Don's Guitar Finished
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- Martin Weenick
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Martin, undoubtedly one of the most beautiful instruments I've seen in my over 60 years playing. The finish is superb. If it sounds as good as it looks heaven has descended on earth. Great job and exquisite workmanship. Congratulations and I would probably kill to own it.
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Think about it!!
Think about it!!
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Martin,Just amazing...and a tone control!
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Pass The Bottle Or Plant
Somebody give me a bottle of tranquilizers or a dried plant with pointed leaves!!! Superb work Martin. stevet
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now thats a great steel
wow thats a great looking steel
everything is right in its place nice and neat
have you played her yet Don?
im very happy for you Don
great work mr builder!!!
Mike
everything is right in its place nice and neat
have you played her yet Don?
im very happy for you Don
great work mr builder!!!
Mike
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Don's New Guitar !!!
Martin,
THAT is a work of art!!! I applaud you, Sir !!
Don,
You are a VERY lucky man. If it gets too heavy
for you to carry with your sore back,,,,,hollar
at me.
Scott Truax
THAT is a work of art!!! I applaud you, Sir !!
Don,
You are a VERY lucky man. If it gets too heavy
for you to carry with your sore back,,,,,hollar
at me.
Scott Truax
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Mike and Scott
I just got back from Martin's house and it is absolutley a beautiful piece of workmanship.
No, I have not tried to play it yet because Martin needs to adjust the pull rods so the pulls will be right.
I may be able to sit and try it tomorrow and fine tune it with my Stobo-Flip.
Scott
The steel is not too heavy for me.
It weighs about 25 pounds or less at most.
This is because all the parts are either Tiger striped Maple or Aluminum. Even the legs are aluminum.
All the fasteners are Staineless Steel and the stops have nylon caps on the ends so as not to marr the blue flocking.
So there is nothing that will rust on this steel.
All the moving parts have bushings or ball bearings.
There was no expense made to cheapen this custom made steel for me.
Martin has to be congratulated for making this one-of-a-kind steel for me.
I will cherish this steel like no other steel that I have.
Don
I just got back from Martin's house and it is absolutley a beautiful piece of workmanship.
No, I have not tried to play it yet because Martin needs to adjust the pull rods so the pulls will be right.
I may be able to sit and try it tomorrow and fine tune it with my Stobo-Flip.
Scott
The steel is not too heavy for me.
It weighs about 25 pounds or less at most.
This is because all the parts are either Tiger striped Maple or Aluminum. Even the legs are aluminum.
All the fasteners are Staineless Steel and the stops have nylon caps on the ends so as not to marr the blue flocking.
So there is nothing that will rust on this steel.
All the moving parts have bushings or ball bearings.
There was no expense made to cheapen this custom made steel for me.
Martin has to be congratulated for making this one-of-a-kind steel for me.
I will cherish this steel like no other steel that I have.
Don
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Larry
When I set out to have this steel built that is one of my main request that I wanted it to to be horizontal to the body.
Because I have very short legs it had to be set lower than on regular steels.
When Martin and I talked about it I asked if it could have a quick disconnect so that it could be taken off to fit in the case.
Martin came up with a great design where he has a headed screw that can come off in seconds and a set screw so I can angle it up or down from it's original position.
There isn't much we left out in this design.
A massed produced steel would never have the things which are incorporated in this steel.
Don
When I set out to have this steel built that is one of my main request that I wanted it to to be horizontal to the body.
Because I have very short legs it had to be set lower than on regular steels.
When Martin and I talked about it I asked if it could have a quick disconnect so that it could be taken off to fit in the case.
Martin came up with a great design where he has a headed screw that can come off in seconds and a set screw so I can angle it up or down from it's original position.
There isn't much we left out in this design.
A massed produced steel would never have the things which are incorporated in this steel.
Don
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Martin, I am speechless. You are a true craftsman.
Boy, did I ever luck out getting you as a mentor and adviser on my project last year.
Don, obviously you chose the right builder for your custom made guitar. I am sure you will treat it well and it will play beautiful music for you.
Boy, did I ever luck out getting you as a mentor and adviser on my project last year.
Don, obviously you chose the right builder for your custom made guitar. I am sure you will treat it well and it will play beautiful music for you.
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Leaving aside the musical aspect, which I'm not qualified to judge - that is a beautiful bit of engineering.
Makes my Carter Starter look like a toy - which I suppose it is really
Makes my Carter Starter look like a toy - which I suppose it is really
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