KMG J45-Style dreadnought

Post a few pictures of your "completed" project
Herman
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Re: KMG J45-Style dreadnought

Post by Herman » Tue May 14, 2013 3:04 pm

Superb! Always a nice touch, that light colored binding on a dark guitar. What's the neckwood?

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Re: KMG J45-Style dreadnought

Post by dave d » Tue May 14, 2013 3:33 pm

Herman wrote:Superb! Always a nice touch, that light colored binding on a dark guitar. What's the neckwood?

Herman
Laminated cherry/walnut


thanks everyone for the nice comments

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Re: KMG J45-Style dreadnought

Post by dave d » Wed May 29, 2013 8:27 am

I added a pick guard to this one, so I've taken a few more photos.
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Re: KMG J45-Style dreadnought

Post by ken cierp » Wed May 29, 2013 9:22 am

Do I see a wood burned ID on the back reinforcement strip?

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Re: KMG J45-Style dreadnought

Post by dave d » Wed May 29, 2013 12:19 pm

Correct, good eye. That's from my branding iron that says
Handcrafted
~By~
David B Dietz

that I use on various creations, like the KMG OM. I've thought about making a paper label at some point too.
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Re: KMG J45-Style dreadnought

Post by Ray Ussery » Thu May 30, 2013 9:23 pm

Boy and Howdy...it's great! :>)

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Re: KMG J45-Style dreadnought

Post by mike-p » Sun Jun 16, 2013 7:41 am

looks lovely, how does it sound compared to the usual mahogany version made by the G-brand?

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