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jimi
Junior Username: jimi
Post Number: 13 Registered: 9-2008
| Posted on Tuesday, January 05, 2010 - 6:43 am: | |
Speechless |
cozmik_cowboy
Senior Member Username: cozmik_cowboy
Post Number: 637 Registered: 10-2006
| Posted on Tuesday, January 05, 2010 - 7:08 am: | |
Jumpin' jehosaphat! I thought it looked cool in the drawing, but...but...but.................. Peter |
jacko
Senior Member Username: jacko
Post Number: 2549 Registered: 10-2002
| Posted on Tuesday, January 05, 2010 - 8:07 am: | |
Wow! The Alembic elves have surpassed themselves this time. Graeme |
dadabass2001
Senior Member Username: dadabass2001
Post Number: 1348 Registered: 6-2002
| Posted on Tuesday, January 05, 2010 - 8:27 am: | |
What a beautiful construction! This is one for the ages... Mike |
tom_z
Senior Member Username: tom_z
Post Number: 603 Registered: 7-2004
| Posted on Tuesday, January 05, 2010 - 9:22 am: | |
Wow! Amazing! |
cje
Junior Username: cje
Post Number: 33 Registered: 5-2009
| Posted on Tuesday, January 05, 2010 - 9:24 am: | |
That's incredibly beautiful. All I can do is stare. |
artswork99
Senior Member Username: artswork99
Post Number: 956 Registered: 7-2007
| Posted on Tuesday, January 05, 2010 - 9:32 am: | |
Beautiful! |
the_jester
Member Username: the_jester
Post Number: 86 Registered: 12-2009
| Posted on Tuesday, January 05, 2010 - 11:00 am: | |
"Simply Reigns over of all Tributes." |
rjmsteel
Junior Username: rjmsteel
Post Number: 25 Registered: 7-2008
| Posted on Tuesday, January 05, 2010 - 11:40 am: | |
Wow, oh my... incredible inlay work! |
crobbins
Senior Member Username: crobbins
Post Number: 530 Registered: 6-2004
| Posted on Tuesday, January 05, 2010 - 5:53 pm: | |
Very cool! |
paulman
Senior Member Username: paulman
Post Number: 407 Registered: 2-2005
| Posted on Wednesday, January 06, 2010 - 11:55 am: | |
Wait, you have what looks to be the Garcia inlays with the addition of the Rose through the middle...that looks totally amazing and awesome!!! Great work and just wow! |
jimi
Junior Username: jimi
Post Number: 14 Registered: 9-2008
| Posted on Thursday, January 14, 2010 - 12:50 pm: | |
any updates, cant wait to see more pictures |
jimi
Junior Username: jimi
Post Number: 15 Registered: 9-2008
| Posted on Friday, January 22, 2010 - 7:37 am: | |
How's Althea coming along. Have you begun on the Medallion? Jim |
the_jester
Intermediate Member Username: the_jester
Post Number: 161 Registered: 12-2009
| Posted on Monday, February 01, 2010 - 9:39 pm: | |
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jimi
Junior Username: jimi
Post Number: 16 Registered: 9-2008
| Posted on Monday, February 08, 2010 - 8:11 am: | |
any pics |
jimi
Junior Username: jimi
Post Number: 17 Registered: 9-2008
| Posted on Wednesday, February 10, 2010 - 7:43 am: | |
any recent pics of the medallion? |
mica
Moderator Username: mica
Post Number: 6606 Registered: 6-2000
| Posted on Wednesday, February 17, 2010 - 6:43 pm: | |
Here's some in-process shots of the inlay: And the finished medallion: The medallion is inlaid in the guitar now and it's all back in finish. |
ajdover
Senior Member Username: ajdover
Post Number: 807 Registered: 11-2003
| Posted on Wednesday, February 17, 2010 - 9:35 pm: | |
Well, there goes my chance at a Custom of the Month! Beautiful. Alan |
jimi
Junior Username: jimi
Post Number: 18 Registered: 9-2008
| Posted on Thursday, February 18, 2010 - 4:41 am: | |
So so cool |
jazzyvee
Senior Member Username: jazzyvee
Post Number: 1859 Registered: 6-2002
| Posted on Thursday, February 18, 2010 - 6:30 am: | |
Forgive my ignorance on "Dead" matters but what is the significance of the skeleton? Jazzyvee |
jimi
Junior Username: jimi
Post Number: 19 Registered: 9-2008
| Posted on Thursday, February 18, 2010 - 7:28 am: | |
This skeleton design is inspired by Jerry Garcia's medallion on his guitar "Rosebud." |
adriaan
Senior Member Username: adriaan
Post Number: 2419 Registered: 6-2002
| Posted on Thursday, February 18, 2010 - 8:14 am: | |
Jazzy - "dead", "skeleton" - seems obvious. From Wikipedia, quote:The name Grateful Dead was chosen from a dictionary. According to Phil Lesh, in his biography (pp. 62), "...Jer[ry Garcia] picked up an old Britannica World Language Dictionary...[and]...In that silvery elf-voice he said to me, 'Hey, man, how about the Grateful Dead?'" The definition there was "the soul of a dead person, or his angel, showing gratitude to someone who, as an act of charity, arranged their burial." According to Alan Trist, director of the Grateful Dead's music publisher company Ice Nine, Garcia found the name in the Funk & Wagnalls Folklore Dictionary, when his finger landed on that phrase while playing a game of "dictionary".[25] In the Garcia biography, Captain Trips, author Sandy Troy states that the band was smoking the psychedelic DMT at the time. The term "Grateful Dead" appears in folktales of a variety of cultures. In the summer of '69, Phil Lesh told another version of the story to Carol Maw, a young Texan visiting with the band in Marin County who also ended up going on the road with them to the Fillmore East and Woodstock. In this version, Phil said, "Jerry found the name spontaneously when he picked up a dictionary and the pages fell open. The words 'grateful' and 'dead' appeared straight opposite each other across the crack between the pages in unrelated text."
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the_jester
Member Username: the_jester
Post Number: 67 Registered: 2-2010
| Posted on Thursday, February 18, 2010 - 8:28 am: | |
Jerry is like A "George Clinton" to me. "The Fabulous Fury Psychedelic Brothers" LOL!!! Hal- (Message edited by the_jester on February 18, 2010) |
crobbins
Senior Member Username: crobbins
Post Number: 548 Registered: 6-2004
| Posted on Thursday, February 25, 2010 - 8:17 pm: | |
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the_jester
Member Username: the_jester
Post Number: 95 Registered: 2-2010
| Posted on Thursday, February 25, 2010 - 10:50 pm: | |
That's what I am talking about Old "Rip Off Press" comix. I loved my youth so much. Fat Freddy's Cat and the whole 9... Peace and Love, Hal- |
jimi
Junior Username: jimi
Post Number: 20 Registered: 9-2008
| Posted on Tuesday, March 09, 2010 - 1:17 pm: | |
What is a 'rub out' a term luthiers use at the end of a guitar's construction. just curious. thx |
keith_h
Senior Member Username: keith_h
Post Number: 1541 Registered: 2-2005
| Posted on Tuesday, March 09, 2010 - 1:23 pm: | |
A "rub out" is when the finish is sanded and buffed to make it smooth for either the next coat of finish or the final high gloss finish. A fuller use of the term would be rubbing out the finish imperfections. It is a term used by most anybody that does wood working or finishing. Keith |
jimi
Junior Username: jimi
Post Number: 21 Registered: 9-2008
| Posted on Wednesday, March 10, 2010 - 6:02 am: | |
thanks! |
jimi
Junior Username: jimi
Post Number: 22 Registered: 9-2008
| Posted on Wednesday, March 24, 2010 - 5:38 am: | |
new pictures?! |
jimi
Junior Username: jimi
Post Number: 23 Registered: 9-2008
| Posted on Monday, March 29, 2010 - 10:36 am: | |
i'm drooling. |