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Does anyone out there have a source for them? and which one would you recommend .I remember reading a thread a while back that there was an error in the stu-mac plans ??.Think francis in NZ mentioned something abt it. But since I/ve never made one not sure what it was ?? Is stu- mac the only one who makes the weissenborn plans?

Also, check out the plans and cd of building photos that Terry Buddell sells.
http://www.buildaweissenborn.com/

Thanks dan and Todd . I was looking at the mimf and stew-mac but hesitated , as I don/t want to make errors in building the mold.

Thanks todd, spruce top mahog or eir back ? Great copy todd, ! do you have a sound clip ?? Love the sound of the slide gtr.

Ernie, a couple of years ago I built two Weissenborn style guitars at the same time using the same wood (koa). I have both the MIMF and StewMac plans - like others using the former where there were differences. However, at that time there was an article in American Lutherie (the GAL magazine) showing a Weissenborn built with Martin style angled tone bars instead of the usual ladder style (which the author said he preferred). My customer and I decided to build one each way - he could take the one he liked the best and I would keep the other one. Here are shots of the two bracing patterns





Interestingly, everyone who has heard them both prefers the classic ladder braced one - the tone seems a little better defined (the angled braced one seems more complex sounding which is not necessarily what you want on a slide guitar)

There are several very good Weissenborn threads here if you do a search. Some random thoughts from my build - when I made my mold I used the inside cutouts for a bending mold for my Fox bender. You will have to think about how to hold the headpiece in your mold - mine worked but was not optimal. The standard headstock layout has string angles that hit tuner posts - you might want to change the layout to give better angle. The back of my headblocks were curved which made mounting the tuners difficult - figure that into your design. I used bone for the saddles instead of fretwire - that gives me a little more height adjustment. Mine fit a Beard case perfectly.

If you have any questions let me know. Here are the finished Koa twins



Also, here are a couple of threads from another forum during construction

http://www.harmonycentral.com/t5/Acoust ... p/30160459

http://www.harmonycentral.com/t5/Acoust ... p/30278257

Freeman thanks for the pics , info and links , it is much appreciated.Weiss means white in german an yiddish, for all you linguists My grandmas sister was called weiss. Also thanks for the info on the traditional ladder vs martin bracing. Before building I will do some more research. Once again thanks for all the advice , and your building experience .It is vy much appreciated .