LOL! Agree! That would have been a poor choice! What is interesting about the choice of woods is that Kathy ordered the kit not knowing a thing about tonewood, bolt on necks, or guitar form factors. She bought it because she liked the idea that it was a pre-war Martin design.Kevin Sjostrand wrote: ↑Tue Nov 07, 2023 11:24 pm I really like the look. The top is special.
With Indian rosewood you can't go wrong.
I'll bet it sounds great.
I was hoping your wedding song wasn't Stevie Wonders "Living for the City!" You picked a much more appropriate song. 😉
It sounds great, and we’re only a few weeks in. I had obsessed over tap tuning, etc. at one point, and Alan Carruth nicely reminded me that: this was a proven design, and I wasn’t reinventing the wheel and that the sound is the sum of all the parts. It still needs a little tweaking (ie.)Removing some of the little finish ‘goobers’ and refining a few frets.).
I have been playing it a lot. Later today, I’ll try a different set of strings on it. When I do nut and saddle work, etc. I am constantly loosening and tightening the strings. I start out with EJ16s and consider the first set more or less expendable. I’d never make a profit if I went into luthiery!
The winter will be spent organizing the shop and building a few jigs. I am looking forward to #2 and using some of the wisdom that I gathered making #1.