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Comment by Janis Wilson Hughes on November 19, 2017 at 3:30am

Thank you so much Jeff! That's very kind of you. 

Comment by Jeff 'Bones' Reilly on November 14, 2017 at 7:44am

Wow that's beautifully made and played .

Comment by Janis Wilson Hughes on February 1, 2017 at 8:50am

Thank you so much Jerry! That was the most carving I've ever done on a neck. :)

Meeeoooow! Nancy

Comment by Jerry Jordan on January 18, 2017 at 1:36am

That is way cool.,,great details, build.,,super git,.,great video.,,.nice playing.,,.a well thought out project.,.,,love it.,,.That neck carve was cool too.,.,!!!!!!

Comment by Nancy kat on January 16, 2017 at 8:38am

Really super build Janis!! Has a great tone to it to~you did a really good job~~Meeeowwwww^..^

Comment by Janis Wilson Hughes on January 14, 2017 at 6:14am

Thanks Greg! Yep, you hit the nail on the head. the interior bracing is to keep the top flat. I had some bad warping on prior attempts. It's hard to keep ceramic slabs totally flat through the firing processes. I also fired it with the top down so it wouldn't sag, and that meant I couldn't use conventional glaze on top because it would fuse to the kiln shelf. Instead I used an engobe stain and a frit wash that gave it a sealed, satin matte type surface finish. Anyway, enough pottery talk. Yes, figuring out how to join the neck took a few months of mental gymnastics in the back of my head. It's hard to explain how I joined it, but it's sort of braced, pegged, and shimmed in. It's very solid for my personal use, but I'd be afraid to ship it assembled.

Comment by Greg Thompson on January 14, 2017 at 5:44am

Hey Janis,
That's cool! Nice warm sound and it rocks out, too.
Was the interior walls for stability of the sound board? Is that where you had warping? Good job with joining the neck to the body, that can be real tricky with ceramics... Oh, and I liked the playing, too!
Agree with earlier comments about the denim texture and color, very folky vibe.

Comment by Janis Wilson Hughes on January 14, 2017 at 5:38am

Thank you Jim! If I'm not mistaken you also encouraged me to take on sculpting a ceramic guitar body. I almost gave up a couple times on building this 4 string, but I'm glad I stuck with it.

Comment by Janis Wilson Hughes on January 14, 2017 at 5:19am

Henry, thank you so much!!

Comment by Jim Morris on January 14, 2017 at 5:18am

Absolutely fantastic!

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