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Author:  ozziebluesman [ Mon Jan 24, 2011 5:26 am ]
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Here is a link to a sound file I recorded last night on my latest Blackwood, Weissenborn, Style 1 copy guitar build!
The mp3 is my version of the old tune, Paris Texas released by Ry Cooder some years ago. I have used fingers only in this tune. The recording is live, no effects using a Zoom MRS4 recorder, a dbx pre-amp and a NT3 Rode microphone.
https://files.me.com/amcfarlen/8k3sah.mp3
Thanks to Allen for hosting the mp3 for me.
The guitar is all Blackwood, indian rosewood appointments.
Here are a few pictures:
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Thanks for your interest.
Cheers
Alan

Author:  Colin North [ Mon Jan 24, 2011 7:07 am ]
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Sublime!

Author:  ozziebluesman [ Mon Jan 24, 2011 8:02 pm ]
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Cheers Colin.

Author:  WudWerkr [ Tue Jan 25, 2011 9:10 am ]
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I love the look and sound of this guitar , where can a guy get his hands on a set of prints as a refrence? [:Y:]

Author:  TonyKarol [ Tue Jan 25, 2011 9:24 am ]
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very nice .. love the bluesy tone ...

Author:  alan stassforth [ Tue Jan 25, 2011 10:36 am ]
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Nice job Alan.
Thanks for posting!

Author:  ozziebluesman [ Wed Jan 26, 2011 7:12 am ]
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Thank you so much to you all for your kind remarks. I am very happy with the outcome. It was my first serious go at french polish and although it is a very labour intensive process, the result is a beautiful luster. A real vintage vibe I think.

WudWerkr: This guitar was built of the plan available form the MIMF site.

Cheers

Alan

Author:  mtracz [ Wed Jan 26, 2011 8:10 am ]
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Alan,

As the others said, well done. Its beautiful visually and sonically!

I have french polished most all of the guitars I've made so far (only 6...) and was planning on doing it on the pair of Weissenborn style instruments I making right now. How much wear do these type of instruments see? I'm a little worried about durability and to make things worse they are Cedar topped... I like the FP process and prefer not having to figure out how to spray toxic materials in or near my home.

Again well done and thanks for sharing. On to the next project I suspect?

Best,
_Mike

Author:  ozziebluesman [ Wed Jan 26, 2011 6:45 pm ]
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G'day Mike,

Thanks for your comments.

I have a five year old weissenborn style 2 guitar that has a cedar top with black plastic binding and New Guinea Rosewood back and sides. The rosewood is very hard and the plastic binding protects the edge nicely but the top is soft even with a lacquer finish. That's a disadvantage of using cedar. The guitar top however, has not dinged up too much but it doesn't leave the house.

The blackwood used on my last weissenborn copy build is very hard so the shellac works a treat as a finish.

At the present I am ready to do a shellac process on a my seventh acoustic, a parlor size, fingerstyle guitar using the Scott Antes plan. I have changed it a little and used a parabolic style bracing so we will see how it turns out.

Next project is a blackwood back and side, cedar or maybe spruce archtop using the Benedetto plan, book and dvds.

All good fun!

Cheers

Alan

Author:  slidinbob [ Mon Jan 31, 2011 5:17 pm ]
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...very nice!

Author:  Gwenn [ Tue Feb 01, 2011 6:05 pm ]
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Gosh Alan! That sounds marvellous! So I guess the christmas tree bridge plate fulfills your expectations? Congratulations for your addition to the sliding community!

I can't wait to get mine finished but I'm currently abroad for work... Should get the finish done in February...

Cheers,


Gwenn

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