More Mahogany and Maple

Tom Pettingill · Post by **Tom Pettingill** » 11 Nov 2007 11:38 am

I finally got this one finished up

I had this great looking piece of mahogany and wanted to do something fun with it, so .. I ripped and flipped it and got this chevron thing going ..

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And it ended up looking like this

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Steinar Gregertsen · Post by **Steinar Gregertsen** » 11 Nov 2007 11:51 am

Wow! Great job!!

Edward Meisse · Post by **Edward Meisse** » 11 Nov 2007 12:18 pm

I'll say!!

Tom Pettingill · Post by **Tom Pettingill** » 11 Nov 2007 12:32 pm

Thanks

Some specs

African mahogany and curly hard maple
25" scale
1 7/8" - (3/8") string spacing at the nut
Bone nut
The pickup is a hand wound BG-Pups H-90, P90 type in HB size, A2 mags give it an sweet open chimey warm tone.
Bridge is a polished aluminum top loader I made ... need to get some pics of it yet.
Cocobolo knob for the bridge cover
Fret markers and dot bezels are inlayed aluminum with abalone dots.
Finish is hand rubbed Tru Oil

Mark White · Post by **Mark White** » 11 Nov 2007 12:55 pm

Beautiful work Tom! Wow!

Jason Dumont · Post by **Jason Dumont** » 11 Nov 2007 1:28 pm

gorgeouso!

Jon Light · Post by **Jon Light** » 11 Nov 2007 1:32 pm

Beautiful work and I really really like the shape. It is so.....right!

Mike D · Post by **Mike D** » 11 Nov 2007 1:35 pm

Mmm, Hippy Sandwich! I love it.

Post by **Brad Bechtel** » 11 Nov 2007 2:03 pm

Great job, Tom!

Peter Jacobs · Post by **Peter Jacobs** » 11 Nov 2007 3:12 pm

In the words of my father-in-law, "Holy Cannoli!"

Looks great, Tom -- the wood is beautiful and your workmanship, as always, is outstanding.

Roman Sonnleitner · Post by **Roman Sonnleitner** » 11 Nov 2007 3:25 pm

WOW!!!

Gary Stevenson · Post by **Gary Stevenson** » 11 Nov 2007 4:41 pm

Darn and just when I thought my latest was pretty cool looking, you go and do this.Just out right drop dead beee-u-teee-fulll.

Bill Creller · Post by **Bill Creller** » 11 Nov 2007 5:46 pm

OUTSTANDING!!!

Tom Pettingill · Post by **Tom Pettingill** » 11 Nov 2007 7:59 pm

Thanks all, this was a fun one to build

Matt Johnson · Post by **Matt Johnson** » 11 Nov 2007 8:15 pm

Looks beautiful and comfortable to play as well!

CrowBear Schmitt · Post by **CrowBear Schmitt** » 12 Nov 2007 1:54 am

Magnifique !

Fred Kinbom · Post by **Fred Kinbom** » 12 Nov 2007 2:17 am

Fantastic Tom!!! Is that bridge cover carved out of mahogany?! Outstanding design and work!

Fred

Jude Reinhardt · Post by **Jude Reinhardt** » 12 Nov 2007 2:41 am

Wow, drop dead gorgeous! If it's ever for sale, let me be the first in line. Like Jimmie Carter, I'm lusting in my heart.

Jude

Alan Hamley · Post by **Alan Hamley** » 12 Nov 2007 3:29 am

Hi Tom,

Thats a beautiful guitar. Great design and imagination. Is it a shellac base, oil finish too?

Stunning, congratulations

Cheers

Alan

Fred Shannon · Post by **Fred Shannon** » 12 Nov 2007 3:53 am

Tom, you're a sadist, tempting the world with your guitar. Congratulations on being able to construct such a beautiful piece of woodwork and WOW! what craftsmanship. I thought your other referenced pieces of work were great, but i really think you've outdone yourself with this one. If you're contemplating 'beating this one', how 'bout keeping it to yourself. My envy can't stand to be any greater.

phred

Howard Tate · Post by **Howard Tate** » 12 Nov 2007 4:10 am

That would be right at home in an art museum, it's absolutely gorgeous.

Tom Pettingill · Post by **Tom Pettingill** » 12 Nov 2007 8:56 am

Thanks again all

Fred .. yes, I made that from a bookmatched piece of the body wood.
Here is the blank .

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Jude ... I have thought about putting it up for sale, first dibs is yours

Alan ... Its all Tru Oil

Fred S ... LoL ... there will be another, started cutting up the wood this weekend

Jim Phelps · Post by **Jim Phelps** » 12 Nov 2007 9:58 am

Beautiful!

Vince Luke · Post by **Vince Luke** » 12 Nov 2007 10:05 am

I love the shape of that one. . .and your use of the light & dark woods.

Keep up the good work & keep sharing pictures!

Vince

Tom Pettingill · Post by **Tom Pettingill** » 12 Nov 2007 6:05 pm

Thanks Jim and Vince

I love maple and mahogany together, visually they look great and tonally they compliment each other.

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