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Title: Tom's Custom Skylark
Post by: mica on August 27, 2004, 07:00:57 PM: Here's your guitar ready for the crow inlay:
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/631/12297.jpg)
and here's the rough mock up of the ghost crow:
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/631/12298.jpg)
Remember, I said "rough" so all those jaggies will be filed nice and smooth in the final inlay.
Title: Tom's Custom Skylark
Post by: tom_z on August 27, 2004, 07:56:51 PM: OOOOH . . . UHHHH . . . OOHHHHH . . . . !!!!!!!
W W W WOW!!!

More later . . . after I regain my composure.

=D

T . . . Uh . . . To . . . (what's my name??)

Tom
Title: Tom's Custom Skylark
Post by: tom_z on August 28, 2004, 12:34:59 AM: Okay - I believe I can type in complete and coherent sentences again.

Susan and Mica - I think the guitar looks absolutely beautiful! The coco bolo exceeds my expectations and the vermilion lam really helps to bring out the orange in the top.

Susan, the inlay art is right on. I love the movement and grace in the piece. - By the way, I hope I didn't sound like a raving lunatic on the phone earlier, but I had kind of managed to put the Skylark in the back of my mind and, upon seeing the pictures, I got rather excited in anticipation of seeing her in person.

Thanks much for the pix.

Tom
Title: Tom's Custom Skylark
Post by: the_mule on August 28, 2004, 01:05:21 AM: My favorite wood recipe (vermillion body/coco bolo top), the maple accent looks great too, so that's something I'm also sure about now. And that inlay! Wow, just my taste, and tastefully done it will be, if that's only the mock up. Tom, congratulations with such a fabulous piece of art!

Wilfred
Title: Tom's Custom Skylark
Post by: kmh364 on August 29, 2004, 06:10:20 AM: Tom:

Damn, that was fast! Mica and co are in overdrive (ludicrous speed? LOL!). I didn't even realize that was your guitar until I saw your posts. It looks awesome! It won't be long now, Bro.

Cheers,

Kevin
Title: Tom's Custom Skylark
Post by: tom_z on August 30, 2004, 08:54:10 AM: Thanks Wilfred - actually the body is mahogany and the top is a three-piece sandwich with vermilion, maple and coco bolo. I'm very pleased with the appearance and the tone should be beautiful. The inlay is a small tribute to a great dog that we once had. She was a Chesapeake Bay retriever (very similar in color to coco bolo), named Crow, and was the subject of paintings and poetry. The crow that Susan created for the inlay was the result of only a conversation and a couple of emails, and she was able to capture exactly the spirit that I hoped for in the piece.

Kevin, I've been impressed with how smoothly the whole project has unfolded and I'm really excited in anticipation of the Crow flying home. =) I love the Skylark body style, which I understand is primarily a design of Mica's and can't wait to hear those sweet Alembic tones ringing in my world.

Tom
Title: Tom's Custom Skylark
Post by: the_mule on August 30, 2004, 09:07:09 AM: Looking at the picture more closely made me realise that there's mahogany in the back(ground) indeed! Hippy sandwich anyone? The contrast between the coco bolo and vermillion is just stunning, I've been looking at this picture again and again since it was posted. I'll definitely go for that combination with my future custom!

Wilfred
Title: Tom's Custom Skylark
Post by: susan on August 31, 2004, 12:27:56 AM: Well I wouldn't say we were in overdrive but the design was thought out, discussed & decided.Then we were set free to contruct with no further changes.

Changes and redesigns always slow down the process. You have to be doublely careful before proceeding making sure everyone is on the same page. The estimated time of construction clock doesn't start tickin until the last change is made.

This guitar went through the process like butta!

-susan
Title: Tom's Custom Skylark
Post by: jalevinemd on August 31, 2004, 03:34:18 PM: Like butta? I knew you had a little Jewish mother in you, Susan!

Jonathan
Title: Tom's Custom Skylark
Post by: kmh364 on August 31, 2004, 04:22:52 PM: Oy!
Title: Tom's Custom Skylark
Post by: rklisme on September 02, 2004, 03:53:14 PM: Tom

I got a chance to see your guitar today and was blown away with how it looks. I am sure you will be very happy with the results. Nice Guitar!
Title: Tom's Custom Skylark
Post by: tom_z on September 02, 2004, 06:23:59 PM: Rory - Thanks for posting your thoughts after seeing our instruments in person. I realize that photographs pale in comparison to actually seeing one of these beautiful guitars, but I am thrilled nonetheless every time I see the photos above. It's great to hear how nice it looks from someone that's seen it up close and personal.

- Tom
Title: Tom's Custom Skylark
Post by: hollis on September 07, 2004, 03:09:01 PM: Wow!
Title: Tom's Custom Skylark
Post by: mica on September 19, 2004, 08:43:21 PM: Here's the shot of your finished guitar:
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/631/12839.jpg)
and the crow inlay:
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/631/12840.jpg)
I understand we'll be shipping on Monday, so you'll be letting us all know later in the week how you love it!
Title: Tom's Custom Skylark
Post by: bob on September 19, 2004, 10:45:59 PM: I didn't notice the Z in the crow until now - very clever.

Beautiful wood choices.
Title: Tom's Custom Skylark
Post by: kmh364 on September 20, 2004, 05:47:57 AM: Tom: Very nice! This one could be an Alembic World Record for speedy completion. The moral of the story is: Know what you want AHEAD of time, don't make any changes during fabrication, then you get your masterpiece in no time flat!

The rest of you lot out there...listen-up...learn...respek...peace...westside! (say it like Ali G. LOL!)
Title: Tom's Custom Skylark
Post by: palembic on September 20, 2004, 07:23:18 AM: VERY nice indeed.

Paul the bad one
Title: Tom's Custom Skylark
Post by: David Houck on September 20, 2004, 08:40:01 AM: Beautiful wood.
Title: Tom's Custom Skylark
Post by: tom_z on September 20, 2004, 09:34:35 AM: Wow!! It looks beautiful.

Mica - thank you for the wonderful preview. I'm sure I'll visit this page often in the next few days while waiting for this exquisite guitar to arrive at home.

Thanks for the compliments folks - I'm very excited with anticipation. When I'm able to take a break from playing this beauty, I'll post a few more photos in the showcase.

Tom
Title: Tom's Custom Skylark
Post by: lbpesq on September 20, 2004, 09:50:52 AM: Tom:

WOW! That's got to be the nicest looking Skylark I've seen yet. The cocobolo top is amazing. ENJOY!

Bill the guitar one
Title: Tom's Custom Skylark
Post by: hollis on September 20, 2004, 03:52:52 PM: Beautiful Tom!
Title: Tom's Custom Skylark
Post by: dadabass2001 on September 24, 2004, 06:42:20 PM: Looking at the crow on the guitar strung up, he appears to be in a cage. He's only gonna stay for a little while...
just to sing his blues.

Mike