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Topic: Don's Guitar Finished |
Martin Weenick
From:
Lecanto, FL, USA
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Posted 14 May 2010 9:29 am |
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DONE !!, Martin.
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Fred Shannon
From:
Rocking "S" Ranch, Comancheria, Texas, R.I.P.
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Posted 14 May 2010 11:11 am
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Martin, undoubtedly one of the most beautiful instruments I've seen in my over 60 years playing. The finish is superb. If it sounds as good as it looks heaven has descended on earth. Great job and exquisite workmanship. Congratulations and I would probably kill to own it. 
phred
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Tony Middleton
From:
Eastpoint, Florida, USA
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Posted 14 May 2010 11:11 am
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AWESOME!!!
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Chris LeDrew
From:
Canada
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Posted 14 May 2010 11:16 am
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This is something else. I am floored. Incredible.
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Lem Smith
From:
Long Beach, MS
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Posted 14 May 2010 11:17 am
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| Very nice! It looks as good underneath as it does on top! Most impressive. |
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Stu Schulman
From:
Ulster Park New Yawk (deceased)
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Posted 14 May 2010 11:18 am
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Martin,Just amazing...and a tone control! 
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Jack Stoner
From:
Kansas City, MO
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Posted 14 May 2010 11:31 am
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| WoW! Mike and Don, it's finally done. And it does look superb both on the top and bottom. |
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steve takacs
From:
beijing, china via pittsburgh (deceased)
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Posted 14 May 2010 12:09 pm Pass The Bottle Or Plant
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| Somebody give me a bottle of tranquilizers or a dried plant with pointed leaves!!! Superb work Martin. stevet |
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Mike Archer
From:
church hill tn
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Posted 14 May 2010 12:37 pm now thats a great steel
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wow thats a great looking steel
everything is right in its place nice and neat
have you played her yet Don?
im very happy for you Don
great work mr builder!!!
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Scott Truax
From:
Florida
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Posted 14 May 2010 12:47 pm Don's New Guitar !!!
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Martin,
THAT is a work of art!!! I applaud you, Sir !!
Don,
You are a VERY lucky man. If it gets too heavy
for you to carry with your sore back,,,,,hollar
at me.
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Don Sulesky
From:
Citrus County, FL, Orig. from MA & NH
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Posted 14 May 2010 1:30 pm
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Mike and Scott
I just got back from Martin's house and it is absolutley a beautiful piece of workmanship.
No, I have not tried to play it yet because Martin needs to adjust the pull rods so the pulls will be right. 
I may be able to sit and try it tomorrow and fine tune it with my Stobo-Flip. 
Scott
The steel is not too heavy for me.
It weighs about 25 pounds or less at most.
This is because all the parts are either Tiger striped Maple or Aluminum. Even the legs are aluminum.
All the fasteners are Staineless Steel and the stops have nylon caps on the ends so as not to marr the blue flocking.
So there is nothing that will rust on this steel.
All the moving parts have bushings or ball bearings.
There was no expense made to cheapen this custom made steel for me.
Martin has to be congratulated for making this one-of-a-kind steel for me.
I will cherish this steel like no other steel that I have.
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Bo Borland
From:
South Jersey -
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Posted 14 May 2010 2:27 pm
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| BRAVO Martin!! |
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Jack Dougherty
From:
Spring Hill, Florida, USA
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Posted 14 May 2010 2:27 pm
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Don...
Can I play it at the meeting? |
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Pit Lenz
From:
Cologne, Germany
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Posted 14 May 2010 2:36 pm
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Congratulations to Mike and Don!
What a beauty.
Must be great to have a master builder around the corner... |
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Jon Hyde
From:
Seattle, Washington, USA
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Posted 14 May 2010 3:22 pm
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| Wow, Martin, what an amazing beauty. Great work, congratulations on that - it's a real accomplishment. |
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Mark Daniels
From:
United Kingdom
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Posted 14 May 2010 3:59 pm
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Blimey
What a great piece of work.
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Don Sulesky
From:
Citrus County, FL, Orig. from MA & NH
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Posted 14 May 2010 4:58 pm
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JD
Of course you can play it.
I want to hear what it sounds like from master player such as yourself. 
Don |
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Larry Lorows
From:
Zephyrhills,Florida, USA
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Posted 14 May 2010 5:03 pm
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Don, I really like that verticle lever. I can never reach mine most of the time. Larry
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Don Sulesky
From:
Citrus County, FL, Orig. from MA & NH
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Posted 14 May 2010 5:29 pm
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Larry
When I set out to have this steel built that is one of my main request that I wanted it to to be horizontal to the body.
Because I have very short legs it had to be set lower than on regular steels.
When Martin and I talked about it I asked if it could have a quick disconnect so that it could be taken off to fit in the case.
Martin came up with a great design where he has a headed screw that can come off in seconds and a set screw so I can angle it up or down from it's original position.
There isn't much we left out in this design.
A massed produced steel would never have the things which are incorporated in this steel.
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Bent Romnes
From:
London,Ontario, Canada
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Posted 14 May 2010 5:48 pm
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Martin, I am speechless. You are a true craftsman.
Boy, did I ever luck out getting you as a mentor and adviser on my project last year.
Don, obviously you chose the right builder for your custom made guitar. I am sure you will treat it well and it will play beautiful music for you.
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Storm Rosson
From:
Silver City, NM. USA
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Posted 14 May 2010 7:17 pm
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| AWESOME!!!!! Martin that is real art just flawless |
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Graeme Jaye
From:
Spain
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Posted 14 May 2010 9:53 pm
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Leaving aside the musical aspect, which I'm not qualified to judge - that is a beautiful bit of engineering.
Makes my Carter Starter look like a toy - which I suppose it is really 
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Some of my music here
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Les Hardin
From:
Cleveland, NC USA
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Posted 15 May 2010 3:20 am
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Stunning work. I love the color-coded tuning heads.
Say, is that a George L 10-5? I assume that's what the switch is for.
Les
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Carson Leighton
From:
N.B. Canada
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Posted 15 May 2010 3:37 am
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| What a beautiful piece of work,,eveything looks so neat,,but there is something wrong which I will post later.......Carson |
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Jack Stoner
From:
Kansas City, MO
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Posted 15 May 2010 6:15 am
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| It has an Alumitone pickup. The switch and knob are for a tone control like Sho-Bud. |
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