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mica
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Username: mica

Post Number: 6278
Registered: 6-2000
Posted on Friday, July 31, 2009 - 4:54 pm:   Edit Post

Top laminate. Compare the freshly sanded surface below to the oxidized surface on top:
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Chalked in cartoon for the front:
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Chalk in back:
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Approximate back of peghead:
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In just a week the color has already started to deepen:
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Again for the back with the plates already cut away:
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Ebony veneer on the front of the peghead:
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Coco Bolo on the back:
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body parts in the stack before glue-up:
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davehouck
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Username: davehouck

Post Number: 8479
Registered: 5-2002
Posted on Friday, July 31, 2009 - 7:11 pm:   Edit Post

Very cool top and back lams!
pjbmd
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Username: pjbmd

Post Number: 1
Registered: 7-2009
Posted on Friday, July 31, 2009 - 7:46 pm:   Edit Post

nice to see the progress--keep thie pictures coming!
pjb
davehouck
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Username: davehouck

Post Number: 8482
Registered: 5-2002
Posted on Friday, July 31, 2009 - 8:09 pm:   Edit Post

Hi Patrick; welcome to the board, and congrats on the Tribute!
mica
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Username: mica

Post Number: 6318
Registered: 6-2000
Posted on Saturday, August 15, 2009 - 3:58 pm:   Edit Post

In-process glue-up shot, will appear again in my next posting, since this image was gobbled up in the ether.

(Message edited by mica on August 28, 2009)
pjbmd
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Post Number: 2
Registered: 7-2009
Posted on Wednesday, August 26, 2009 - 5:40 pm:   Edit Post

would love some updated pictures
mica
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Username: mica

Post Number: 6353
Registered: 6-2000
Posted on Friday, August 28, 2009 - 8:00 pm:   Edit Post

In process glue-up shot:
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Body halves getting joined together:
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pjbmd
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Username: pjbmd

Post Number: 3
Registered: 7-2009
Posted on Saturday, August 29, 2009 - 4:14 am:   Edit Post

sweet!
mica
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Username: mica

Post Number: 6369
Registered: 6-2000
Posted on Friday, September 04, 2009 - 5:40 pm:   Edit Post

Now with sealer coats!
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elwoodblue
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Username: elwoodblue

Post Number: 839
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Friday, September 04, 2009 - 7:05 pm:   Edit Post

Wow!!!
pjbmd
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Username: pjbmd

Post Number: 4
Registered: 7-2009
Posted on Friday, October 02, 2009 - 2:09 pm:   Edit Post

updated pictures would be greatly appreciated
mica
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Username: mica

Post Number: 6401
Registered: 6-2000
Posted on Friday, October 02, 2009 - 6:29 pm:   Edit Post

It's got more clear coats on it:
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It'll be in the inlay queue soon, so I'll show you the fine line art before we cut anything.
artswork99
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Username: artswork99

Post Number: 864
Registered: 7-2007
Posted on Friday, October 02, 2009 - 6:56 pm:   Edit Post

very, very nice
pjbmd
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Username: pjbmd

Post Number: 5
Registered: 7-2009
Posted on Friday, November 13, 2009 - 2:21 pm:   Edit Post

any new visuals to peruse?
pjbmd
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Username: pjbmd

Post Number: 6
Registered: 7-2009
Posted on Tuesday, December 22, 2009 - 6:21 pm:   Edit Post

was hoping that the elves would drop a few more pictures under the x-mas tree
pjbmd
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Username: pjbmd

Post Number: 7
Registered: 7-2009
Posted on Wednesday, February 03, 2010 - 1:58 pm:   Edit Post

any new pictures to drool over?
pjbmd
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Username: pjbmd

Post Number: 8
Registered: 7-2009
Posted on Thursday, March 04, 2010 - 10:54 am:   Edit Post

i figured now would be a good time to make my monthly plea for more pictures
last sighting was 10/2/2009
pjbmd
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Username: pjbmd

Post Number: 9
Registered: 7-2009
Posted on Thursday, April 08, 2010 - 8:39 am:   Edit Post

Another plea for new pictures--a 5 month update would be greatly appreciated
mica
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Username: mica

Post Number: 6710
Registered: 6-2000
Posted on Friday, April 16, 2010 - 7:32 pm:   Edit Post

Inlay work is starting, yay! Here's a small sample of the scrolls getting cut:
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Many more images will flow here soon. Next week I'll be email you the revised artwork for the back of the peghead inlay.
mica
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Username: mica

Post Number: 6712
Registered: 6-2000
Posted on Tuesday, April 20, 2010 - 5:55 pm:   Edit Post

Getting the fingerboard inlays ready:
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pjbmd
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Username: pjbmd

Post Number: 10
Registered: 7-2009
Posted on Tuesday, April 20, 2010 - 6:16 pm:   Edit Post

simply awesome watching this being made
mica
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Username: mica

Post Number: 6735
Registered: 6-2000
Posted on Friday, May 07, 2010 - 6:45 pm:   Edit Post

Inlays are now in the fingerboard:
inlay
Oh look - frets too!

And the front of the peghead logo is hiding under the dust shield (Dixie cup!) as the epoxy dries:
inlay

Skeletal parts are now being cut out. More to come next week.
pjbmd
Junior
Username: pjbmd

Post Number: 11
Registered: 7-2009
Posted on Tuesday, June 01, 2010 - 5:15 pm:   Edit Post

been a long week
any updates?
mica
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Username: mica

Post Number: 6774
Registered: 6-2000
Posted on Tuesday, June 01, 2010 - 5:25 pm:   Edit Post

I did mean to get this to you a little sooner - but the bones are nearly complete, though covered with glues a good bit in this picture:
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pjbmd
Junior
Username: pjbmd

Post Number: 12
Registered: 7-2009
Posted on Tuesday, June 01, 2010 - 5:34 pm:   Edit Post

great
keep the pictures coming
we still need to work on the inlay on the reverse of the peghead
mica
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Username: mica

Post Number: 6777
Registered: 6-2000
Posted on Tuesday, June 01, 2010 - 6:06 pm:   Edit Post

I emailed you a pdf just now to review for the smaller inlay. Let me know what you think (just reply to the email). Thanks!
mica
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Username: mica

Post Number: 6841
Registered: 6-2000
Posted on Tuesday, July 27, 2010 - 7:36 pm:   Edit Post

Got the OK on the back of the peghead inlay art (yay!), so we'll start that soon. Here's Sweet Ann Marie in the Ebony medallion:
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artswork99
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Username: artswork99

Post Number: 1229
Registered: 7-2007
Posted on Tuesday, July 27, 2010 - 8:32 pm:   Edit Post

So many beautiful options! And such incredible wood. What a Tribute!
sonicus
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Username: sonicus

Post Number: 1172
Registered: 5-2009
Posted on Tuesday, July 27, 2010 - 9:23 pm:   Edit Post

Sweet Ann Marie looks like she's " Groovin !'
pjbmd
Junior
Username: pjbmd

Post Number: 13
Registered: 7-2009
Posted on Wednesday, July 28, 2010 - 9:30 am:   Edit Post

looks awesome so far
keep those pictures coming
davehouck
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Username: davehouck

Post Number: 9500
Registered: 5-2002
Posted on Wednesday, July 28, 2010 - 3:21 pm:   Edit Post

The Sweet Ann Marie medallion looks wonderful!
pjbmd
Junior
Username: pjbmd

Post Number: 14
Registered: 7-2009
Posted on Friday, October 08, 2010 - 12:24 pm:   Edit Post

any updates would be appreciated
pjbmd
Junior
Username: pjbmd

Post Number: 15
Registered: 7-2009
Posted on Wednesday, November 10, 2010 - 9:28 am:   Edit Post

always looking for more pictures
mica
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Username: mica

Post Number: 7070
Registered: 6-2000
Posted on Tuesday, November 23, 2010 - 6:08 pm:   Edit Post

Here's Sweet Ann Marie, waiting her turn to be rubbed out:

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Looks absolutely amazing.

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Back is pretty too!

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Love the private inlay on the back of the peghead.
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I don't think you saw the gardenia in the actual inlay yet.
davehouck
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Username: davehouck

Post Number: 9888
Registered: 5-2002
Posted on Tuesday, November 23, 2010 - 6:27 pm:   Edit Post

Wow! Stunning!
pjbmd
Junior
Username: pjbmd

Post Number: 16
Registered: 7-2009
Posted on Sunday, November 28, 2010 - 8:45 am:   Edit Post

looks awesome
what's up next?
skyboltone
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Username: skyboltone

Post Number: 10
Registered: 11-2010
Posted on Sunday, November 28, 2010 - 2:58 pm:   Edit Post

NOW I understand. What would Jerry Lee Lewis say? Goodness, Gracious, Great Balls of Fire.

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