2010 Sexauer Dreadnaught
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I imagine I
make a dread each year, but perhaps
I skipped one or two.
I do go the Bluegrass Festivals some, and it is best to take a dread
along as that is the guitar currency of that realm.
This one is new growth Brazilian Rosewood and very high quality
Adirondack Spruce. I did it up as a D-28 in the pre-war style except
for a couple of things. I used the modern backstrip as I didn't know
any better. I also wedged it a little because if I have to play it at
all that will make it possible for me to do so for more than 20 minutes
before my back starts to cramp up.
A year after completion I noticed I had used my Advance Jumbo pattern,
so it is not quite as Martinesque as I had originally intended. Perhaps
it is worth more as a result! It is what it is, and the word "Cannon"
does apply handily.
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The follwing are pictures
of the first
coat of Oil Varnish taken January 27, 2010.
The color is pretty accurate on my screen in the burst.
I digitally lightened the back photo so you can see the grain.
The binding/graft picture is again about right. This wood is very dark. |
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