Always a magical moment when you first hear it's voice isn't it?
Very cool to be using local woods.
I wonder if poplar is a good tonewood...
Rob
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| Author: | violinvic [ Mon Dec 31, 2012 2:32 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Just strung it up. |
I just finished this one. This is an OM with cherry back and sides and a redwood top. The neck is cherry and maple with a rosewood fingerboard, bridge and headplate. Binding is curly maple and bone nut, saddle and bridgepins. I enjoyed working on this one since the cherry came out of the woods on our property and the maple came from an Amish sawmill here in Reading, MI. Pals, Vic. |
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| Author: | Alex Kleon [ Mon Dec 31, 2012 2:47 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Just strung it up. |
Very nice, Vic! The cherry and redwood look great. What is the sound like? Alex |
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| Author: | Mike Baker [ Mon Dec 31, 2012 3:11 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Just strung it up. |
Nice! I need a decent bandsaw ao I can build from local woods. Someday. How does cherry bend? I imagine it scorches/burns easily? |
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| Author: | LarryH [ Mon Dec 31, 2012 3:44 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Just strung it up. |
Really nice, really classy looking. Absolutely LOVE working with cherry - like butter. What's the beautiful rosette? |
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| Author: | Robbie_McD [ Mon Dec 31, 2012 3:45 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Just strung it up. |
Always a magical moment when you first hear it's voice isn't it? Very cool to be using local woods. I wonder if poplar is a good tonewood... Rob |
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| Author: | Mike Baker [ Mon Dec 31, 2012 3:59 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Just strung it up. |
Robbie_McD wrote: I wonder if poplar is a good tonewood... Rob I don' know about acoustic guitars, but poplar works quite well in electric guitars. One of my favorite electric woods when using an opaque finish. And I think that's part of the reason you don't see it used in acoustics. It doesn't have a particularly attractive grain, and a lot of it is prone to green mineral streaks, which most do not like. Add to that the fact that, although technically a hardwood, it can be rather soft, and I've run into a lot of spongey/pithy examples as well. |
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| Author: | violinvic [ Mon Dec 31, 2012 5:09 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Just strung it up. |
Hi all, and thank you for the nice comments. I am real happy with the sound of this one. The rosette is segmented curly maple with .020" black fiber between the segments and B/W/B purfling rings. Pals, Vic. |
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| Author: | jfmckenna [ Mon Dec 31, 2012 5:24 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Just strung it up. |
Very beautiful, I'm a big fan of cherry myself and it looks great writ that top |
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| Author: | Matt Bouchie [ Mon Dec 31, 2012 6:45 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Just strung it up. |
Very nice! Matt |
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