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mica
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Username: mica

Post Number: 5431
Registered: 6-2000
Posted on Monday, July 21, 2008 - 5:27 pm:   Edit Post

Here's the pictures that I emailed to you before:
carving

carving

And here's the one you've been waiting to see:
spray
There probably won't be any updates for 2-3 weeks until it's in the final cure stage. But now you can see how that wood "popped" with the finish on it.
tbrannon
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Username: tbrannon

Post Number: 832
Registered: 11-2004
Posted on Monday, July 21, 2008 - 6:59 pm:   Edit Post

Wow! How come every buckeye top I see instantly becomes 'the best buckeye top I've ever seen'? Really nice- I like the flame figuring around the pickup area and near where the bridge will be.
jerico
Member
Username: jerico

Post Number: 95
Registered: 7-2005
Posted on Monday, July 21, 2008 - 7:15 pm:   Edit Post

Toby - I totally agree! That swirly top is kick @ss! Those two dimples down near the bottom are very cool. Gorgeous.

(Message edited by JERICO on July 21, 2008)
ptm1diver
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Username: ptm1diver

Post Number: 1
Registered: 7-2008
Posted on Monday, July 21, 2008 - 7:35 pm:   Edit Post

Mica,

I love the way its coming out. Looking forward to the day it arrives.

Please post more pictures as soon as you can. Also, I would like to see the inlays that are going in as well, when you have them.

Thanks again

Paul
davehouck
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Username: davehouck

Post Number: 6878
Registered: 5-2002
Posted on Sunday, August 10, 2008 - 11:17 am:   Edit Post

Cool piece of Buckeye Burl!!
mica
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Username: mica

Post Number: 5453
Registered: 6-2000
Posted on Thursday, August 14, 2008 - 4:08 pm:   Edit Post

Halfway through finish, with the Black MOP inlays:
preset
Next week I'll have you look at the artwork for the 24th fret inlay.
davehouck
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Username: davehouck

Post Number: 6897
Registered: 5-2002
Posted on Friday, August 15, 2008 - 5:31 pm:   Edit Post

Cool !!
mica
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Username: mica

Post Number: 5623
Registered: 6-2000
Posted on Thursday, October 02, 2008 - 8:33 pm:   Edit Post

Here's that 24th fret inlay:
inlay
ptm1diver
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Username: ptm1diver

Post Number: 2
Registered: 7-2008
Posted on Tuesday, October 21, 2008 - 10:55 am:   Edit Post

Hi Mica,

Please post some more photos. Its so close to being done I can taste it.

I would like to see it with most of the finish, and the electronics as it comes together.

The last few coats of finish seem like the slowest.

Do not delay, photo it, finish it, and send it on its way. (I know, keep my day job.)

Thanks

This is way too cool.

Paul
mica
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Username: mica

Post Number: 5658
Registered: 6-2000
Posted on Wednesday, October 22, 2008 - 7:07 pm:   Edit Post

Ready to rub out:
spray
While there's a good chance it will be done next week, it's more likely to ship on Nov 3 or 4.
jerico
Member
Username: jerico

Post Number: 96
Registered: 7-2005
Posted on Tuesday, October 28, 2008 - 5:08 pm:   Edit Post

That's truly a stunner. Not long now!
mica
Moderator
Username: mica

Post Number: 5685
Registered: 6-2000
Posted on Thursday, November 06, 2008 - 3:44 pm:   Edit Post

Done!
done!
Impossible to tell how beautiful from photographs.
davehouck
Moderator
Username: davehouck

Post Number: 7194
Registered: 5-2002
Posted on Friday, November 21, 2008 - 7:53 pm:   Edit Post

Wow! That's beautiful!
ptm1diver
Junior
Username: ptm1diver

Post Number: 14
Registered: 7-2008
Posted on Sunday, November 23, 2008 - 8:19 am:   Edit Post

Mica,

The picture does not do it justice. You should have seen the drule (can't spell worth a ....) come out of my mouth when I first opened the box. Its an 11 out of 10 in person.

I'm sorry to say that I had to leave it the day after receiving it to go on vacation. Its now locked in my safe.

It will be played this holiday season, you can be sure about that. Can hardly wait to get home. But, it now has a brother. I got a beautiful Stanley in Coco to keep it company.

Thanks to you, Susan, Mary, and everyone at Alembic.

Paul

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