I have been lucky enough to see and play more than a few of Ken's guitars and I can tell you they sound as good as they look and that is saying something. Another beauty Ken.
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| Author: | Ken Franklin [ Sun Nov 29, 2009 11:11 am ] |
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Here's some pics of my latest build. Thought you might like to see them. I was lucky to get some great wood and I'm quite pleased with this rosette. tiger myrtle headplate, back and sides- Australian Tonewoods adirondack spruce top- Colonial Tonewoods ebony bindings, fingerboard and bridge- LMI mahogany neck birch, maple, gonçalo alves, cherry, tiger myrtle, dyed maple rosette. 25.4 scale |
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| Author: | Flo [ Sun Nov 29, 2009 11:20 am ] |
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that's great ! you're work is wonderful and the design is nice. well done |
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| Author: | Robert Dunn [ Sun Nov 29, 2009 11:24 am ] |
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nice guitar. very unique rosette. |
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| Author: | SteveCourtright [ Sun Nov 29, 2009 12:20 pm ] |
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Very lovely - I like the rosette, too, amazing - and the head plate treatment is unique. |
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| Author: | Robbie_McD [ Sun Nov 29, 2009 12:33 pm ] |
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Sweet! The back is simply breathtaking.... |
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| Author: | Link Van Cleave [ Sun Nov 29, 2009 2:19 pm ] |
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I have been lucky enough to see and play more than a few of Ken's guitars and I can tell you they sound as good as they look and that is saying something. Another beauty Ken. Link |
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| Author: | Parser [ Sun Nov 29, 2009 3:29 pm ] |
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That Tiger Myrtle is something else...nice work! |
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| Author: | Zach Ehley [ Sun Nov 29, 2009 4:19 pm ] |
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Beautiful. Your rosettes are always ridiculous. I wish I could make one that nice. |
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| Author: | Ken C [ Sun Nov 29, 2009 6:34 pm ] |
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Great looking guitar, Ken! |
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| Author: | KMartin [ Sun Nov 29, 2009 11:40 pm ] |
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Tasteful and unique, too. How is tiger myrtle to work with? |
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| Author: | TrueAxe [ Mon Nov 30, 2009 1:11 am ] |
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Agreed! Mega awesome for sure! |
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| Author: | Ken Franklin [ Mon Nov 30, 2009 1:29 am ] |
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Thanks for the comments everyone. Kent, tiger myrtle is the easiest back and side wood I have worked with. It bends like a dream without any spring back and there are no pores to fill. |
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| Author: | Jim Watts [ Mon Nov 30, 2009 2:00 am ] |
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Ken, Beautiful guitar and as many others have pointed out, your rosettes are always a treat and very inspirational! Nice work man ![[clap]](./images/smilies/smiley32.gif "adulations")
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| Author: | sanaka [ Mon Nov 30, 2009 3:03 am ] |
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An extremely elegant instrument exhibiting an extremely mature design sense - Wow. I even like the cutaway very much and I don't usually like "pointy" cutaways. And the wood!    Literally my heart keeps racing a bit whenever I look at the full res pic of the back. OMG! I have dreamed of figure like that. I'd never heard of this stuff but I want it! Australian Tonewoods doesn't seem to have any more. Is it an "all gone" species?Peace, Sanaka |
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| Author: | Dave Fifield [ Mon Nov 30, 2009 4:39 am ] |
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Excellent design and craftsmanship, as always, Ken! Cheers, Dave F. |
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| Author: | Laurent Brondel [ Mon Nov 30, 2009 8:12 am ] |
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Great looking guitar. I've always liked your cutaway design, very graceful. What are the tuners? |
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| Author: | Todd Rose [ Mon Nov 30, 2009 10:50 am ] |
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Fabulous, Ken! Any impressions as to what the tiger myrtle contributes to the sound? |
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| Author: | Ken Franklin [ Mon Nov 30, 2009 7:55 pm ] |
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Thanks for the comments. Sanaka, you can sometimes get tiger myrtle from our sponsors, RC Tonewoods or Colonial Tonewoods. The dark wood figure comes from a decay process similar to spalting though this set has some curl also. Laurent, the tuners are Gotoh 510 minis with some LMI oval ebony replacement buttons that I modified to that shape. I found wooden buttons for standard size 510s, but not for the minis which I like more for their light weight. Todd, I think the tiger myrtle supports the sound that the top produces without shading it much. The wood has a rather nondescript tap tone, but the guitar has plenty of volume and the adirondack top has a nice overtone set with a great deal of sustain. |
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| Author: | Todd Rose [ Mon Nov 30, 2009 8:36 pm ] |
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Ken Franklin wrote: Todd, I think the tiger myrtle supports the sound that the top produces without shading it much. The wood has a rather nondescript tap tone, but the guitar has plenty of volume and the adirondack top has a nice overtone set with a great deal of sustain. Thanks for your response, Ken. The only guitar I've played with tiger myrtle B&S had a very big, strikingly reverby kind of sound (it was a mid-sized guitar). The maker of that guitar felt that the tiger myrtle had a lot to do with that quality. I take it you're not hearing anything remarkable in terms of a big, reverby sound from this guitar of yours...? |
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| Author: | Ken Franklin [ Mon Nov 30, 2009 8:54 pm ] |
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Todd, I'd say the sound is big, I don't know about reverby. Here's a link to page with a sound clip of my other tiger myrtle guitar with two close mics and no EQ: http://www.franklinguitars.com/Site/Firecat.html |
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| Author: | Ken Franklin [ Tue Dec 01, 2009 10:41 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Recent Build |
Hi Chris, It was great to meet you at Healdsburg. Thanks for the comments. You're right, I don't do this full time ... yet. I teach first grade. |
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| Author: | burritosdaily [ Tue Dec 01, 2009 10:57 am ] |
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nothing short of inspirational.... |
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| Author: | Brock Poling [ Tue Dec 01, 2009 11:39 am ] |
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Very nice Ken. I always enjoy seeing your work. |
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| Author: | Lars Stahl [ Tue Dec 01, 2009 8:01 pm ] |
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I really love your guitars ken. Your designs are awesome andthe color choices of the woods the same !!! thanks so much for showing. how´re you making those great looking rosettes ? Lars |
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| Author: | Ken Franklin [ Tue Dec 01, 2009 11:21 pm ] |
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Thanks for the comments, Lars. Here's a link to my tutorial on making those rosettes. viewtopic.php?f=10117&t=16350 |
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