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Brad Goodman

Post subject: 16 Inch Archtop

Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2011 9:19 am

Brazilian Rosewood

Joined: Sun Feb 27, 2005 10:11 am
Posts: 2221

Here's the latest: Maple, Spruce, Ebony, Ivoroid.

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Brad Way

Post subject: Re: 16 Inch Archtop

Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2011 9:24 am

Koa

Joined: Tue Jul 04, 2006 3:24 am
Posts: 744
Location: United States

Really nice work!

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kjfultz

Post subject: Re: 16 Inch Archtop

Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2011 1:00 pm

Mahogany

Joined: Sun Apr 25, 2010 8:09 pm
Posts: 49
First name: Kevin
Last Name: Fultz
City: Portage
State: MI
Zip/Postal Code: 49002
Country: United States
Focus: Build
Status: Amateur

That is a beautiful piece of work!

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Darrel Friesen

Post subject: Re: 16 Inch Archtop

Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2011 7:19 pm

Koa

Joined: Wed Jan 24, 2007 2:45 pm
Posts: 1373
Location: Calgary, Canada
Status: Amateur

Love the quilt maple Brad. Very nice! How's the acoustic sound?

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cphanna

Post subject: Re: 16 Inch Archtop

Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2011 7:22 pm

Koa

Joined: Sat Apr 19, 2008 10:08 pm
Posts: 1958
Location: Missouri
First name: Patrick
Last Name: Hanna
State: Missouri
Country: USA

Very curvy, very nice wood selection, very nice realization of all the visual potential of those woods, very VERY nice all the way around. There's an interesting visual thing going on here. Somehow, (I guess due to the overall shape), this guitar looks like it must surely be bigger than a 16-inch instrument. Optical illusion I guess. Nevertheless, a nice effect. Congratulations! I am such an archtop fan. Nothing does it for me like a nice archtop.
Patrick

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Jmc2010

Post subject: Re: 16 Inch Archtop

Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2011 7:25 pm

Cocobolo

Joined: Thu Dec 01, 2011 1:16 pm
Posts: 202
First name: Jason
Last Name: McGowan
City: Corinth
State: Texas
Zip/Postal Code: 76210
Country: USA
Focus: Build
Status: Amateur

That is one gorgeous archtop. Very nice work.

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Brad Goodman

Post subject: Re: 16 Inch Archtop

Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2011 7:57 pm

Brazilian Rosewood

Joined: Sun Feb 27, 2005 10:11 am
Posts: 2221

Thanks for all the kind words,everyone.

Darrel Friesen wrote:

Love the quilt maple Brad. Very nice! How's the acoustic sound?

Darrel,
The acoustic sound is really nice- it's loud and has a really nice "throaty" voice. I have it strung with D'adario meds. (13-56) which are brighter than the typical nickel strings. Most Jazz purists prefer nickel or flatwounds on them. So far I have only played my usual ragtime and blues which sounds fine-but I need to get it to my Jazz playing friends for the true test-but I know they will love it.

cphanna wrote:

Actually it measure 16-1/4"- and this particular guitar is 3-1/4" deep ( I usually make them 3" deep)

As far as the shape, it is my own version of an old Epiphone (Spartan) pattern.

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