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Just finished this one up.
25", black walnut and birdseye with a Lollar Gibson Console Grand 8

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You're really starting to piss me off, Tom. I want every one of these beauties you've produced!

Now THAT's purdy
I see you're doing 8 strings now Tom, I may have to start saving my dough

Now that's nice. G.A.S. attack comming on.

Your creations are beyond beautiful...

Thanks all, it was a fun build, a little wood and a ton of love

I'm sorry to see it go, it was a custom build for a player back east.

Beautiful work!


Steinar

I love the figured walnut. Well done!!

Very Very Nice Tom.
Great design as well
Todd

Once again another beauty Tom!

nice. daddy likey the bridge cover....

Wonderful looking instrument

That's a super nice guitar. I like the way the peg-head arrangement has the strings coming straight out from the nut, very smooth. Great job Tom.

The fret markers you have on the treble side actually make more sense, visually, than in the center of the fret board, in the usual way.

If only. The dots were lined up with the strings and the frets extended the same distance past the strings from the first fret to the last. Another beautiful wall hanger. Old eyes

Jude

Yeah man !

WOW, nice!

How does that Lollar Console Grand pickup sound, eg. compared to a P90?

BEAUTIFUL Tom,,!!!,,that's the most beautiful walnut I've ever seen. Is that a tru-oil / wax finish??

WOW! work of art

Thanks again all, it was a labor of love

Roman ... its a nice sounding pickup. The coil is short and fat similar to a P90, but with Fender'ish magnets / slugs.
The tone is full, clear, and sweet. I'd say the clip on Jasons site is very representative of how it sounds in person.

Sonny ... it is a Tru Oil finish, no wax though.
I lost track of how many coats are on it, it takes some effort to get the walnut filled.

Here is another misc pic.

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Great job, Tom! I hope whoever owns it will post some audio examples of how it sounds.

Fantastic work! You keep outdoing yourself Tom! Congratulations of yet another beauty!

Fred

absolutely a beautiful piece of work.....as a woodworker and a "sometime lapsteel" player....I can truly appreciate your crafting ability...
would love to see some plans and tips on how and what equipment you used for this one....
again...congrats on a fine piece of woodwork and a fine instrument.......I hope before I die, I can make just ONE....SIMPLE.....lapsteel.....
ch
in deep east texas.....

got lots of pretty hardwoods here in my area to make a guitar with...just DO IT>....

Thanks again all

Carroll .. jump on in ... the water is fine

I was digging through my pics and found a decent one of the back of the headstock.
When thicknessing the headstock, I wanted to keep it good and stiff so I carved a little volute to help the cause.

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