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mica
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Username: mica

Post Number: 2524
Registered: 6-2000
Posted on Thursday, June 09, 2005 - 3:36 pm:   Edit Post

It's just the woods, but they are your woods:

top

back

It's the opposite arrangement of Bill's custom Further.
mica
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Username: mica

Post Number: 2594
Registered: 6-2000
Posted on Monday, July 18, 2005 - 6:33 pm:   Edit Post

I heard you ran into Bill. What are the odds? That's just crazy!

Anyway, here are some parts coming together:

back

backplates
slpdx
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Username: slpdx

Post Number: 1
Registered: 5-2005
Posted on Tuesday, July 19, 2005 - 12:39 am:   Edit Post

Mica: thanks so much for the pics! I can hear the sustain already...
hollis
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Post Number: 626
Registered: 11-2003
Posted on Tuesday, August 02, 2005 - 1:33 pm:   Edit Post

Sweeeeet!
mica
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Username: mica

Post Number: 2613
Registered: 6-2000
Posted on Friday, August 19, 2005 - 1:06 pm:   Edit Post

James doing the custom inlays

routing
mica
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Username: mica

Post Number: 2619
Registered: 6-2000
Posted on Friday, August 19, 2005 - 1:41 pm:   Edit Post

Also a couple of shots while in spray:

front

back

Sure is sweet.
jerico
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Username: jerico

Post Number: 16
Registered: 7-2005
Posted on Monday, August 22, 2005 - 12:02 pm:   Edit Post

Wow, this one looks great. Is the top of the peghead coco bolo as well? I can't quite tell on my monitor.

Jusitn
mica
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Username: mica

Post Number: 2623
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Posted on Monday, August 22, 2005 - 12:49 pm:   Edit Post

You're right, Justin, the front veneer is Coco Bolo to match the body.
jerico
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Username: jerico

Post Number: 17
Registered: 7-2005
Posted on Monday, August 22, 2005 - 1:07 pm:   Edit Post

That is quite pretty!
davehouck
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Username: davehouck

Post Number: 2270
Registered: 5-2002
Posted on Monday, August 22, 2005 - 2:32 pm:   Edit Post

The Maple on the back is really nice! The finished guitar should be great!
mica
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Username: mica

Post Number: 2659
Registered: 6-2000
Posted on Tuesday, October 04, 2005 - 5:08 pm:   Edit Post

Here's the Tibetan knot inlay in process:
knot

Backplates in spray:
plates

James just barely started the rubout here:
first rub
descended
Junior
Username: descended

Post Number: 12
Registered: 7-2005
Posted on Thursday, October 06, 2005 - 1:18 pm:   Edit Post

Pretty cool! I'd like to see the ending result
davehouck
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Username: davehouck

Post Number: 2437
Registered: 5-2002
Posted on Saturday, October 08, 2005 - 5:27 am:   Edit Post

I love the knot inlay!!!
j_gary
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Username: j_gary

Post Number: 108
Registered: 6-2005
Posted on Saturday, October 08, 2005 - 6:48 am:   Edit Post

Wow, I like the Bolo, no, the Maple, no wait, the Bolo, damn, the maple, hey what's the big idea the back as nice as the front? Very funny wise guy. How are you going to decide which side up when she is on display? Not so funny now huh?

Very nice.
mica
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Username: mica

Post Number: 2690
Registered: 6-2000
Posted on Monday, October 17, 2005 - 7:20 pm:   Edit Post

Here's the almost finished result:

waiting for bridge

Just waiting for the bridge the day before we shipped it.

Also, a closeup of the knot inlay:

knot

Which turned out great. I love how James selected the pieces - if you trace the path of the knot, there's a nice "flow" to the patterns.
tom_z
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Username: tom_z

Post Number: 194
Registered: 7-2004
Posted on Monday, October 17, 2005 - 7:27 pm:   Edit Post

What a stunning piece!! Great guitar, Scott. Congratulations.

Tom
grateful
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Username: grateful

Post Number: 101
Registered: 12-2004
Posted on Tuesday, October 18, 2005 - 2:14 am:   Edit Post

That really is a beauty Scott. Congratulations.

Mark, ago

(Us guitarists are proliferating!)
kmh364
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Username: kmh364

Post Number: 1117
Registered: 9-2003
Posted on Tuesday, October 18, 2005 - 5:47 am:   Edit Post

I'll say! Congrats.

Cheers,

Kevin
jalevinemd
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Username: jalevinemd

Post Number: 252
Registered: 12-2003
Posted on Tuesday, October 18, 2005 - 6:22 am:   Edit Post

Scott...beautiful piece. Could you enlighten some of us as to the meaning of the Tibetan knot? Not it's personal significance to you (unless you want to share) but, rather, its historical significance.

(Message edited by JALEVINEMD on October 18, 2005)
eastcoastepic
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Username: eastcoastepic

Post Number: 154
Registered: 10-2003
Posted on Tuesday, October 18, 2005 - 7:32 pm:   Edit Post

Just beautiful, Scott. And how about a close-up of those very intricate & very custom fretboard inlays??!!
lbpesq
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Username: lbpesq

Post Number: 725
Registered: 7-2004
Posted on Tuesday, October 18, 2005 - 7:46 pm:   Edit Post

Scott:

Beautiful guitar, even if it is backwards! LOL

Bill, tgo
jahnahisti
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Post Number: 7
Registered: 9-2005
Posted on Thursday, October 20, 2005 - 12:29 am:   Edit Post

Are those DePaule Inlays?
mica
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Username: mica

Post Number: 2715
Registered: 6-2000
Posted on Friday, October 28, 2005 - 1:55 pm:   Edit Post

Yes, a special request by Scott. Of course, we did the inlaying.
effclef
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Username: effclef

Post Number: 368
Registered: 1-2004
Posted on Thursday, March 16, 2006 - 5:50 am:   Edit Post

I'd love to hear Scott's comments, too. And I'd love to see closeups of the fretboard inlays!

The Tibetan knot is a Buddhist symbol, along with these others - I am guessing the fingerboard inlays are Auspicious Symbols.

Google reveals:

1. THE PRECIOUS UMBRELLA [PARASOL]
(CHATTRA [S.] Rinchen Dug [T.] Sikur [M.])
denotes respect; gives protection from all evil and the heat of evil desires

2. TWO GOLDEN FISH
(SURVANA MATSYA Sergyi Nya Jighasun)
represent Buddha's eyes, hence Transcendent Wisdom; happiness and utility; symbolic of beings saved from the ocean of earthly life and suffering

3. GREAT INEXHAUSTIBLE TREASURE VASE
(KALASHA Terchen-pahi Bumpa Bumba)
the innumerable qualities of a Buddha's Body; contains spiritual jewels; the treasury of all desires

4. THE EXCELLENT LOTUS FLOWER
(PADMA Padma Zangpo Badma)
representing the purity of the Buddha's Mind; emblem of original purity; pledge of salvation, or Nirvana

5. PRECIOUS WHITE CONCH HORN [TRUMPET],
WITH A SPIRAL THAT TURNS TO THE RIGHT
(SHANKHA Dungkar Yakhyil Labai)
symbolizes the sound of Dharma, which can be heard in all directions; proclaiming the fame of the saints; "the blessedness of turning to the right"

6. THE GLORIOUS INTERWOVEN KNOT OF LIFE
(SHRIVATSA Palgyi Behu Balbu)
the Mystic Diagram representing the Great Love of all the Buddhas, and the never-ending continuity of the Teachings of Buddha's Mind; the knot of Love; the thread which guides to happiness

7. SUPREME CIRCULAR BANNER OF VICTORY
(DHVAJA Choggi Gyaltshan Doja)
victory over negative influences; flag that celebrates the victory of Buddhism; the standard erected on the summit of the palace of salvation

8. PRECIOUS GOLDEN WHEEL OF DHARMA
(CHAKRA Sergyi Khorlo Kurde)
the Teaching of the Buddha; wheel of doctrine or religious law; the wheel which leads to perfection

I have personally become very interested in Buddhism and its style of meditation and so this custom really gives me ideas. :-)

EffClef
davehouck
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Username: davehouck

Post Number: 3491
Registered: 5-2002
Posted on Thursday, March 16, 2006 - 6:23 am:   Edit Post

Hi Andy; this guitar was the Custom of the Month for January. Close ups of the inlays can be found there.
lbpesq
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Username: lbpesq

Post Number: 1121
Registered: 7-2004
Posted on Thursday, March 16, 2006 - 7:25 am:   Edit Post

Andy:

Scott's fretboard inlays are banjo inlays. Similar to what Jerry Garcia had on Wolf, Tiger and Rosebud.

Bill, tgo

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