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Jeff Weiss · Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2011 10:06 am Post subject:

Dennis,
I (we) are unable to view the pictures you posted.
Please re-post, or, forward to me in a separate folder and I will review and post for you.

Send to: info@targetcoatings.com

Thanks!
JW
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burningyen · Joined: 02 Nov 2011 Posts: 13 Location: NYC

Weird, I can see them just fine. Lovely work, btw.
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John S · Joined: 06 Jan 2011 Posts: 2

Here are some pix of an OM size that I finished recently. It's East Indian Rosewood on the back and sides, Carpathian spruce on the top, koa bindings, maple burl rosette, headplate, heel cap, and tail wedge graft. Finished with EM6000. It's a pleasure to work with.

Thanks for looking.

John

Jeff Weiss · Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2012 12:18 pm Post subject:

Very nicely done. Thank you for sharing your work with us.
So how does she sound?

JW
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Bob V · Joined: 20 Apr 2007 Posts: 565 Location: Glen Head New York

Awesome job, John. Nice touch especially with the heel cap.

AlexanderJamesGuitars · Joined: 08 Jan 2011 Posts: 73 Location: CA

Hey everyone.

I am just posting some pics on my newly finished (EM6000) guitars.

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Jeff Weiss · Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2012 7:00 am Post subject:

BUMP! BUMP!

Nice pictures, folks! We greatly appreciate the images of such fine work being shared with the group. Many thanks.

MORE IMAGES of TC FINISHED GUITARS, PLEASE!!

JW
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kcasper · Joined: 20 Jan 2008 Posts: 111 Location: SE Michigan

Very nice guys! I haven't contributed to this thread for awhile. I did finish a couple of guitars a few months ago. One of curly mango and the other a black walnut with butternut soundboard. The latter is one cool guitar!

Ken

Bob V · Joined: 20 Apr 2007 Posts: 565 Location: Glen Head New York

That's sweet, Ken. Looks like curly mango might not be fun to bend. Did you use any contrasting grain filler?

Jeff Weiss · Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2012 5:41 am Post subject:

Curly Mango... Who would have thunk! Idea

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Bob V · Joined: 20 Apr 2007 Posts: 565 Location: Glen Head New York

Oh, sure, you cut out the stone, toss it in a blender with some rum, and ... oh wait nevermind.

Bob V · Joined: 20 Apr 2007 Posts: 565 Location: Glen Head New York

Seriously, though, I like the responsible/eco-friendly way you used the sapwood in that walnut - years ago they'd have done a three-piece back to avoid that, and yet today you've used it to a serious aesthetic advantage. Bob Taylor made that point about cocobolo in the latest issue of Wood and Steel.

Jeff Weiss · Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2012 6:36 am Post subject:

@ Ken- EM6000 on both?
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kcasper · Joined: 20 Jan 2008 Posts: 111 Location: SE Michigan

@ Bob - Thanks! The curly mango bent very easily, but it rippled around the lower bout due to the various changes in grain direction. I had to flatten the sides with a few more rim supports than I normally use. I pore filled with zpoxy using no additional tints. I appreciate the feedback on the sapwood too. As you note, folks often cut off the sapwood or will stain to even out the color. I try to avoid staining. Sapwood is perfectly fine to use as long as it is well cured. It always shrinks more than the heartwood so I don't size until I am sure the sapwood is dried.

@Jeff - Yeah you would be wondering about the finish given our conversation later last year. I did try a competitor's product on another guitar around then. Sorry. But that finish didn't burn in like your em6000, nor did it buff well. So I went back to my spray setup and worked on it, replacing hoses and adding better filtration. These are the first two guitars I sprayed with the tweaked setup, and I had zero issues. So yes both these guitars are Em6000 over zpoxy. I have another ready to shoot and two more that I will be shooting in a couple of months, and I will be using your product for those.

Ken

Mark Crenshaw · Joined: 04 Jan 2010 Posts: 50

All bodies top coated with EM6000.