| A new guitar, (Ditz) with flame maple sides and back, is ready to get a fingerboard. | This guitar was taken to India where it was subjected to conditions that were too hot and humid. The owner had to leave it in Bombay for 6 months when the airline said she had already checked her maximum weight in baggage. I just took off the fingerboard. The bridge came off while the guitar sat in its case in bombay. The glue that I used on the bridge, binding, and the fingerboard liquified while in India. The rebuild required replacement of all three! |
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Above are both guitars ready for setup and strings. Blondie left, Ditz right. |
Here is the old guitar (Blondie) after new I removed old bindings (!)
installed new ones, new fingerboard, and refinished the entire instrument.
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| Now here she is, ready for music.
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Here is Blondie: contrast enhanced to emphasize maple grain patterns.
The back is flame, the sides are quilted. This guitar sounds sweet, deep,
and warm.
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