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finally!!
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Sapele body
Figured Sapele top
Kauri sandwich
Maple, Purpleheart Neck with Black maple pinstrip
Ebony F/Board
Brass XPG Bridge
Seymour Duncan Alnico II Pros
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Another absolute cracker :D
So, is that low alcohol or no alcohol at all? mmmm, no alcohol, do you want to try it? Noooooooooo.

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Always impressed! Well done.
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Awesome work Lawrence!! What tuners are those?
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That looks gorgeous. If you don't mind me saying... i think kauri pickup rings would look even better
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thanks guys, Im pretty happy with this one.

Jeremy, these are Gotoh Magnums
The original plan was to use brass topped tuners from GFS but the mountings have the screw angled out to the side and they wont fit my peghead. Im contemplating making the peghead wider.....

and Jvpp...I dont disagree
I do like the look of the clear...but I love wooden rings too --
they are a bitch to make! - I struggle to make identical rings free hand...so i prefer to get the basic shape laser cut or CNC'd, then just tidy and polish. I should get a bunch done in different woods....
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Do you still have all 20 of your creations?
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Re: Number 20

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Nice work! Loving the obvious skill and attention to detail. What's the scale length/radius? :)

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kdawg2a wrote:Do you still have all 20 of your creations?
not quite...I sold two and dismantled about 4 to reuse parts.
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Cdog wrote:Nice work! Loving the obvious skill and attention to detail. What's the scale length/radius? :)
this is 25" and 12" radius. I pretty much use this all the time.
FWIW this one has a rounded C with a bit of heft to it...like a chunky Gibson. I thought it felt big the first time I played it but now I like its comfort.
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Amazing work!

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Lawrence wrote:
kdawg2a wrote:Do you still have all 20 of your creations?
not quite...I sold two and dismantled about 4 to reuse parts.
The 14 left in the collection must still be a fairly spectacular sight!
1935 Martin D-45, 1942 Gibson Southern Jumbo,1950 Fender Broadcaster, 1954 Fender Strat, 1958 Gibson Moderne prototype, 1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard.
1958 Fender twin, 1965 Vox AC30, 1966 Marshall JTM 45, 1977 Dumble OD Special.
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Re: Number 20

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Yep very clever you are ! Nice work :)

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