Outstanding, Joe. Great job!
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| Author: | JoeUlman [ Thu Dec 30, 2010 6:36 pm ] |
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A few pictures of my first, a classical based on Brune’s 1937 Hauser plan set. I am greatly appreciative of all the help and support I found here on OLF. Thank you all very much. Attachment: IMG_1731 copy.jpg Attachment: IMG_1733 copy.jpg Attachment: IMG_1722 copy.jpg Attachment: IMG_1710 copy.jpg Attachment: IMG_1712 copy.jpg Attachment: IMG_1706 copy.jpg Attachment: IMG_1713 copy.jpg Attachment: IMG_1741 copy.jpg Happy new year to all! Joe |
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| Author: | Tom West [ Thu Dec 30, 2010 6:40 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Number One finished! |
Joe : Congrats, that is one nice looking guitar.Now on to the next one.....!!! Tom |
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| Author: | DannyV [ Thu Dec 30, 2010 7:06 pm ] |
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Well done Joe! That's a beauty. I like toe headstock and very well done too. All The Best, Danny |
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| Author: | Mike Lindstrom [ Thu Dec 30, 2010 7:07 pm ] |
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Looking good! Is the the one and only or first of many? Mike |
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| Author: | Edward Taylor [ Thu Dec 30, 2010 7:36 pm ] |
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Wow, looks amazing. |
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| Author: | Colin North [ Thu Dec 30, 2010 7:44 pm ] |
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That looks REALLY nice Joe. |
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| Author: | James Orr [ Thu Dec 30, 2010 7:44 pm ] |
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Wow! That is a VERY nice number one! Is that french polished? |
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| Author: | jackwilliams [ Thu Dec 30, 2010 7:46 pm ] |
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A fine looking guitar! |
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| Author: | MikeG [ Thu Dec 30, 2010 9:26 pm ] |
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Nice looking guitar. I hope mine looks as good when it is finally finished. |
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| Author: | WaddyThomson [ Thu Dec 30, 2010 10:16 pm ] |
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Outstanding, Joe. Great job!
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| Author: | Steve Davis [ Thu Dec 30, 2010 10:37 pm ] |
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Congratulations Joe! |
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| Author: | Fred Tellier [ Thu Dec 30, 2010 10:43 pm ] |
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Very nice, will there be more to come Fred |
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| Author: | J Hewitt [ Thu Dec 30, 2010 10:45 pm ] |
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What a great feelin? To make an instrument that you an others can enjoy for many years to come! Very nice job!....Congrats! Jeff |
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| Author: | JoeUlman [ Sat Jan 01, 2011 11:38 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Number One finished! |
Thank you all for the kind words. James, yes it's French polished. To others wondering if there will be a next one, well I don’t see why not. I’ll probably start another in a few months, as soon as time and funds permit. Thanks again to everyone here on OLF. Joe |
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| Author: | Ian Cunningham [ Sat Jan 01, 2011 7:20 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Number One finished! |
Man that's a pro quality axe from what I can tell. Great job ![[:Y:]](./images/smilies/smiley20.gif "Thumbs Up")
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| Author: | Jim Kirby [ Sat Jan 01, 2011 8:56 pm ] |
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yeah, that's gorgeous. Great job on number 1. Congratulations!
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| Author: | Steve Kinnaird [ Sat Jan 01, 2011 9:13 pm ] |
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I like everything about that, Joe. Well done! Are you pleased with the sound? Steve |
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| Author: | alan stassforth [ Sat Jan 01, 2011 10:03 pm ] |
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Nice!!!!!!!!!!!! 
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| Author: | JasonMoe [ Sun Jan 02, 2011 9:31 pm ] |
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Nice job, I love the purfling lines matching the backstrip. Not to bold just accenting it. |
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| Author: | Alexandru Marian [ Mon Jan 03, 2011 2:23 am ] |
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That looks absolutely unbelievable for a first! 
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| Author: | fransoos [ Mon Jan 03, 2011 3:51 am ] |
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I am impressed, very good craftmanship and this is your first one ?Maybe some sound samples ? |
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| Author: | Mike Collins [ Mon Jan 03, 2011 10:17 am ] |
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Looks fantastic! Your on your way into the dark & dusty guitarmakers world. Mike |
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| Author: | Rick Cowan [ Mon Jan 03, 2011 4:26 pm ] |
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Beautiful job Joe! What are the wood specs? Rick |
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| Author: | cphanna [ Mon Jan 03, 2011 7:27 pm ] |
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Very elegant, Joe. A beautiful instrument. I love it when fair curves and good wood choices come together with good craftsmanship, without a lot of fancy-shmansy ornamentation to distract from the elegance of the design. As for me....I usually resort to a few fancy-shmansy ornaments, because my craftsmanship isn't this flawless. Congratulations! Patrick |
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| Author: | JoeUlman [ Tue Jan 04, 2011 4:06 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Number One finished! |
Thanks everyone for the gracious compliments. Wood specs: Engelmann spruce soundboard and top braces, EIR back and sides, Spanish cedar neck, rosewood bindings with maple and maple/black purflings, pre-slotted 650mm ebony fingerboard, EIR bridge. Guitar is French polished. Build timeline: I started researching the possibility of building a guitar on my own in January 2010. I read several books by the end of April including: Courtnall, Doubtfire, Middleton, Cumpiano, Bogdanovich, and later Sloane. I decided that I would give it a go and ordered a serviced kit from LMI in April. I started building the solera and other jigs and fixtures in June. I began work on the actual guitar in late August and put strings on it 4 months later on Christmas Eve. I think my biggest anxiety during the build was that I wasn’t sure that I would end up with a playable guitar considering all the various elements that affect playability. Up until the end I wasn’t really sure if I had selected a workable geometry of neck angle and doming, or put in the correct amount of fingerboard relief, or if the action would change significantly when the neck and soundboard were under the pull of the strings, or if the guitar would even play in tune. As it turned out I needed almost no fingerboard taper to get the proper action. And I was relieved when the action didn’t change measurably after putting strings on, and when all the notes on the fingerboard played in tune, and without any buzzing. As far as tone, I like it… trebles seem a bit closed but overall it sounds pretty good to my ears. And it plays like a dream. As for sound clips – I did record a few minutes initially to get a baseline of the sound when I first put strings on but then noticed that one of the bone strips on the tieblock had pulled loose. It has since been fixed (thanks to lots of helpful advice I got here). Here are a couple more pics I tried to include with the original set but they wouldn’t go through. Attachment: IMG_1755 copy.jpg Attachment: IMG_1749 copy.jpg Again, thank you all for the support and encouragement. Joe |
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