~ OM-40 DB & 000-28H ~ Finished
Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2015 3:53 pm
I finally put the finishing touches on a couple of acoustics that have been on the bench far too long. I'm extremely pleased on how both turned out...!
The OM Deep-Body is everything I could hope for in an acoustic. The added depth made quite a difference in an OM's bass response while retaining sharp highs. Not sure why it took my so long to wrap up? It's just fabulous sounding. :>) It orig started out as a 1st build, but being it was one of Tippies 'high end' kits, I got cold feet & decided to build a couple other guitars to gain a foothold on construction techniques.
The 000 was inspired by an EC 000-28H but w/ a few changes. I had bought an EC type V-neck from John that was short-scale w/ an MT neck union. The back was matched-up by Tippie to a rimset I already had. I paired that w/ a John Arnold Adi top & Adi bracing. I might have gotten a little carried away on carving the braces (1/4" scalloped - esp the upper X-brace) much to John Parchems digress, but so far it's holding & I'm surprised how strong sounding this short-scale is. It's still a somewhat tight, so we'll give it more time to show me what it's made of. The torch inlay took me all day to do w/ a slight boo-boo (unlike Tippies' 1-hour YT tutorial), but I was able to recover from my mistake. Thx John for all your help...!!!
OM-40 DB specs:
b&s - IRW
top - Engelmann Spr
neck -figured mahogany w/ volute (1 3/4")
bridge & board - ebony
inlay- abalone
neck/body binding - flame maple
purfling - 5-ply (b/w/b/w/b)
bracing - 5/16" scalloped sitka (IIRC ?)
nut & saddle - bone
pins - snakewood
tuners - 18:1 sta-tites
pkgd - tor-tis 30's
finish- nitro
000-28H specs:
b&s - IRW
top - AA adirondack
bracing - adirondack (1/4" scalloped)
neck - mahogany V-shape (1 3/4" width)
binding - ivoroid
purfling - herringbone w/ maple & fiber
rosette - herringbone w/ maple & fiber
bridge - pyramid (ebony) 2 1/4" spacing
board - ebony w/ long pattern D&S inlay
hdstk - madagascar rwd w/ torch inlay
nut/saddle/pins - vint bone
tuners - grover 18:1 sta-tites (nkl)
inlay - pau abalone
pkgd - tor-tis 50's
fretwire - jescar .095w X .047h
finish - nitro
side note on Tor-tis pickquards: I had enough blank material for two 000 size pkgds. After cutting and shaping it, I was beveling the edges & it snapped. So, I cut another & was just about done & it also snapped...grrr! Immediately, I called LMI and ordered a pre-made one. After settling down, I went out to my shop & went about trying to mend the broken ones. Gluing the backs together w/ CA on the backside, I was able to salvage both guards after rigorous sanding & elbow grease. You can barely see where the crack line is, it only looks like a mere scratch now. Measuring the thicknesses, I had sanded one down to 1/64". Just a thought foe those who think Tor-tis pkgds are too thick at 1/32".
The OM Deep-Body is everything I could hope for in an acoustic. The added depth made quite a difference in an OM's bass response while retaining sharp highs. Not sure why it took my so long to wrap up? It's just fabulous sounding. :>) It orig started out as a 1st build, but being it was one of Tippies 'high end' kits, I got cold feet & decided to build a couple other guitars to gain a foothold on construction techniques.
The 000 was inspired by an EC 000-28H but w/ a few changes. I had bought an EC type V-neck from John that was short-scale w/ an MT neck union. The back was matched-up by Tippie to a rimset I already had. I paired that w/ a John Arnold Adi top & Adi bracing. I might have gotten a little carried away on carving the braces (1/4" scalloped - esp the upper X-brace) much to John Parchems digress, but so far it's holding & I'm surprised how strong sounding this short-scale is. It's still a somewhat tight, so we'll give it more time to show me what it's made of. The torch inlay took me all day to do w/ a slight boo-boo (unlike Tippies' 1-hour YT tutorial), but I was able to recover from my mistake. Thx John for all your help...!!!
OM-40 DB specs:
b&s - IRW
top - Engelmann Spr
neck -figured mahogany w/ volute (1 3/4")
bridge & board - ebony
inlay- abalone
neck/body binding - flame maple
purfling - 5-ply (b/w/b/w/b)
bracing - 5/16" scalloped sitka (IIRC ?)
nut & saddle - bone
pins - snakewood
tuners - 18:1 sta-tites
pkgd - tor-tis 30's
finish- nitro
000-28H specs:
b&s - IRW
top - AA adirondack
bracing - adirondack (1/4" scalloped)
neck - mahogany V-shape (1 3/4" width)
binding - ivoroid
purfling - herringbone w/ maple & fiber
rosette - herringbone w/ maple & fiber
bridge - pyramid (ebony) 2 1/4" spacing
board - ebony w/ long pattern D&S inlay
hdstk - madagascar rwd w/ torch inlay
nut/saddle/pins - vint bone
tuners - grover 18:1 sta-tites (nkl)
inlay - pau abalone
pkgd - tor-tis 50's
fretwire - jescar .095w X .047h
finish - nitro
side note on Tor-tis pickquards: I had enough blank material for two 000 size pkgds. After cutting and shaping it, I was beveling the edges & it snapped. So, I cut another & was just about done & it also snapped...grrr! Immediately, I called LMI and ordered a pre-made one. After settling down, I went out to my shop & went about trying to mend the broken ones. Gluing the backs together w/ CA on the backside, I was able to salvage both guards after rigorous sanding & elbow grease. You can barely see where the crack line is, it only looks like a mere scratch now. Measuring the thicknesses, I had sanded one down to 1/64". Just a thought foe those who think Tor-tis pkgds are too thick at 1/32".