Falcate Braced Classical Guitar with new sound cloud audio
Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2015 3:24 pm
by johnnparchem
I am about to start my next project so I though I would post this one in Show it Off.
Top: Lutz Spruce
Back\Sides: East Indian Rosewood
Fret board and head stock veneer: Cocobolo
Bridge: Paudauk with carbon fiber reinforcement
Braces are falcate spruce with carbon fiber reinforcement
Building and finishing that guitar on top of more than passable musicianship....
We should all be so embarrassed.
Another winner, John,
Re: Falcate Braced Classical Guitar with video
Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2015 7:14 am
by tippie53
Outstanding!
Thanks for sharing your documentation with the group. This guitar is a work of art. Not only does it look great, it sounds great .
The members appreciate your work and I am also appreciative.
Re: Falcate Braced Classical Guitar with video
Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2015 7:23 am
by justrfb
Stunning...
Sincerely,
Rich
Re: Falcate Braced Classical Guitar with video
Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2015 10:10 pm
by alexander paul
gorgeous, simply stunning!
Re: Falcate Braced Classical Guitar with video
Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2015 10:55 am
by johnnparchem
Thank you all.
I got a call from my classical guitar teacher yesterday and he confirmed a commission for me to build him a classical guitar. He said that he was taken away by the sound. He said that it had concert level volume, good projection, it very quick to follow dynamically, good tone and easy to play. He is a bit older and starting to get arthritis in his index finger, the 20" radius I put on the fret board made a big difference for him.
So looks like I will make another one.
Re: Falcate Braced Classical Guitar with video
Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2015 11:25 am
by Bob Matthews
It sounds and looks great John and what a fantastic appraisal by your guitar teacher. Congratz on getting the commission too.
Re: Falcate Braced Classical Guitar with video
Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2015 1:27 pm
by johnnparchem
Thanks you Bob, I still keep the image of the steel string peg head you have on the first page of your website in my head as an inspiration of where I would like to go with my work.
Re: Falcate Braced Classical Guitar with video
Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2015 11:35 pm
by johnnparchem
I had a professional player at my house today so I was able to make a few clips of my two falcate braced guitar. He liked both of them; he thought the classical was loud, has great tone, very good bass and mid range notes, very good sustain. He thought the treble were good but the guitar would be better if there was a bit more on the high treble notes. This matched well with the fact that I was below my top resonance frequency by 10 Hz.
These are my first two falcate guitars. The documentation I have the processes in the design book will allow my to tweak my next classical. I am pretty excited to make it as my classical guitar teacher commissioned it.
