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For those interested - here is a link to a new post from Bryant. It’s a Jazz special with a TK Smith floating pickup.
When Bryant gets back to building this model - he’s agreed to make me one of these Jazz special acoustic versions with a CC floating pickup.
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05-29-2021 01:01 PM
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Bryant writes on Instagram: "Jazz Special with @tksmithguitar floating pickup. I think I’ve found my favorite contemporary pickup for this model. This TK Smith single coil has the power and edge of an old CC, with the clarity and depth of a great humbucker. It’s really impressive."
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Ugh, I guess I should get one of those pickups now.
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I’ll vouch for this TK Smith. It’s a fantastic pickup.
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On a few of the recent Jazz Specials and perhaps a few others, I have noticed that the MOP markers on the neck look to be amber in color. Is Bryant selecting MOP that is naturally that color or does he have a process for getting that effect? It’s quite unique and beautiful. Here’s an example on Pasquale Grasso’s guitar:
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Originally Posted by ThatRhythmMan
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Originally Posted by Mark M.
Maybe it's reflected light?
Much red surrounds him, and other pics of him in other surrounds see white?
Just a question
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Bryant does have colored MOP , some in a golden hue which he used on my Triener Georgian. It's strikingly beautiful in hand.
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Originally Posted by Mark M.
Common method is to wipe the board with acetone. Inlays pick up some of the color from the wood.
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Incredible lines pouring out of Grasso and his Jazz Special last night with Emmet Cohen's trio:
Last edited by David B; 06-01-2021 at 08:16 AM.
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A post from Bryant on Facebook this morning:
Catching Up...
I closed my order list a few years back, and am finally getting close to being able to restructure my building process to better suit my needs and those of my clients. I know I promised many of you I'd get back in touch when I could handle a few more orders - well, now's the time. Please drop me a line if you'd like to commission an instrument for 2022/2023, after that, I'll be making instruments in "collections" for immediate sale.
Thanks for having a look, and for your ongoing support,
Bryant TRENIER
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It's quite common but just not in the guitar world. Most players prefer /are used to the white MOP. There different variants in Abalone shells also, green and red ....
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GOLD-LIP OCEAN PEARL OYSTER (Pinctada maxima), Indonesia and the Philippines: a source of GOLD M.O.P., which comes from a thin yellow layer underlying the white nacre. White material from these shells typically has lots of colorful iridescent "flash".
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I just remembered these photos I took when Pasquale visited my place in 2019, not long after he got his Special.
I don't know how clearly you can see them, but the block inlays are split, with the inlays a more typical white colour between the A and E strings. Nice detail!
EDIT: A much clearer shot of the inlay design from the Trenier Facebook page, showing the guitar as delivered.
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Originally Posted by David B
Very cool!
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From Bryant’s FB page: the second blonde Broadway and the first solid wood Jazz Special are in the finishing stages. I presume the carved Jazz Special will be a similar, updated version of my Model E. If so, it will indeed be special! It looks like this one will receive a floater.
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Oh wow, didn't realize he had only made one blonde Broadway so far. My guitar's got a baby sister!
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How is his solid wood Jazz Special different than his other solid wood cutaway guitars?
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Originally Posted by HeyNow
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Originally Posted by HeyNow
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Originally Posted by HeyNow
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Originally Posted by HeyNow
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Hot off the Trenier instagram press. The second blond Broadway and the first solid wood Jazz Special are now in the finishing booth.
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Originally Posted by QAman
I had assumed the Jazz Special featured a laminated top with a set-in pickup but it seems that’s not the case. Do you know what defines the Jazz Special?
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