Number nine is done
Posted: Sat Aug 13, 2016 7:22 pm
Guitar #9
This one is done and so far I love it. Its the first that sounded beautiful from the first and has gotten better over the last week.
This was a little departure for me in that I made changes to the bracing to fit the 00 size. It uses the Norman Blake style OM bracing scaled to fit the 00 body. I think the sound is beautifully balanced.
I'll try to post a sound clip or video soon.
Here are the particulars:
00 size 12th fret with Norman Blake style bracing
Short scale 24.5"
Narra back and sides
Engleman spruce top
Spanish cedar linings
BRW/Amboyna burl/Maple rosette and tail wedge
Koa bindings
Mahogany neck
Machiche fingerboard
Narra head plate
Koa backstrap
Gold MOP inlays
Grover tuners
ZPoxy pore fill
Tru Oil finish
This one is done and so far I love it. Its the first that sounded beautiful from the first and has gotten better over the last week.
This was a little departure for me in that I made changes to the bracing to fit the 00 size. It uses the Norman Blake style OM bracing scaled to fit the 00 body. I think the sound is beautifully balanced.
I'll try to post a sound clip or video soon.
Here are the particulars:
00 size 12th fret with Norman Blake style bracing
Short scale 24.5"
Narra back and sides
Engleman spruce top
Spanish cedar linings
BRW/Amboyna burl/Maple rosette and tail wedge
Koa bindings
Mahogany neck
Machiche fingerboard
Narra head plate
Koa backstrap
Gold MOP inlays
Grover tuners
ZPoxy pore fill
Tru Oil finish