Legrande II repainted

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Legrande II repainted

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had my Legrande II SD10 repainted while I was out for surgery. Had it painted like the first ZB I ever saw Tom Brumley play. Thanks to Bob Littleton for painting it for me.
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Wow, That's beautiful Billy. Way to go!!!!
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looks great.......
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Wow.

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I like it.
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Is that a wooden neck?
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Repainted

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Billy thats absolutely Beautiful!!!!! Is that a Wine color?
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Beautiful, Billy.
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Painted?

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WOW!!! I love it.
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elegant!!!!!!!!
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color

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wine or Gibson cherry red, about the same
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Beautiful! :D
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Wonderful, Billy. Love the two-tone finish. Do you have a "before" photo for comparison?
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Billy,
Does Bob paint steels fulltime or on the side (in case I have some work for him)?
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Sweet! Best to ya Billy, you da man!

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Awesome looking Billy, my best wishes always.
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my, my, beautiful. Missed seeing you in Dallas Billy, hope you doing ok.
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NICE !!!!
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Looks like he did an outstanding job as it is beautiful
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Very nice.
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Nice one Billy!
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Sure has a great ZB look Billy. Sure wish I could afford to bring my Rus~Ler to you..
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can I borrow it for a year ? I'll let you know if other people like it as much as we do ! 8)
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Billy,

I see you've got her finished up. Wow, it looks terrific. You and Bob did a fantastic job!
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That looks great, Billy!
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Dang,Billy,that's nice...REALLY nice
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