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100 dollars in material for this guitar? Wow, you got a deal on the materials!

Anyway, the specs of this prototype are:
Adirondack spruce top/top bracing - that's at least 30 dollars, if it's a really low grade top, but everyone I seen charges a minimum of 60 dollars for Adi

EIRW back, sides, binding, backplate, and heel cap - I have never seen EIRW back and sides for less than 50 dollars... and that's second grade.

Spanish Cedar neck, kerfing, back bracing, and blocks - maybe 15 dollars a blank (you probably needed 2)

Madagascar rosewood fretboard, bridge, and head plate - Not sure the price, but let's say 50 dollars in materials (since Mad RW is kinda rare)

Grover Sta-tite tuners - not sure the price, but that's probably at least 30 dollars.
French polish finished rubbed out with rotten stone
2 way StewMac truss rod - $16.99 from Stewmac

It looks like you got more like 300 dollars in parts and materials if you were to order them from the usual suppliers, unless you found those wood at a lumberyard or just had them lying around and only bought the back/sides.

I would love to build a guitar with the above config for less than 100 dollars in materials, it would be a challenge for sure!

Author:	oval soundhole [ Sun Jan 26, 2014 11:38 pm ]
Post subject:	New Parlor guitar
Well I'll be going off to college in about 7 months and after going on a few campus tours of some of the schools I've applied to, I learned one very important thing; dorm rooms are small. I had always heard that dorms were small, but seeing it in person really made me realize the difficulty I might have storing a standard guitar when I'm at school. Luckily, I've been working on a design for a parlor guitar for a while and just finished up the prototype. I'm very happy with this prototype and plan on building more of these, including one to bring with me to college (that one will be made entirely of tone woods from the east coast of the US; if I study abroad, travel with it will be very easy). Anyway, the specs of this prototype are: Adirondack spruce top/top bracing EIRW back, sides, binding, backplate, and heel cap Spanish Cedar neck, kerfing, back bracing, and blocks Madagascar rosewood fretboard, bridge, and head plate Grover Sta-tite tuners French polish finished rubbed out with rotten stone 2 way StewMac truss rod In total there's about $100 worth of material in this guitar

Author:	Bryan Bear [ Sun Jan 26, 2014 11:47 pm ]
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That looks really spiffy! I like it a lot!

Author:	JasonMoe [ Mon Jan 27, 2014 12:41 am ]
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Looks great Brian. Nice to see you are still at it. Good luck at school.

Author:	johnparchem [ Mon Jan 27, 2014 1:40 am ]
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Nice looking guitar.

Author:	Dave Rickard [ Mon Jan 27, 2014 8:41 am ]
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Very nice indeed

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Author:	LarryH [ Mon Jan 27, 2014 8:52 am ]
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I really like the small guitars and yours looks especially nice. Curious about the top as well. II've used spruce and port Orford cedar but never Adirondack. Love the sound hole treatment. Keep up the good work.

Author:	RusRob [ Mon Jan 27, 2014 8:57 am ]
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That is a sweet looking little parlor or travel... or traveling parlor... What ever it is it is way cool... I am sure you will get a lot of enjoyment out of it while you are away at college. Cheers, Bob

Author:	Clay S. [ Mon Jan 27, 2014 10:53 am ]
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Pretty little guitar. What are the dimensions and scale length?

Author:	LarryH [ Mon Jan 27, 2014 10:55 am ]
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Clay S. wrote: Pretty little guitar. What are the dimensions and scale length? Curious too. And BTW I did notice that the sound is not oval ovalsoundhole.

Author:	Alex Kleon [ Mon Jan 27, 2014 11:13 am ]
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Very nice, Brian, I like the low key rosette you did. Anything bigger would be overpowering. Does the smell from the P.O. cedar top fade at all? I've got a couple P.O. tops, and they make my eyes water like Vick's Vapo-Rub! Alex

Author:	jfmckenna [ Mon Jan 27, 2014 11:14 am ]
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For some reason I cant see any pics All I see Is: Image Image Image Image Image Image Image Image ??? Anyway good luck in college. I hated the dorms but had a great roommate who after 20 years are still good friends even though we live 3000 miles apart. I brought an electric guitar. When it gets loud in the dorms no one could be louder

Author:	LarryH [ Mon Jan 27, 2014 11:15 am ]
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Alex Kleon wrote: ... Does the smell from the P.O. cedar top fade at all? I've got a couple P.O. tops, and they make my eyes water like Vick's Vapo-Rub! Alex It's an Adi top, not P.O.C

Author:	Quine [ Mon Jan 27, 2014 1:22 pm ]
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Nice looking little guy. I like how you did the rosette

Author:	sdsollod [ Mon Jan 27, 2014 2:15 pm ]
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Nicely done!

Author:	oval soundhole [ Mon Jan 27, 2014 9:11 pm ]
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Thanks everyone, the overall length is about 35", the scale length is 24.625", the lower bout is 11 1/8", upper bout is 8 1/4", and the body length is 16". The adi top was very stiff, so I brought the top down to just .075". The top lacks any tone bars beneath the X bracing too; this was borrowed from Laurent Brondel's D-5 guitar. This was just a prototype that I won't be bringing to school; there are things I want to change for the next one. I'm hoping to be accepted to Hamilton college, but I won't get the admissions decision until the 12th. I'd like to double major in history and government (as well as minor in music performance), then go on to law school to study con law. This plan is subject to change though

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Author:	Alex Kleon [ Mon Jan 27, 2014 3:39 pm ]
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Oops! Must have shovelled the snow without my hat this morning! Alex

Author:	Beth Mayer [ Mon Jan 27, 2014 3:57 pm ]
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Love it! (my headstock design is virtually identical to that so of course I REALLY like that part What are you going to study at school if you don't mind my asking?

Author:	gozierdt [ Mon Jan 27, 2014 8:33 pm ]
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Very Nice!! I like these small size guitars. I'd also be interested in her dimensions.

Author:	Tai Fu [ Wed Jan 29, 2014 12:30 pm ]
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100 dollars in material for this guitar? Wow, you got a deal on the materials! Anyway, the specs of this prototype are: Adirondack spruce top/top bracing - that's at least 30 dollars, if it's a really low grade top, but everyone I seen charges a minimum of 60 dollars for Adi EIRW back, sides, binding, backplate, and heel cap - I have never seen EIRW back and sides for less than 50 dollars... and that's second grade. Spanish Cedar neck, kerfing, back bracing, and blocks - maybe 15 dollars a blank (you probably needed 2) Madagascar rosewood fretboard, bridge, and head plate - Not sure the price, but let's say 50 dollars in materials (since Mad RW is kinda rare) Grover Sta-tite tuners - not sure the price, but that's probably at least 30 dollars. French polish finished rubbed out with rotten stone 2 way StewMac truss rod - $16.99 from Stewmac It looks like you got more like 300 dollars in parts and materials if you were to order them from the usual suppliers, unless you found those wood at a lumberyard or just had them lying around and only bought the back/sides. I would love to build a guitar with the above config for less than 100 dollars in materials, it would be a challenge for sure!

Author:	oval soundhole [ Wed Jan 29, 2014 4:44 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: New Parlor guitar
Tai Fu wrote: 100 dollars in material for this guitar? Wow, you got a deal on the materials! Anyway, the specs of this prototype are: Adirondack spruce top/top bracing - that's at least 30 dollars, if it's a really low grade top, but everyone I seen charges a minimum of 60 dollars for Adi EIRW back, sides, binding, backplate, and heel cap - I have never seen EIRW back and sides for less than 50 dollars... and that's second grade. Spanish Cedar neck, kerfing, back bracing, and blocks - maybe 15 dollars a blank (you probably needed 2) Madagascar rosewood fretboard, bridge, and head plate - Not sure the price, but let's say 50 dollars in materials (since Mad RW is kinda rare) Grover Sta-tite tuners - not sure the price, but that's probably at least 30 dollars. French polish finished rubbed out with rotten stone 2 way StewMac truss rod - $16.99 from Stewmac It looks like you got more like 300 dollars in parts and materials if you were to order them from the usual suppliers, unless you found those wood at a lumberyard or just had them lying around and only bought the back/sides. I would love to build a guitar with the above config for less than 100 dollars in materials, it would be a challenge for sure! I've got sources The tuners and truss rod are a majority of the cost at nearly $60, but I got the top and bracing for $10, back, sides, binding, back plate, and heel cap for $6, spanish cedar from a local lumberyard for $5, the madagascar rosewood bits were about $18, and maybe $10-$20 worth of other stuff.