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Martin Weenick
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Lecanto, FL, USA
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Posted 6 May 2010 8:10 am |
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Near the finish line, make pedal rods, make armrest, final sand and compound, adjust pulls and etc. Martin.
 Martin.
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Stu Schulman
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Ulster Park New Yawk (deceased)
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Posted 6 May 2010 8:33 am
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WOW!!! 
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Carson Leighton
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N.B. Canada
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Posted 6 May 2010 8:38 am
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That's a nice looking job..Everything is nice and straight and neat looking...On some of the older guitars,, the crooked cross-shafts, and brackets were just screwed on any old way,,with pull rods all out of line,,but they still worked,,just didn't look too good...Carson
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Don Sulesky
From:
Citrus County, FL, Orig. from MA & NH
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Posted 6 May 2010 9:33 am
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Guys, Mike has done an extremely fine job with my steel you see pictured here.
I can't wait to play it.
I'll be over tomorrow afternoon after I get my music room organized for my student saturday morning.
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chris ivey
From:
california (deceased)
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Posted 6 May 2010 9:43 am
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| martin..beautiful...love the machined billet...custom hot rod quality! |
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Matthew Keon
From:
Chicago, IL
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Posted 6 May 2010 10:09 am
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| Love the machining on the backs of the knee levers.. Very, very cool.. |
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Geoff Marshall
From:
North Lincolnshire U,K.
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Posted 6 May 2010 11:45 am
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| YES PLEASE - FANTABIDOSO - THATS ART - THANKS |
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Larry Bressington
From:
Nebraska
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Posted 6 May 2010 1:17 pm
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Looks like a high roller martin, Awsome brother!
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Pat Comeau
From:
New Brunswick, Canada
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Mike Archer
From:
church hill tn
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Posted 6 May 2010 5:28 pm nice steel
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man thats a nice steel !!
bet that boy will sound good  |
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Nick Reed
From:
Russellville, KY USA
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Posted 6 May 2010 5:43 pm
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| It really turned out nice Mike, Just so you guys will know, I visited with Mike back in February and got to see the body of this guitar before he stained it blue. |
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Mike Spaeth
From:
Springdale, Arkansas
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Posted 6 May 2010 6:05 pm
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| Looks great but how does the vertical collapse when the guitar goes into the case? |
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Allan Munro
From:
Pennsylvania, USA and Scotland
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Posted 6 May 2010 7:05 pm
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Speechless!
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Martin Weenick
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Lecanto, FL, USA
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Posted 6 May 2010 7:12 pm
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Thanks for all the nice comments guys. Hi Nick, I guess it does look a little different than when you were here. Mike S. the vertical lever is attached with a quick disconnect pin that comes right out. In about 3 seconds its off and the lever can be put in the guitar case by itself. Don wanted the lever to go straight across on a horizontal plane and this was the best way to do it without having to make a lever with 2 or 3 unsightly joints in it. Its rock solid. Martin.
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Chris LeDrew
From:
Canada
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Posted 6 May 2010 8:26 pm
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Martin, your guitars are something else man. This blue lacquer one is just killing me, and I can't even see the top! 
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Bent Romnes
From:
London,Ontario, Canada
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Posted 7 May 2010 2:37 pm
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Guys, this is a top-line steel made by a Master Builder(You are right Pat)
It should come as no surprise to anybody that Martin is able to outdo himself a little each time he builds one.
Great work, Martin.
Bent
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steve takacs
From:
beijing, china via pittsburgh (deceased)
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Posted 7 May 2010 4:29 pm Yum Yum
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| Martin,, all I can say is: "YUM, YUM YUM." I think I'd better not visit you this summer or I might have to order one of those gems. stevet |
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Don Sulesky
From:
Citrus County, FL, Orig. from MA & NH
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Posted 7 May 2010 5:09 pm
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I am so blessed to have a master craftsman build this guitar for me the way I wanted it to be.
Martin has a lot of patience because some of my request were not easy, but he pulled them all off
and many came out better than I had hoped for with his talent and touch.
It has been a long wait and the weather has not been on our side this past winter here in Florida.
I was over his house today and the legs and strings will be put on it very soon.
I can't wait sit and play my new blue guitar.
I already have a 1st song picked out to play on this blue guitar. I will play the old 50's hit by the Fleetwoods "Mr. Blue". 
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Don Sulesky
From:
Citrus County, FL, Orig. from MA & NH
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Posted 9 May 2010 7:10 am
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We should have some new pictures this week showing the body and top.
Mike is modifying my aluminun legs today.
Once that is done he will be able to do the 4 pedal rods.
Then it needs a final polish and strings and it should be done except of the fine tuning.
Don |
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Don Sulesky
From:
Citrus County, FL, Orig. from MA & NH
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Posted 10 May 2010 10:50 am
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The new pictures are up.
The strings should be on soon and ready to tune it up and play.
Don |
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Storm Rosson
From:
Silver City, NM. USA
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Posted 10 May 2010 2:45 pm
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 OMG....Martin I can hardly look at your work....it's so absolutely beautiful it makes me all giddy inside. You are truly a master craftsman....simply excellent , Stormy ps: Don you are one lucky dawg |
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Don Sulesky
From:
Citrus County, FL, Orig. from MA & NH
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Posted 11 May 2010 12:28 pm
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Storm
You betcha.
I am so lucky to have such a craftsman as Martin only 3 miles from my home to build me a custom made steel.
It has everything I wanted on it. (21 changes).
I sat behind it Sunday shortly after he took the last 2 pictures and it fit me like a glove.
I just can't wait to play it.
Don |
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Chris LeDrew
From:
Canada
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Posted 11 May 2010 1:13 pm
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I am blown away by this guitar. Period. Don't know what to say. What a job.
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Dennis Brown
From:
Gowen, Mi. USA
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Posted 11 May 2010 1:30 pm Amazing
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Absolutely Awesome. If this guitar could ever be in production, I believe it would be one the hottest, most wanted steel guitar on the market.
" Amazing craftmanship "
Don, you are a very, very lucky man.
Dennis. |
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Per Berner
From:
Skovde, Sweden
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Posted 11 May 2010 9:37 pm
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| Classy! |
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