Thanks Jim @HappyCat !
Gotta say that this new Tele Style makes me a Happy Catman!
The only issue Iāve had so far is that the nut had a sharp edge that a couple of passes with a fine file took care of. I have it on a stand in my living roomā¦ it was in my office/music room initially & then yesterday I came home to find that my wife had moved it. When I asked her why she said thatās itās too beautiful to be stashed in the other roomā¦ she wants to see it! (Note that she didnāt necessarily want to HEAR itā¦) 
My audience (my cats) donāt seem to mindā¦ We wonāt either,
Well, donāt say you werenāt warned if my first AVOYP is worse than cringe-worthy!!! Your cats may not mind but my dogs do!!! I pick up the guitar & they head to the door!
Thanks again for the message!
Tod
Danke, Lisa!!!
I am very fond of the Natural looking wood with the variations of wood type which make it so beautiful to me! Itās a set-neck with a heel carve that I think will make it more comfortable to play than a bolt-on as I progress & start to play farther up the neckā¦ I donāt have a good pic of that yet but Iāll try to capture one. I have been trying to record myself but to no availā¦ I am recording often & did get through an almost perfect scale, ONCE, until I remembered that the camera was onā¦ someday though!
Thanks again Beenie!
Tod
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Looks gorgeous nice guitar!
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Thanks Rob!
Rock on, man! 
Tod
If that plays as good as it looks, GAS attack beginningā¦
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HaHa! GAS is a danger if you read these NGD posts!!! Iām guessing from your thumbnail Geoff that you like Tele Style guitars. I was asking in Which Tele is the ārightā one? for some suggestions & got the suggestion to check out All In One guitars by @mikepoulin . They have some beauties that are pretty reasonably priced. I did find a couple of āmehā reviews after I had committed to the purchase but have no complaints with my AIO guitar! Thanks for commentingā¦ I appreciate the responses from everyone!
Tod
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I think Iāve spent more on shipping and customs duty for my partscaster than this cost haha
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Rightā¦ but itāll be ALL YOURSā¦ The āDickinson Specialāā¦ a one of a kind music maker built to YOUR SPECS with your Blood (not too much I hope), Sweat & probably at least some Tears!
My oldest daughter lives in Northern Colorado, about an hour North of Denver. In Denver there is a school, The Colorado School of Lutherie that has an intensive class to build an acoustic guitar. Itās expensive, but at the end of the class you take home the product of your effortsā¦ I am a couple of years away from retirement & itās on my short list of things to do. In the meantime, Iām making sketches of headstock shapes I like, ideas for inlays, thinking of overall size & shape etc.
I am following your āNGD - Sort Ofā thread with interest! Iām excited to see your final achievement with at least some envy! Good Luck, Rob!
Tod
oh thats not mine Iāll put my own up once I start getting the parts in ā¦
the ādont mess it upā vibe is strong
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Oh, sorry!!! 
I guess Iām so excited today that Iām mixing everyone upā¦ that thread belongs to @Lefteris ! Iām watching his thread to see his āpartscasterā come together!
Well, the general gist of my reply stands! I still would like to see the āDickinson Specialā in segments as the project starts & moves along!
Tod
Thatās a nice looking guitar!
Happy NGD Tod!
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Thank you!
When do you start on the build for your guitar? Are you planning to document as you go along & share with the rest of us - who are anxiously awaiting updates!!??!!??
Good luck with your adventure, Lefteris!
Tod
Thank you Tod!
I have the guitar building course one a week, today was the second lesson.
Iām finalising my design and the components Iāll put on so, Iām guessing in a week or two Iāll start planing and joining the body.
Iāll try to document the progress with photographs and handwritten notes but I can only promise to do my best!
Question on your new tele: is it a neck-through-body?
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Yes, I donāt have a pic of the back on my phoneā¦ took some with my actual camera so maybe I can download those to my pc & shareā¦ the back is really beautiful alsoā¦ I am really thrilled to get this new tele!
I should have mentioned in the OP that my wife & I were in a restaurant waiting for dinner when I showed her āthe Oneā I had decided onā¦ she asked to see my phone & was looking at the pics & specsā¦ our dinner arrived & when she handed the phone back to me I noticed that sheād just ordered it for me!!! ā¦ sometimes in life you just get lucky! I know I was lucky the day we met!!! 
Tod
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Itās amazing when your significant other shows you with actions that they want you to be happy!
Excellent choice the neck through, in my opinion. You will appreciate it when you play higher than the 17th fret!
Iām pretty sure youāll enjoy that guitar.
Iāll be keepong an eye out for any sound clip on case you upload!
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When my grandson was about 3 (not sure of the exact age, but definitely a toddler) I was playing my guitar in the living room when he toddled over to me, laid his hand flat across all 6 strings, looked up at me and with the face and voice of an angel said:
āPlay a GOOD tune, Grandadā
Heās 19 now, this was before I discovered Justin.
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Glad you like it, I picked up this one from them a couple years ago and was thoroughly impressed.
Mike
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Record every practice session, youāll soon get used to it. Also, when you screw up, donāt bother turning the camera off, just start again. Remember, video editing software is our friend! 
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Wow Mike!!
Thatās a beauty!!!
You still enjoy it 2 years later?
Thanks again for the suggestion!!!
Tod
This brings back a similar memory, Ian.
My oldest grandson, (whoās now 21 & following in my footsteps becoming an Air Traffic Controller!) was maybe 2ā¦
was sitting with me while I played something from the Disney Songbook. He didnāt like what I was playing & asked very nicely for a different song. So I started playing, he stopped me & again asked nicely for a different one. I showed him the book & he said no to song after song after songā¦ frustrated, I sweetly asked him what music he liked & he said ā The ones Mom & I listen to in the car!ā
Remember the Art Linkletter show ā Kids say the Darndest Things ā? Well they sure do!!!
Tod
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