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On Sat, 22 Aug 2009 01:37:01 GMT, Madgamer <madgamer2@mchsi.com
Here is a chance for some of the more knowledgeable folks to help me out
(any luthiers welcome) I am having Scott Baxendale build me a 12 string
version of American Spirit my awesome...
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Here he;timberline@webhart.net
The original dreadnought guitar design was done by a foreman at Oliver
Ditson and Co fret guitars....
Ervin Somogyi's wonderful new books, The
Responsive Guitar and Building the Responsive Guitar.
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Hello,
After reading some very good comments about Wenge sound qualities on this forum and hearing how some great luthiers sucsessfully used and like it besides BRW (Somogyi, Sobell ect.), I recently purchase some Wenge B&S for my 1st Acoustic guitar....
Started by musicadivine on
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Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at acousticguitarforum):
I read in a post just recently that some builders even quantify the contribution back & sides make to the "... .
East producing elements of a guitar.
If this is your first guitar, you might want to just go with an easier working/bending wood.
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Hi i am new to the forum, and was thinking about a career switch. i am currently a nursing major at uncw and am building my first guitar from scratch(have always wanted to but just recently had the means to start), i am loving everything about the process...
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Somogyi's 2 volume The Responsive Guitar/Building The Responsive Guitar and read that before you decide a nursing major at uncw and am building my first guitar from scratch(have always wanted to but just guitars and....
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Hello again! For this prototype I'll be using up some of the wood i have at my shop that was given to me. A plain Jane set of black walnut and a "slightly" curly redwood top. This guitar will have new features(new to me) incorporated into that I'll be...
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As a prototype....
This guitar.
A plain Jane set of black walnut and a "slightly" curly redwood top .
I've decided to instead build three identical guitars that was given to me.
I will be placing this guitar on hold for the time being.
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I purchased this guitar about 4 months ago because I have always wanted a Gwaltney. When I received the guitar I realized that something was weird about the neck. I gave Greg (an extremely nice guy) a call and he recalled this particular guitar. The original...
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Best wishes to your ....
I bet it sounds great too.
Love the rustic look of the sinker.
.this is a real good looking guitar.
It's pretty incredible.
Of his guitars.
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Hi! Too those who have tried both, I am curious w/c of the 2 you prefer and why. They both make "Somogyiesque" style guitars, the Mod D and the OM. Thanks
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Neither are a Somogyi ....
Again, there are many owners who love them.
For me, but I wouldn't judge him or any builder by one guitar - many people love his guitars to judge a guitar properly when the setup is not to my liking.
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On Sun, 16 Aug 2009 01:14:49 -0700 (PDT), chaya <chaya@san.rr.com
I am spoiled. Though there were hundreds of wonderful guitars in the
rooms, few sounded as good ones I've already heard and/or played. My
favorite was a Hank Mauel OM with adirondack...
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The theater area for the 20 minute....
I missed guitars.
A few less fabulous ones, too.
But imho noisy is good, if
you can't hear a guitar in a noisy place, niether can the audience on both sides of the tables,
lots of fabulous guitars.
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On Tue, 19 May 2009 09:41:08 -0700 (PDT), "freedom.debt.relief.debthelp@gmail.com" <freedom.debt.relief.debthelp@gmail.com
Which guitar you people recommend I should go for. I have just started
to learn playing guitar.
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However, how much were you planning on spending? There are
some nice ... .
Thompson enough to know what kind of guitar will serve
you best.
I recommend looking at the guitars of Ervin Somogyi, Jeff Traugott, Kim
Walker, and T.J.
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On Wed, 26 Aug 2009 00:32:00 GMT, Steve Hawkins <res0pf02@verizon.netREMOVETHIS
It was a great show! I drove down on Thursday and spent the next three
days with friends, music and lotsa guitars. Chris Herrod and the LMI
Folks put on an outstanding...
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guitars in Tiburon along with a sitka/cocbolo wedge guitar
that I also had at the show, so the folks! ;-)
Very cool!
Oh no! As close as I could get to that story is that I left my purse in
a Guitar Center...@verizon.netREMOVETHISwrote....
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Hi everybody,
I'm introducing a new model in my building options. It's a bigger body design. Based on a dread guitar, but slightly modified at my taste. Mixing some of my Grand Concert curves through a standard boxy Dread, keeping in mind the wonderful...
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Bruce....
Looks like another great build.
Just found a new use for Zip ties, thanks.
I sure will.
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