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Re: [Guitar Luthiers Network] Martin close encounter with fork

--- In guitarluthiersnetwork@yahoogroups.com, The Leftoverking
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> Yep, message sent twice... Thanks for the praise. Some young woman
in the San Francisco area now owns the myrtlewood guitar, and I hope
it's doing well. That thing should last several lifetimes. You can
check out more pictures at http://www.reninet.com/~langdon good luck
with the dents.
>
You're welcome. If you don't mind, what did it play and sound like?
How would it compare to a high end rosewood for instance?

I know it's out of my price range, but what would something like that
go for?

Thanks for the comments, Ray.




Sat Jan 25, 2003 4:12 am

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Apologies if this has been done to death, but I couldn't find anything searching the archives. I have a Martin D-28 which had the unfortunate experience of...
RayK <starsplitter_ne...
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Jan 23, 2003
2:12 am

drop filling with laquer will do the trick. might take several applications, then scrape flush with a razor blade,sand level with 1000 git emery paper, and...
The Leftoverking
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Jan 23, 2003
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... applications, then scrape flush with a razor blade,sand level with 1000 git emery paper, and buff with compound. also look up repair section of...
RayK <starsplitter_ne...
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Jan 24, 2003
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Yep, message sent twice... Thanks for the praise. Some young woman in the San Francisco area now owns the myrtlewood guitar, and I hope it's doing well. That...
The Leftoverking
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Jan 24, 2003
6:20 am

... in the San Francisco area now owns the myrtlewood guitar, and I hope it's doing well. That thing should last several lifetimes. You can check out more...
RayK <starsplitter_ne...
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Jan 25, 2003
4:12 am

Myrtle does nor compare to rosewood, but sounds good. Not as bright as maple bodys, but warmer. That particular guitar was one of my earlier projects and was...
The Leftoverking
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Jan 26, 2003
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... bright as maple bodys, but warmer. That particular guitar was one of my earlier projects and was built a bit on the heavy side, but played rather nicely....
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Jan 26, 2003
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I have steamed out dents on furniture projects, but haven't tried it on a guitar. Sounds like something I'd be more likely to try on an unfinished guitar. It...
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