the birth of my new flamed koa negra

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erictjie

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the birth of my new flamed koa negra

i am excited about the new addition of blanca to my family. I think i like the neck

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 13 2012 6:18:35

JuanDaBomb

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RE: the birth of my new flamed koa B... (in reply to erictjie)

oooo the flame on the neck is nice! Kinda like on my Huipe but more even-looking. I was under the impression this wood is a bit heavier than the non-flame/non-curly cedar; do u happen to know anything about that?

The first 3 pics appear broken.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 13 2012 6:35:42

erictjie

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RE: the birth of my new flamed koa B... (in reply to JuanDaBomb)

sorry the first 3 pictures were wrong

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 13 2012 10:29:00

erictjie

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RE: the birth of my new flamed koa B... (in reply to erictjie)

i decided to put one of this tuner on my woman

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 13 2012 10:30:08

Shawn Brock

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RE: the birth of my new flamed koa B... (in reply to erictjie)

Eric, She will be nice! Did Salvador tell you what number she will be? My newest is number 399, and he has been polishing her for the last 5 days. It won't be long now... This thread is making me want another blanca! Our guitars are sisters...

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 13 2012 17:36:33

erictjie

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RE: the birth of my new flamed koa B... (in reply to erictjie)

more progress

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 14 2012 21:45:48

beno

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RE: the birth of my new flamed koa B... (in reply to erictjie)

Wow! That's awsome! That Koa in the hands of the Maestro will surely make a monster guitar!!

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 15 2012 12:32:14

beno

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RE: the birth of my new flamed koa B... (in reply to erictjie)

quote:

i decided to put one of this tuner on my woman

may I ask the price of it?

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 15 2012 12:43:00

erictjie

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 16 2012 20:59:09

Doitsujin

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RE: the birth of my new flamed koa B... (in reply to erictjie)

So your workshop is the uterus and you the sperm. Cool! :D <---not supposed to be offensive. This either -->

Looks very interesting. I like those workshops ...they are so mysterious... how you luthiers can carve such precise, perfectly detailed guitars without any scratch in such a ****hole.. Oh wait yours looks pretty cleaned up.. Now its even more confusing to me!! Oo

Okay! since you are a good luthier and you work and think a lot about design, I have a question. I see a lot guitars and a lot photos here of rosettes, headstocks, tuners etc.. it seems that all desings goes like main stream into a lyrically ornamented style of design with many details. I wonder why I never see just a plain masculine guitar with a straight, minimalistic, manly design for cool young guys (till mid 30s)? I mean without all these ornaments... very cool and minimalistic. Like the great German steel-glass desighn of modern buildings.

Just a question of interest.

Sorry for all the spelling mistakes..my spellchecker doesnt work here.. :(

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 16 2012 22:50:48

erictjie

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RE: the birth of my new flamed koa B... (in reply to Doitsujin)

For me a guitar is a beautiful lady,not a macho guy. She is a she, so she has to be elegant and beautiful.
Some Luthier will happily build you a minimalist guitar which is very 'minimalist' , so far I know they are some estudio guitars just as you descibred.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 17 2012 1:56:28

Doitsujin

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RE: the birth of my new flamed koa B... (in reply to erictjie)

I think a guitar like I would like to have does not exist. Well, thats a good answer anyway! =)

He and she seem to be assigned in diff languages to the same things very randomly..in many different languages things have opposite sex or even no sex at all.

For me guitars are neutral things... Well,...maybe its just me.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 17 2012 5:06:26

KMMI77

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RE: the birth of my new flamed koa B... (in reply to Doitsujin)

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For me guitars are neutral things... Well,...maybe its just me.

Me too. I don't give my guitars a sex. I don't really look at my guitars much either. I just pick them up and play. That's probably why my guitars get so many dings and scratches without me even realizing or caring.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 17 2012 5:47:14

Doitsujin

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RE: the birth of my new flamed koa B... (in reply to erictjie)

You don´t care about the contition? OnO oooh.! hehe you should!

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 17 2012 13:35:21

erictjie

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RE: the birth of my new flamed koa B... (in reply to erictjie)

more photos of my flamed Koa blanca

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 23 2012 5:11:34

constructordeguitarras

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RE: the birth of my new flamed koa B... (in reply to erictjie)

Nice work! When do we hear it (her)? And what kind of tuners are those?

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Apr. 14 2012 14:36:15