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Topic: A New Body A New Steel |
Paul E Vendemmia
From:
Olney Maryland Mongomery
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Posted 26 Dec 2010 3:42 pm |
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I made this body from birdseye maple with a checker board Inlay. I mixed the lacquer myself to get the red color and I got real lucky the color is the best.
I believe I have about 12 coats of clear but I lost count. I also used Delrin stops and Oil light bushings. It plays real smooth. Paul
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Paul Sutherland
From:
Placerville, California
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Posted 26 Dec 2010 3:50 pm
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| Most impressive!! The guitar looks wonderful. How does it sound compared to the original body? |
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Paul E Vendemmia
From:
Olney Maryland Mongomery
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Posted 26 Dec 2010 4:07 pm
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| I think better the other body was mica |
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Dickie Whitley
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Posted 26 Dec 2010 4:09 pm
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Alan Brookes
From:
Brummy living in Southern California
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Posted 26 Dec 2010 4:56 pm
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| I think if you build a new body but keep the original mechanical parts it's legitimate to transfer the logo to the new body. |
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Dickie Whitley
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Posted 26 Dec 2010 4:58 pm
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Don Hinkle
From:
Springfield Illinois, USA
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Posted 26 Dec 2010 5:05 pm
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3 words;
Drop Dead Gorgeous!!!
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Bill Lowe
From:
Connecticut
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Posted 26 Dec 2010 5:34 pm very nice !!!!
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Paul, very nice. I love the color and the inlay. If you ever sell it you might have to put the mica back on.   |
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Bo Borland
From:
South Jersey -
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Posted 26 Dec 2010 5:34 pm
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| Very Sweet Paul |
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Michael Robertson
From:
Ventura, California. USA
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Posted 26 Dec 2010 5:46 pm Indeed!
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Very, very nice indeed Paul!
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Kevin Hatton
From:
Buffalo, N.Y.
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Posted 26 Dec 2010 6:34 pm
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| Good job. I love the color combo. |
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Brendan Mitchell
From:
Melbourne Australia
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Posted 26 Dec 2010 8:04 pm
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| W0W |
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Will Hart
From:
St. Croix, Virgin Islands
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Posted 27 Dec 2010 12:19 am
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| Excellent selection of materials and true mastery of craft. The colors are phenomenal! WOW |
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Jeremy Threlfall
From:
now in Western Australia
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Posted 27 Dec 2010 2:16 am
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| I hate to be a sad sack in this matter, but I also don't want to see anyone get in trouble. This was part of a discussion in another topic, but is it legal to put a manufacturers logo on a guitar body they didn't make? Some of this legalese got brought up on the logo topic. |
no less than hand beating a new panel for your old Studebaker and calling it a Studebaker, I reckon |
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Brian Henry
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Posted 27 Dec 2010 5:10 am
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Ok If it is illegal to keep an Emmons badge on a modified guitar then it is equally illegal to put coop parts or replace non shobud parts on a shobud and keep the shobud logo.
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Hook Moore
From:
South Charleston,West Virginia
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bob drawbaugh
From:
scottsboro, al. usa
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Posted 27 Dec 2010 6:32 am
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WOW!! very nice. When do you start taking orders  |
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bob drawbaugh
From:
scottsboro, al. usa
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Posted 27 Dec 2010 6:32 am
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| WOW!! very nice. When do you start taking orders |
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Rich Peterson
From:
Moorhead, MN
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Posted 27 Dec 2010 9:32 am
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| Beautiful. Nicest red I've ever seen on any kind of instrument. |
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Dickie Whitley
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Posted 27 Dec 2010 9:47 am
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Wayne Franco
From:
silverdale, WA. USA
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Posted 27 Dec 2010 11:27 am Nice Paul!
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Real fine workmanship! That is truly a beautiful guitar.
Happy Holidays my friend....stay thirsty |
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Lynn Stafford
From:
Ridgefield, WA USA
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Posted 27 Dec 2010 11:40 am Beautiful Craftsmanship!!
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Paul,
Very nice work! You're a man after my own heart
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Rich Peterson
From:
Moorhead, MN
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Posted 27 Dec 2010 1:02 pm
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| I don't think anybody would have a problem with the Emmons logo except competing manufacturers. It's so pretty, I bet it sounds as good as a black one. |
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Jeff Hyman
From:
West Virginia, USA
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Posted 27 Dec 2010 7:47 pm
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| We're lucky to have guys like Paul around. His work is world class. That photo is making my lips wet. It's as close an Emmons I've seen to a SHO~BUD LDG. Paul... are going to sell it or keep it in the collection? Is it all original PP hardware? |
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Bo Borland
From:
South Jersey -
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Posted 27 Dec 2010 9:15 pm
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I've seen some of Paul's other restored / hand crafted steels. His work is awesome, as good and probably better than from the builder.
What makes an Emmons steel an Emmons anyway.. to me it's the hardware and the way it's put together. |
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