The Merlin Falcon 3 string acoustic/electric box guitar has a 22,75" Scale with 21 frets. This guitar sounds very nice acoustically and electrically its super bright and responsive. The neck is made of beech with a Brazilian Greenheart fretboard. Both are stained with vinegar/steel wool/water peroxide mixture and finished with linseed oil. The fretboard is has a subtle stain at the fret positions and a bird inlay on the end. The front and back have a hand-painted design on it. There is a falcon in flight on the back :) The box is painted in light grey. The wood grain is still visible on the front, this is first sanded smooth and then lightly stained to not affect the acoustic properties too much. The guitar is finished with lacquer. The box can still be opened and has a nice finished inside as well. Of course there is volume and tone control, handle on the side, box corners, strap buttons and again a handmade and stained leg support. The tailpiece is made from a very strong metal handle on top of a painted and nicely shaped piece of hardwood. The headstock is stained as well and has handmade engraved metal brand name-tags on it and a feather. The electronics are grounded to this tailpiece to have clear sound without any buzz. Good quality tuners to tune the guitar up. And very nice and low action as can be seen in the 10th picture. The bridge is a nicely shaped piece of Brazilian Greenheart with bone on top. The nut is made from a piece metal.The guitar is named after the Merlin (Falco columbarius). The Merlin is a small species of Falcon from the Northern Hemisphere, with numerous subspecies throughout North America and Eurasia.This bird of prey was once known as a pigeon hawk in North America. The species name columbarius is Latin for "of doves" from "columba", "dove". They are swift fliers and skilled hunters who specialize in preying on small birds in the size range of sparrows to quail. The merlin has for centuries been well regarded as a falconry bird. In recent decades merlin populations in North America have been significantly increasing, with some merlins becoming so well adapted to city life that they forgo migration. They are not threatened but their biggest threat is habitat destruction. Let's make more habitat for these birds and all other living creatures with which we share this awesome planet!I hope this guitar will find a nice home, I really love playing it!
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How great that you know the bird! I was unfamiliar with it before figuring out the name for this guitar.. Never seen one but it is a falcon species and we have those here as well.. I love how they pray on prey in the sky. Thanks for the compliments! :) I was unfamiliar with what a kiln was too.. Is that what you use to make ceramic slides Dave Lynas? Cool story by the way. The sparrowhawk I do know, they are common around here.. I had a guitar named after the sparrowhawk, but I sold it! :)
I saw a Merlin eat a little bird 5 ft. From me on our porch at home in Duluth. It was like it was snowing as he plucked the little bird. We were building our gas kiln at the time and the chimney draft was full of 41 boxes of soot and bird bones. So we named the kiln Merlin.
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How great that you know the bird! I was unfamiliar with it before figuring out the name for this guitar.. Never seen one but it is a falcon species and we have those here as well.. I love how they pray on prey in the sky. Thanks for the compliments! :) I was unfamiliar with what a kiln was too.. Is that what you use to make ceramic slides Dave Lynas? Cool story by the way. The sparrowhawk I do know, they are common around here.. I had a guitar named after the sparrowhawk, but I sold it! :)
Beautiful design and colors, well thought out and executed. We have a similar bird here in northern New York, the Kestrel aka Sparrowhawk.
I saw a Merlin eat a little bird 5 ft. From me on our porch at home in Duluth. It was like it was snowing as he plucked the little bird. We were building our gas kiln at the time and the chimney draft was full of 41 boxes of soot and bird bones. So we named the kiln Merlin.
Beautiful! Love the wood tones and colors. I think I have seen a merlin. Their kestrel cousins are common here in the winter.