Penny, So far all of my builds have been acoustic. No pick ups yet but I found one at a flea market that will eventually make it into a build. Thanks for the nice comments.
I appreciate the kind words and the faith you have in my skills as a luthier. I am sure as I develop my techniques I will start to push myself to use better quality materials and better building methods. I am about to start a build using pieces harvested from an old classical guitar that is beyond repair. I plan on making the piece an homage to the guitar it once was. Once it is finished it will most likely end up in Cuba. The friend that gave me the guitar travels there through his church. They hold music camps for the children then leave behind the instruments they bring with them. I look forward to the finished build, whether he brings it to Cuba or keeps it for himself. Cheers. Bill.
Hi Bill, to my way of thinking and I am no expert but think thinner mate, resonation is what we are trying to achieve and that spells thin to me mate, dump the not really wood and go for ply or better still thick veneer. If you get the chance to get some quality thin wood go for the steam bend a bit of experimentation and you will have cracked it, every build will bring on it's own problems mate, have no fear and do something new with the materials available, let the art take a back seat while you brave the instrument and learn the materials. Believe me mate if you want to progress you have the looks but you need to feel wood deep down inside, takes a while but you will know when you have the feel, wood is so sexy it tells you when you can feel it, it smells good, it feels good and best of all it looks good. Hope you are not insulted by this as you have the first class makings of a very good luthier mate, hardware is superb and first class, you are on your way to being one of the best so stay in there and think thin! All the best to you and yours, it's freezing here so going to put some more layers on, below average for the time of year sounds about right for the UK right now, keep on keeping on Bill, cheers Chris. :)
Thanks, Chris. I'm happy with the results. It looks just as I had hoped.It is pretty quiet (I'm guessing the over sized sound hole) but my builds are about a balance of art and instrument. Art won this time.
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You have some serious chops.
Penny, So far all of my builds have been acoustic. No pick ups yet but I found one at a flea market that will eventually make it into a build. Thanks for the nice comments.
an elegant build. That precarious balance between art and instrument. I'm not seeing an output jack on this? Is there a pick up installed??
Hi Bill, look forward to seeing the completed git mate, be sure to post some pictures, keep up the good work, all the best, Chris. :)
Chris,
I appreciate the kind words and the faith you have in my skills as a luthier. I am sure as I develop my techniques I will start to push myself to use better quality materials and better building methods. I am about to start a build using pieces harvested from an old classical guitar that is beyond repair. I plan on making the piece an homage to the guitar it once was. Once it is finished it will most likely end up in Cuba. The friend that gave me the guitar travels there through his church. They hold music camps for the children then leave behind the instruments they bring with them. I look forward to the finished build, whether he brings it to Cuba or keeps it for himself. Cheers. Bill.
Hi Bill, to my way of thinking and I am no expert but think thinner mate, resonation is what we are trying to achieve and that spells thin to me mate, dump the not really wood and go for ply or better still thick veneer. If you get the chance to get some quality thin wood go for the steam bend a bit of experimentation and you will have cracked it, every build will bring on it's own problems mate, have no fear and do something new with the materials available, let the art take a back seat while you brave the instrument and learn the materials. Believe me mate if you want to progress you have the looks but you need to feel wood deep down inside, takes a while but you will know when you have the feel, wood is so sexy it tells you when you can feel it, it smells good, it feels good and best of all it looks good. Hope you are not insulted by this as you have the first class makings of a very good luthier mate, hardware is superb and first class, you are on your way to being one of the best so stay in there and think thin! All the best to you and yours, it's freezing here so going to put some more layers on, below average for the time of year sounds about right for the UK right now, keep on keeping on Bill, cheers Chris. :)
Thanks, Chris. I'm happy with the results. It looks just as I had hoped.It is pretty quiet (I'm guessing the over sized sound hole) but my builds are about a balance of art and instrument. Art won this time.
Hi Bill, nice build mate, well done, love it, Chris. :)