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  Paul Taylor Odiase January 4, 2017 at 10:54am

  Wow ! Now that is a great looking build !
  Hats Off ! A great Job !!
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  LongJohn January 3, 2017 at 3:43pm

  You all have definitely rolled out the welcome mat for me...  Many thanks for the kind words.

  For those who are interested -

  I made the guitar as a xmas gift for my 18yo son.  Taught him a few chords a few years back, and he was soon playing circles around me.  He was also a varsity tennis player in HS.  Racquet was my mother's from when she was in HS - early '50s.  Top is from an old piano soundboard I stashed away years ago.  Bridge and nut from some scraps of lignum vitae.  Pickup, control pots, and tuners from CBGitty.

  It doesn't produce much acoustically - top is too thick and the box is too small - but it rocks through an amp!  That pickup has sweet and rich clean tones, and a nice full raunch when cranked.  With moderate overdrive and lots of reverb it does a great southwest/lonesome sound - think Ry Cooder's Paris, Texas soundtrack.

    - John
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  Dano Schultz January 3, 2017 at 3:20pm

  Post Script: Oh, yea, LongJohn. Welcome and exactly what Robert Stapleton said... Thanks, Robert for reminding me of my manners.
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  Robert Stapleton January 3, 2017 at 3:12pm

  Welcome.
  With one post you have joined and risen to the top tier of the unusual instrument builders here. That is one beautiful tennis racket guitar.

  
  Rob