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Martin Weenick
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Lecanto, FL, USA
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Posted 10 Oct 2009 8:14 am |
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Sorry for the fuzzy pic, camera way too complicated for me. This is a 4 X 4, the armrest is just sitting on there, it will have a black one. Laquer still needs to be buffed out. Sounds real good. 4 th. pedal lowers 5 and 10, I dont like a vetiical. Martin.
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chris ivey
From:
california (deceased)
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Posted 10 Oct 2009 10:53 am
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| the undercarriage is beautiful. makes me wish i could afford to be a hot-rodder. |
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Bent Romnes
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London,Ontario, Canada
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Posted 10 Oct 2009 2:33 pm
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Holy mackerel, Martin, you did it again. Absolutely stunning work. It'll be even more stunning once you learn how to use that camera    
I agree with chris . What beautiful undercarriage. The idea to carry the color over from the top to the bottom was very impressive!
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Bryan Daste
From:
Portland, Oregon, USA
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Posted 10 Oct 2009 2:58 pm
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| That thing looks like a dream! Please post some sound samples when you can - would love to hear it. |
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Don Sulesky
From:
Citrus County, FL, Orig. from MA & NH
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Posted 10 Oct 2009 3:27 pm
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I tuned the steel up with Martin's help today and played it for about an hour.
It really has that ShoBud sound and the sustain on it was something to behold.
It still needs some tweaking as he doesn't have it fully completed yet, but it is beautiful nonetheless.
He is starting on mine Monday and I can't wait to have it in my home and out to play on gigs.
I'm not using the back neck on my SuperPro and Legrande II with this band so the single neck is just all I need. No I'm not selling my othr two.
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Bill Dobkins
From:
Rolla Missouri, USA
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Posted 10 Oct 2009 7:46 pm
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Awesome steel.
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richard burton
From:
Britain
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Posted 10 Oct 2009 9:45 pm
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Why can't you extend the pad to the endplate (on the changer end) ?
It would be more comfortable to play, IMHO |
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Per Berner
From:
Skovde, Sweden
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Posted 11 Oct 2009 12:19 am
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Beautiful craftsmanship!  |
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Bent Romnes
From:
London,Ontario, Canada
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Posted 11 Oct 2009 4:30 am
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Richard, I believe that Martin is of the same thinking as me here. My reason for not extending it all the way to the end at the key head is that I love the look of wood so much that I feel it takes away from the overall look by putting vinyl over top of it You notice that I start my pad at the 10th string. Martin takes this one step further and only extends the pad to the right as needed, thereby exposing more beautiful wood
Also, note that Martin said that the pad was just laid on there for taking the pic.
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Martin Weenick
From:
Lecanto, FL, USA
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Posted 11 Oct 2009 8:09 am
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Bent is correct in all respects. The fretboard is just sitting there, not taped down. I usually make my fretboards just long enough to be effective at my normal sitting position. I like as much wood as possible to show. The one I'm making for this one will be black, or a matching blue. Martin.
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Bent Romnes
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London,Ontario, Canada
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Posted 11 Oct 2009 9:11 am
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Hey Martin what a neat twist to consider making the pad blue. It will be a first and maybe not liked by all right away. But that idea is in keeping with your color scheme so far, with the blue underneath.
Say, the blue underneath looks like felt ( I see a dent in pic#3. It would be added cushioning when the KL/pedal stop returns. Super quiet...
But then again, maybe the stop will wear thru the felt in no time, leaving holes. I guess a picture can fool ya. Let us know what you did there
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Martin Weenick
From:
Lecanto, FL, USA
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Posted 11 Oct 2009 1:20 pm
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Bent, that is blue flocking and it is quite rugged. The "dent" you see is a countersunk screw that holds the two deck boards together along with glue. I probably should have filled those in with a wood putty. there are 7 of those screws on the bottom. I have flocked all but one of my guitars and so far have not had any problem with the flocking. Martin.
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Storm Rosson
From:
Silver City, NM. USA
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Posted 12 Oct 2009 9:27 am Saweet!!
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| Holy sh** Martin your work is freakin beautiful bro...kudos |
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Chris LeDrew
From:
Canada
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Posted 12 Oct 2009 3:15 pm
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This is guitar makes me dizzy. What a beauty.
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