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Comment by Steve Frank on May 9, 2013 at 1:14pm

Thanks Michael. I had posted something here but saw it was the wrong place to post. Here's a neat view of the neck block using an iPhone....check the hide glue....plenty of dust bunnies in there too!! LOL

Comment by Michael S. Jackson on May 9, 2013 at 12:44pm

Very cool guitar! Really good to see so much originality.
Thanks for posting.
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Comment by Steve Frank on May 9, 2013 at 5:23am

I agree with Ken....it amazes me, and I know just a couple people who, like you, no matter how much they have on their plate, seem to be always taking on new projects. It's definitely a big part organizational skills, along with a love for what you do. This is the last photo I'll post....the headstock, which is unusual, and the tuners which are also original. 

Comment by Ken Brodie on May 9, 2013 at 5:13am

You are living the dream and I reckon that you would have worked your bum off to get there so my congratulations Mr Ed. You have my total respect. Steve that is a beautiful little parlour.

Comment by Edward Sparks on May 9, 2013 at 5:04am

It is...I am working on two books right now and I got this midi guitar and so I have been so engrossed in using it in my studio that all else is falling out of mind! It's crazy to get so involve that nothing gets completed or takes forever! My "next" CD is 3/4 done and people are starting to doubt if I will ever get it done. I am starting to work with a guy on building an electric bass, based on my Lily guitar design, with lots if cool extras and he is starting to wonder I am putting him off... the build i I am so pleased that Steve is interested enough in my miniatures that he wants pics and I want that too! As my wife says when I tell he about my next project..."its good to want things!" I am truly happy tomb so busy doing so many wonderful things!

Comment by Steve Frank on May 9, 2013 at 5:03am

Here's a closeup of the fret inlays. I noticed it was starting to dry out, or had, so I used some "Fret doctor" after a lot of research, which is bore oil, and it seems to be much better now, but I didn't have time to take pics. Notice the finish was never touched, so some of the old finish yellows the MOP in spots...I guess it's MOP....and other places it is shiny where there is no finish. It really looks cool with light reflecting on it and all the colors jumping out.

Comment by Steve Frank on May 9, 2013 at 5:00am

Here is what it looks like today. I don't know how to use the Mac photo editor the way I did on my PC, which is retired, so I opened them side by side and took a screen shot. Might have to click on the image to get the entire shot. I'll post the neck showing the inlays which is pretty cool. It is somewhat similar to the 165 in the book, but with a different headstock inlay, and so many different fret marker inlays that this is either a custom job or very possibly something a salesman may have used to show the different markers. I had a local guy, Manny Salvador do the work, and I need to get some ebony pins which were missing, and have the holes cut uniform....he replicated the bridge, uneven sized holes and all!! He said to bring it over and we could do this anytime, but I haven't gotten to it yet, figuring I'll wear out the strings first. Wanted to keep it original as possible, and I cheaped out on the bridge a bit, not having the MOP things done on the new bridge, but that could be done in the future easily enough. There was only one on the old bridge, but it gives the idea of what is there. I have the entire old bridge used as a model. He also did a neck reset.....used only hide glue, so anything he did and future work will be easier. 

Comment by Ken Brodie on May 9, 2013 at 4:50am

Including Sleep Mr Sparks. Man I remember you saying once that sleep was over rated. You are simply amazing:-)

Comment by Edward Sparks on May 9, 2013 at 4:25am

Hey Steve, I didn't decide to keep them private, I would have told you...I just haven't gotten around to it yet...sorry, it just seems to take me forever to get to do things these days...

Comment by Steve Frank on May 9, 2013 at 4:22am

Hi Ed, It's one of those things I want to but don't want to. I play it, but it really should be in a collector's hands, and possibly restored to  what it was made for, catgut. I did post some pics somewhere, but believe they were the before pics, which my icon is. I also thought about something with the photos of your miniatures. I assume you decided to keep them private until the book is published which is great, as it will be better to have a whole book of surprises than to get too much of a preview, but if you decide to post pics, there are plenty of photo editors that you can use to apply a watermark. I've worked with thousands of coin photos, being an American colonial coin collector, and learned to always keep a back up of originals, because although most adjustments and work can be undone, there comes a time when they can't. Flash memory sticks are ideal since they hold so much information now. I'll post a few pics, or maybe a montage here of the L&H today.

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