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I'm currently muddling through a Baritone build on a J-185 body! (With a TON of help from OLF members!)

Good baritone plans are needed as there are none available...

Ray

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I voted for the baritone but think that a baritone with a J-185 shape would be the best option. Good luck Ray with the build, hope you post some pictures when its done !

Matt

How about a Dyer Style Harp Guitar.....

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John Nowicki

Thanks Ed! I'm all over that one. I know what numero tres is going to be now....

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John Nowicki

No problem, good luck! I really want to do a harp guitar eventually.

Flat top bass, with a five string version, there just aren't any out there so you'd corner the market there..

For any standard models the plans must not be interpretations, they gotta be accurate.

A sexy dread with slope-shoulders 14 frets.

I would like to something a bit different and smaller. How about a long neck concet ukulele with kasha bracing with radial back. Ukuleles are becoming more and more popular and their seems to be a pretty good wait time for anything custom.

Philip

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If you think my playing is bad you should hear me sing!
Practice breeds confidence and confidence breeds competence. Unfortunately, I'm stuck in practice.

Another vote for a Larson style guitar.

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Jim Howell
Charlotte, NC

Seems the world currently lacks a decent Weissenborn plan. The ones I have seen commonly available seem based roughly upon Hermann's original instruments which had a tendency to cave-in on themselves. These plans are rarely ever followed to the letter more than once before the builder wakes up to the shortcomings, like the irrational spider bracing around the bridge/waist area, and instead opts for a bracing pattern which makes some kind of lutherical sense and provides better tone, and 'some' degree of structural integrity over the long term.

That's my vote, a modernised Weissenborn plan....big following now days you know and could bring some much needed fresh blood and ideas to the forum.

Cheers

Kim

Historic guitars are becoming very sought after. There are no plans for a Martin 12-fret sloped shoulder dreadnaught. With all the bluegrass players looking for sloped shoulder dreads, I think the 12 fret slot head version would fly off the shelves!

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Bro. Matthew A.
Oklahoma

I agree if we do historic guitars we need to use actual measurements.

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Brock Poling
Columbus, Ohio
http://www.polingguitars.com

What guitar models would you consider non-historic?

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JJ
Napa, CA
http://www.DonohueGuitars.com

I think this link has been published before an has several good plans on pdf and cad formats
http://www.grellier.fr/plans.php?lang=fr

Fred

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Fred Tellier
http://www.fetellierguitars.com
Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/pages/FE-Tellier-Guitars/163451547003866

An archtop a la ES-175

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Rich Smith
Issaquah, WA

I`ve been messing around with a design that`s kind of a cross between a slope shoulder dread and an small Jumbo.Looks pretty cool on paper.
James

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James W Bolan
Nashville Tennessee

I think it would be easier to define what I think *IS* historic. But a Larson for instance would be historic.

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Brock Poling
Columbus, Ohio
http://www.polingguitars.com

Of course a Dyer Harp. That would be perfect for OLF and I would gladly help with the drawings. We should offer the standard 12 fret model in all its glory with mods for 14 fret and cut aways.

Mike

I agree. Also, lets not forget the Uke.

I voted other I'd like to make a Martin 0 parlour Guitar I love some of the little ones

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Formerly JJH

I learn more from my mistakes than my successes

I would vote Stella Grand Concert (Oscar Schmidt) Ladder braced guitar whick as previously mentioned would also work for a bottleneck guitar, a 000 with a 14 fret neck and a short scale, and finally for something like a Nick Lucus guitar.
Chuck

I voted other. How about a tenor guitar. Don't see much on those....Mike

Me too. I think "other" is starting to gain on the "others".

The world needs an excellent Dyer Harp plan set!

Mike