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		<title>Nouveau Nylon Completed!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Another Russell Nouveau Nylon hybrid nylon string guitar is finished and will be sent to its new home in Prescott, Arizona. This Nouveau Nylon has Indian Rosewood back and sides and a master grade Cedar soundboard. The headplate is Ebony and the bridge is Indian Rosewood. The binding is also Indian Rosewood as per the <a href='http://russellguitars.com/rgblog/2011/09/nouveau-nylon-complete/'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Lacquer Curing on a Nouveau Nylon</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This Indian Rosewood Nouveau Nylon has been sprayed with lacquer and is now in the curing process. Soon it will be rubbed out and buffed, and then it&#8217;s set-up time. This guitar is for a customer in Arizona. The headplate is Ebony, chosen for its unusual and beautiful grain. The fretboard still has paper tape <a href='http://russellguitars.com/rgblog/2011/08/nouveau-nylon-lacquer/'>[...]</a>]]></description>
		<link>http://russellguitars.com/rgblog/2011/08/nouveau-nylon-lacquer/</link>
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		<title>Introducing the Portland&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The first Russell Portland is complete! This new semi-hollow body guitar has been added to the Models page on our main site, and it has its own page of many photos. Visit the Portland HERE. This model will be available in variations of woods and finishes.]]></description>
		<link>http://russellguitars.com/rgblog/2010/11/portland-complete/</link>
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		<title>The Portland gets its finish</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Russell Portland is in the finishing process. It won&#8217;t be long now. Several more sprays and wet sanding, then begins the ten to fourteen day wait till buffing and final setup. Very exciting to see the Portland at this stage. The flame is popping.]]></description>
		<link>http://russellguitars.com/rgblog/2010/10/portland-lacquer/</link>
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		<title>Russell Portland Semi-Hollow Body Electric</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The new model semi-hollow body electric, called the Portland, is well on its way now. In design stages for a couple years, the  Portland is now entering the physical realm! This first Portland has a Honduran Mahogany chambered body and a flamed Redwood top. The flame will pop with finish.  The neck is also in <a href='http://russellguitars.com/rgblog/2010/08/portland/'>[...]</a>]]></description>
		<link>http://russellguitars.com/rgblog/2010/08/portland/</link>
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		<title>Galiano Shaped Acoustic for Schoenberg Guitars</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The 1920&#8242;s Galiano shaped and inspired guitar is in process. It is being custom made for Eric Schoenberg  of Schoenberg Guitars in Tiburon, California. The shape of this Madagascar Rosewood guitar is traced from a 1920&#8242;s Galiano that was in Eric&#8217;s shop for some time. Eric asked James to make him a Schoenberg Galiano inspired <a href='http://russellguitars.com/rgblog/2010/06/galiano/'>[...]</a>]]></description>
		<link>http://russellguitars.com/rgblog/2010/06/galiano/</link>
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		<title>Russell Telemark, Our T-Style electric, in the Spraying Stage</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Russell Telemark, a custom T-style guitar, is in the spraying stage. Only about four coats of spray have been applied so far. The body is made of lightweight Swamp Ash and the neck is made of thirty-five year old Honduran Mahogany. This is the new, updated prototype for this model. There are many wood, <a href='http://russellguitars.com/rgblog/2010/04/renegade-t-spraying-stage/'>[...]</a>]]></description>
		<link>http://russellguitars.com/rgblog/2010/04/renegade-t-spraying-stage/</link>
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		<title>Deep Lake Guitar &#8211; Curing Stage &#8211; Ready to Rub Out!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Deep Lake guitar is at the end of the curing stage after all finish has been sprayed. In fact, at this point, after a couple weeks of hanging and curing, it&#8217;s time to start rubbing out the finish. This weekend! These photos are mock-ups taken on the kitchen table; the neck is sitting in <a href='http://russellguitars.com/rgblog/2010/03/deep-lake-curing/'>[...]</a>]]></description>
		<link>http://russellguitars.com/rgblog/2010/03/deep-lake-curing/</link>
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		<title>New Guitar Model: Sweetbriar</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Sweetbriar parlor guitar is a new Russell guitar model. It has a 13 1/2&#8243; lower bout and a long vintage-style body similar to some of the original parlor guitars. This Sweetbriar has Madagascar Rosewood back and sides and a cutaway. The cutaway is optional on the Sweetbriar model, and the headstock can be slotted <a href='http://russellguitars.com/rgblog/2010/02/sweetbriar/'>[...]</a>]]></description>
		<link>http://russellguitars.com/rgblog/2010/02/sweetbriar/</link>
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		<title>Wet Sanding the Deep Lake Guitar</title>
		<description><![CDATA[James does the wet-sanding process on the Deep Lake guitar. It is wet sanded after receiving several coats of finish each day. The guitar hangs overnight, then the process is repeated. It&#8217;s almost ready for curing. The neck is already done. Here you can see this Deep Lake&#8217;s flamed Koa end graft and binding. The <a href='http://russellguitars.com/rgblog/2010/01/wet-sand/'>[...]</a>]]></description>
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