I just finished these two and will be sending them off to their new owner this week.
Thought I would share some photos.
These were commissioned to see what effect wood choice really has on tone.
So here are two, nearly identical, instuments built from contasting woods.
One is Adi/cocobolo
The other redwood/claro walnut
They are each adorned with abolone shell and flamed maple.
I incorporated an adjustble neck design into these builds. Also unique are the truss rod covers which are held down with rare earth magnets.
The tops were tuned using chladni testing methods and are nearly identical in their response patterns and resonant frequencies.
I am amazed at how close the tone sounds on these two. The adi is slightly more punchy and the redwood deomonstrates more warmth, but overall, they sound VERY similar. To me, it demonstrates that tone is very much a factor of how an instrument is built with a little characteristic of the wood thrown in. As opposed to the other way around, which is how many people view guitar woods.
Here are some photos.
Enjoy,
Dave
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