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Jeff Highland
 Post subject: Two new builds
PostPosted: Wed Dec 19, 2012 5:03 am 
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Here's my latest two
First a seven string Flamenco negra
EIR back and sides engleman top falcate braced Australian Red Cedar neck with Ringed Gidgee fretboard




And secondly my take on a Gypsy Jazz guitar
Australian Blackwood back and sides
Queensland Maple neck with Ringed Gidgee fretboard



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Colin North
 Post subject: Re: Two new builds
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Very nice!

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The name catgut is confusing. There are two explanations for the mix up.

Catgut is an abbreviation of the word cattle gut. Gut strings are made from sheep or goat intestines, in the past even from horse, mule or donkey intestines.

Otherwise it could be from the word kitgut or kitstring. Kit meant fiddle, not kitten.
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Robbie_McD
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Very cool!
Active backs?
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Ron Belanger
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lovely! [:Y:]
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Jeff Highland
 Post subject: Re: Two new builds
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Robbie_McD wrote:
Very cool!
Active backs?


On the 7 string, but the Gypsy Jazz is basically selmer style bracing, pretty rigid.
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Jeff Highland
 Post subject: Re: Two new builds
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verhoevenc wrote:
That little ditty around 1:12 in the gypsy jazz video's cool. Got tab/name for that anywhere?
Very cool guitars. I especially like the gypsy!
Chris


Sorry no tab it's his own composition he calls it "blaze of Green" Very talented 19 year old.
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The gypsy jazz guitar sounds like it's got a nice raspy punch to it. Those guitars are almost unique to the style of playing. Did you bend the pliage into the top?

Nice work.
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Jeff Highland
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Thanks,
Yes I bent a pliage with my ibex iron just behind the bridge.
9mm high tapering to nothing at the lower bout edge.
I reshot the edge after bending then joined, so this was maintained when glued to the flat rims
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Jeff Highland wrote:
Robbie_McD wrote:
Very cool!
Active backs?


On the 7 string, but the Gypsy Jazz is basically selmer style bracing, pretty rigid.


Thanks for that , the 7-string sounds deep.
Suffice to say, those are extraordinary builds.
Any chance you could post some photos?

Rob
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Jeff Highland
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Will do but waiting on a new camera for christmas

He has the seven string tuned with 6th down to D and 7th to A
I have a very small soundhole, got the air resonance down to 87hz
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Quine
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Great clips!! That selmer style really packs a punch
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truly truly great. listened to the 7string several time. i need guitar lessons and luthier lessons. very inspiring.
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