That makes a dreadnought look like a uke.
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| Author: | Goodin [ Wed Nov 07, 2012 10:33 am ] |
| Post subject: | Big Boy! |
I was researching Larson Brothers guitars and came across this picture on the Larson Brothers Guitar Registry page. As the name suggests, it's a big boy at 21" wide!!! I always enjoy the somewhat flamboyant and humorous style of the Larson Brothers, as is the case in this guitar. Enjoy... Attachment: Prairie-State-Big-Boy-Front-Full.jpg
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| Author: | nyazzip [ Wed Nov 07, 2012 10:46 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Big Boy! |
awesome! it has been in the back of my mind to do something like this, as i am a bit of a "low end freak" |
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| Author: | oval soundhole [ Wed Nov 07, 2012 11:43 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Big Boy! |
Here's a video of Tony Klassen playing it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ieMHulNxb8 And here's an audio clip of GE smith about the guitar http://invention.smithsonian.org/center ... /01-05.htm |
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| Author: | nyazzip [ Wed Nov 07, 2012 12:30 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Big Boy! |
i wonder why the soundhole is not proportionately larger......... |
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| Author: | Colin North [ Wed Nov 07, 2012 5:04 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Big Boy! |
Shape kind of reminds me of one Haans shared with us some time back. http://www.luthiersforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=10101&t=29614&p=405282&hilit=+wife#p405282 Big Bimbo was only 18" though............ |
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| Author: | Quine [ Wed Nov 07, 2012 8:26 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Big Boy! |
Well that looks....interesting. I can't say I like the sound much. Sounds like it can't keep up with that picking speed |
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| Author: | CharlieT [ Wed Nov 07, 2012 8:47 pm ] |
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That makes a dreadnought look like a uke.
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| Author: | Bryan Bear [ Wed Nov 07, 2012 8:57 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Big Boy! |
I agree with Quine, I don't care for the sound at all. It is interesting to see a box that big and not hear much bass. |
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| Author: | T. J. Krebs [ Wed Nov 07, 2012 9:11 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Big Boy! |
This came into my shop a few years back. Harwood [ 
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| Author: | douglas ingram [ Wed Nov 07, 2012 10:22 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Big Boy! |
Never mind that the Big Boy, what's going on in your avatar photo? Looks like something that I've seen before. |
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| Author: | Goodin [ Thu Nov 08, 2012 9:14 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Big Boy! |
douglas ingram wrote: Never mind that the Big Boy, what's going on in your avatar photo? Looks like something that I've seen before. It's a Manson style headstock for my first bouzouki build. Sort of a modern interpretation of a 17th century lute headstock. Here is my latest. I'll post a thread about it when it's done. Should be next month some time. Attachment: 558597_10151165260469696_1412693731_n.jpg Attachment: 539263_10151165260074696_1987537145_n.jpg
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| Author: | Mike OMelia [ Thu Nov 08, 2012 1:01 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Big Boy! |
nyazzip wrote: i wonder why the soundhole is not proportionately larger......... Well, then you would probably want to make the neck larger. Where it could shine is in low open tunings. That thing sure makes the player look small! |
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| Author: | Mike OMelia [ Thu Nov 08, 2012 1:03 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Big Boy! |
Hey, is it me? Or is that lower bout not symetric? and it looks like the bridge is mounted at an angle... Mike |
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| Author: | douglas ingram [ Thu Nov 08, 2012 3:28 pm ] |
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Goodin wrote: douglas ingram wrote: Never mind that the Big Boy, what's going on in your avatar photo? Looks like something that I've seen before. It's a Manson style headstock for my first bouzouki build. Sort of a modern interpretation of a 17th century lute headstock. Here is my latest. I'll post a thread about it when it's done. Should be next month some time. Thanks! Looking forward to it. I thought that maybe it was an Orpharion or an early 1900's German Lute-Guitar. |
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| Author: | douglas ingram [ Thu Nov 08, 2012 3:29 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Big Boy! |
Goodin wrote: douglas ingram wrote: Never mind that the Big Boy, what's going on in your avatar photo? Looks like something that I've seen before. It's a Manson style headstock for my first bouzouki build. Sort of a modern interpretation of a 17th century lute headstock. Here is my latest. I'll post a thread about it when it's done. Should be next month some time. Thanks! Looking forward to it. I thought that maybe it was an Orpharion or an early 1900's German Lute-Guitar. The lute-guitars look exactly like that. True lutes, however, don't. |
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| Author: | Steve Kinnaird [ Thu Nov 08, 2012 7:12 pm ] |
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I really mean no disrespect to the Larson brothers, but...does anyone else think that looks hideous? Steve |
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| Author: | Quine [ Thu Nov 08, 2012 8:33 pm ] |
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Steve Kinnaird wrote: I really mean no disrespect to the Larson brothers, but...does anyone else think that looks hideous? Steve THAT'S IT!!.....it's hideous! I knew there was something I didn't like about it but couldn't quite put my finger on it. |
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| Author: | Rod True [ Thu Nov 08, 2012 9:12 pm ] |
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Steve Kinnaird wrote: I really mean no disrespect to the Larson brothers, but...does anyone else think that looks hideous? Steve Can't say I care for it much. |
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| Author: | Mike OMelia [ Thu Nov 08, 2012 10:19 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Big Boy! |
Hey, Larson, Knudsen, Dyer, et al, were on the cutting edge of creativity and inovatotion. Some of their ideas exist to this day, and some are being rediscovered. But fair enough, the Big Boy design is not a great idea. I'm guessing that the idea was to create loudness. We all stand on their shoulders. Mike |
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| Author: | Rod True [ Thu Nov 08, 2012 10:52 pm ] |
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Mike O'Melia wrote: We all stand on their shoulders. Mike Absolutely, and those shoulders are so wide, two of us could stand on them....
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