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Hey Dennis, yes I still have it. It was only my third build, so it shows its share of newbie mistakes and I've had no real interest in selling it. As far as its sound goes -- well, its top gives it a sound somewhere between cedar and spruce, I guess I'd have to say. In this guitar's case, it has the...

Well, I was browsing through the various areas here and came across this one, then quickly realized I might just have something to contribute. Here's a guitar I built from locally obtained wood -- redwood top and padauk back and sides, ceder neck. I made the bridge out of padauk as well. The only wo...

Fascinating project, Joe. Do you plan to post any sound files once you've completed this build? I'd love to hear it. I have another question. I'm coming to this build very late and I have one question regarding a couple of comments made early on in this thread. You mention thermally modified top woo...

Hang in there, Brian. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.

Best,

Michael