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Old November 14th, 2009, 10:47 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Old November 14th, 2009, 10:53 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Nice! Now you just gotta bring it to my house for breakin...
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Old November 14th, 2009, 10:58 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Old November 14th, 2009, 11:00 AM   #4 (permalink)
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That's a gorgeous guitar. Congratulations.
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Old November 14th, 2009, 11:01 AM   #5 (permalink)
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Now THAT is a beautiful guitar! Congratulations!....

Y'know, if that guy Ron Kirn keeps on practising, he has the potential to be a mighty fine guitar maker when he gets older...

Heh heh!

GREAT work, Ron, as always. Someday, before I retire, I'm gonna have you make one of those beauties for Ol' Fatman. Let's hope we BOTH stick around that long!...
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Old November 14th, 2009, 11:24 AM   #6 (permalink)
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Gorgeous. congrats!!!!! (a few more for a tele like that: !!!!)

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Old November 14th, 2009, 11:43 AM   #7 (permalink)
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Shhesh, that's some pretty wood. Is that really from an old barn or something?
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Old November 14th, 2009, 11:46 AM   #8 (permalink)
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That big knot is perfectly placed!
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Old November 14th, 2009, 12:27 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Have to agree, the knot just works perfect. congratz!
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Old November 14th, 2009, 12:36 PM   #10 (permalink)
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Shhesh, that's some pretty wood. Is that really from an old barn or something?
Yes, check this out:

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Old November 14th, 2009, 12:59 PM   #11 (permalink)
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Old November 14th, 2009, 01:30 PM   #12 (permalink)
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That piece of lumber came from a Building erected in NYC in 1838... it's almost dry...

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Old November 14th, 2009, 01:34 PM   #13 (permalink)
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Old November 14th, 2009, 01:45 PM   #14 (permalink)
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I have a bathroom door that looks like that piece of wood .I wonder if I sent it to Ron whether the missus would miss it .
I may have to start a "I officially Hate anyone who buys a Ron Kirn guitar " thread just for spites sake
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Old November 14th, 2009, 03:07 PM   #15 (permalink)
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Beautiful! How about a few more pics?
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Old November 14th, 2009, 03:40 PM   #16 (permalink)
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Is that a one piece body? I doubly agree, the knot is perfectly placed!
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Old November 14th, 2009, 05:00 PM   #18 (permalink)
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Gorgeous!! Yeh, that's one good looking geetar. Welcome to the club - these are some OUTSTANDING playing/sounding guitars.

(shameful excuse to post a pic of another burnin' barnbuster... )

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Old November 14th, 2009, 05:05 PM   #19 (permalink)
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Cripes! This Kirn guy is the man to watch!

Nice guitars. I assume they play just as good as they look.
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Old November 14th, 2009, 05:31 PM   #21 (permalink)
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That's about as good as it gets, very nice indeed.
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Cripes! This Kirn guy is the man to watch!

Nice guitars. I assume they play just as good as they look.
Ron also does some Great step by step build threads here at TDPRI.

This is a detailed Strat he made for some lucky guy.

Ron explains every step and how and why he makes his choices

WATCH IT http://www.tdpri.com/forum/stratocas...d-here-ya.html
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Old November 14th, 2009, 07:26 PM   #23 (permalink)
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Old November 14th, 2009, 07:44 PM   #24 (permalink)
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Beautiful guitar, I have one and I love it!
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Old November 15th, 2009, 12:03 PM   #25 (permalink)
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It's so nice to think of playing a guitar made from an old building. It's beautiful, really.
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Old November 15th, 2009, 01:15 PM   #26 (permalink)
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It's so nice to think of playing a guitar made from an old building. It's beautiful, really.
Totally. Beautiful on like 800 different levels, beyond just being a really really sweet looking guitar. Man i'd love a Kirn BB. Take that over any of that craved top flame maple PRS-y stuff *ANY* day of the week (that's just my taste, YMMV).

The Barnburners are really gorgeous guitars.
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someone was kind enough to ask for more pics of the barnburner . . .









she plays as sweet as she looks.
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Would one of you Kirn owning shmucks give us a detailed description on how your Kirn's play and sound.At least compared to your run of the mill telePlease?Me and at least a couple thousand TDPRI'ers want to know. I will own one someday!
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I have to agree, the knot is perfect.
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Man that is a gorgeous instrument. The only thing I would like to be a little different is the neck. I like to see it Nitro'd.
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Jealous, I have been looking at those......congratulations!
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Would one of you Kirn owning shmucks give us a detailed description on how your Kirn's play and sound.At least compared to your run of the mill telePlease?Me and at least a couple thousand TDPRI'ers want to know. I will own one someday!

Did you mean like, ----- put it down, ----- to type?
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Would one of you Kirn owning shmucks give us a detailed description on how your Kirn's play and sound.At least compared to your run of the mill telePlease?Me and at least a couple thousand TDPRI'ers want to know. I will own one someday!
Well, since you're from Michigan... I've 4-way switching on mine, all positions are very useable. Neck pickup is extremely warm and is amongst (or the) best neck sounding tele I've ever played. Likewise in-between position is snappy/quacky/warm - nice. Bridge of course is where ya live on a tele and this is very 'nocaster-like' - it's bright, but has an openess to it. Tone control very useable for this position. Play it thru a variety of amps, mostly tweed and blackface type and it sounds excellent through all of them.

Mine's just shy of 8 lbs on my not very accurate bathroom scale. The neck is fantastic. Thick, maybe a few mms short of a nocaster and here is where (my opinion) mr kirn shines. The way it's rolled/shaped/finished/fretted... it feels and plays so comfortably. Even players who first pick it up that aren't tele players go at first - wow, that's a baseball bat. Then a few minutes later they go 'wow, this is so easy to play'. I choose to think that the neck has a lot to do with the sound of a guitar, and this neck has a great sound in addition to it's feel.

The body of course is what makes it a 'barnbuster'. I love the look of it and as you've seen in pics, the grain patterns vary from piece to piece. Also like the 'idea' of it - that it's old, recycled, and that maybe, just maybe some of the sound of the guitar IS because it's 'almost dry' as Ron puts it.

I use 11s, it intonates dang near perfectly. I like the action a bit higher than most (like the strings to have a little fight in 'em and some height for slide) so I did raise it up from where Ron had it set. Only thing I've done to the guitar outside of fresh strings now and again.

The other Tele got sold, this guitar went into permanent rotation - it's it and one other model for every gig now. The saying "Might get different - don't get better" keeps coming to mind with this axe. It's a ridiculously outstanding guitar - and at this price, it's a downright steal.

... Just my 2 cents. Did I mention I like it?
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