A few charity instruments

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TonyinNYC
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Re: A few charity instruments

Post by TonyinNYC » Fri Jan 18, 2013 10:26 am

Pretty cool Dave. Any reason why you didn't just build regular guitars? Are these less complex?

Dave Bagwill
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Re: A few charity instruments

Post by Dave Bagwill » Fri Jan 18, 2013 11:05 am

Actually, Tony, I think you can see that the construction methods would have to be on about the same par as a guitar shaped instrument. The planning was more difficult as I had no plans.
Depending on what love146's needs are, I knew I might be selling the instruments and donating all the money, so I wanted something that would catch the eye of potential buyers.
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TonyinNYC
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Re: A few charity instruments

Post by TonyinNYC » Fri Jan 18, 2013 11:31 am

If you want to catch the eye, you have certainly done that. I hear what you are saying though. Keep the pics a-coming.

ken cierp
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Re: A few charity instruments

Post by ken cierp » Sat Jan 19, 2013 12:02 am

Dave, Laura and I still talk about how thoughtful and generous you are for donating so many hours of your valuable time to this worthy cause. Keeping track of your progress was/is the furthest thing from our minds (no patience required) – we are just proud to have you as a friend and thank you for allowing us be associated to this massive effort, via our meager material contribution

Dave Bagwill
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Re: A few charity instruments

Post by Dave Bagwill » Sat Jan 19, 2013 12:10 am

Thanks for those kind words.
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Dave Bagwill
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Re: A few charity instruments

Post by Dave Bagwill » Fri Jan 25, 2013 9:12 pm

The walnut is very nice stuff, but with the walnut fretboards I felt a little color was needed, so I took a couple of slices of a scrap piece of cocobolo and put some thick binding on the fb. Also found another use for that little shopmade tool.
These are ho-hum pix but I like others to post theirs, so I might as well.
Yes for those sharp-eyes ones among you, I will be using a zero fret on this one.
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Just trimming a bit of coco level with the fb.
Just trimming a bit of coco level with the fb.
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Little tool leaves a great finish - no sanding necessary.
Little tool leaves a great finish - no sanding necessary.
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Kevin in California
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Re: A few charity instruments

Post by Kevin in California » Fri Jan 25, 2013 10:53 pm

I love cocobolo. Looks nice Dave.

Kevin

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