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David Ball
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North Carolina High Country
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Posted 10 Mar 2021 4:50 am |
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I've been working on this one for a few months on and off, and finally got it finished up. Sounds and plays nice!
Dave
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Joe Elk
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 10 Mar 2021 4:56 am
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Beautiful wood - Beautiful guitar.
Joe Elk Central Ohio |
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Bill Sinclair
From:
Waynesboro, PA, USA
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Posted 10 Mar 2021 5:56 am
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| The Sol Hoopii tribute model? Nice work David! |
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Kirk Francis
From:
Laupahoehoe
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Posted 10 Mar 2021 9:38 am acoustic lap steel
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what a sweetheart! nice, bro.
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Brad Bechtel
From:
San Francisco, CA
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Posted 10 Mar 2021 10:56 am
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That's a beauty! Let's hear how it sounds.
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Jeff Highland
From:
New South Wales, Australia
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Posted 10 Mar 2021 12:07 pm
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Beautiful work, what's the wood?
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David Ball
From:
North Carolina High Country
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Posted 10 Mar 2021 1:04 pm
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Thanks everybody! I'll try to record something on it when I get a chance.
But, yes I guess it is the Sol Hoopii tribute model. I like to engrave portraits to practice my engraving, and would prefer to use these on instruments instead of just having little practice plates floating around the house.
The woods are curly shedua (aka ovangkol) for the back, sides, neck; old growth salvaged sitka spruce top, brazillian rosewood bridge and ebony fingerboard/peghead.
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Cliff Swanson
From:
Raleigh, NC
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Posted 10 Mar 2021 2:34 pm
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Beautiful! Definitely interested in hearing its voice.
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Joe Cook
From:
Lake Osoyoos, WA
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Posted 10 Mar 2021 4:12 pm
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That is stunning, David! You've done this before, right?  |
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David Ball
From:
North Carolina High Country
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Posted 10 Mar 2021 4:21 pm
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I've built fancy banjos for years--just now getting back to doing guitars (where I started years ago). It's been a lot of fun. Now that I'm retired I have the luxury of doing whatever it is that I want to. Yay!
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David Ball
From:
North Carolina High Country
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Laurence Pangaro
From:
Brooklyn, NY
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Posted 13 Mar 2021 10:59 pm
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Lovely to see, lovely to hear! Looking forward to seeing future builds. Also it might be fun to see other inlay portraits you've done.
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