am    
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James, can we look forward to a Weissenborn-fueled version of "Gimme Danger"...kind of a Stooges-meets-Sol-Ho'opi'i type thing?

;^)

Blake Wilson
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Terry Farmer


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Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
Post  Posted 2 Nov 2009 5:36 pm    
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Wow James, Absolutely beautiful!
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