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| Author: | Ruby50 [ Sun Sep 06, 2015 8:28 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Ladder braced oak |
Just finished an oak + red spruce, ladder brace, 12 fret, J-185. It is my attempt at a fancy guitar based on some of the work that Gibson did on guitars and banjos in the 20's and 30's. It was a lot of fun and I was able to involve a couple of local craftspeople. By the way, did you know a banjo is a guitar whose parents were first cousins? The oak and red spruce will take a while to open up, but for now it has that ladder braced sound with a bit less sustain and a bluesy sound. Here is the guitar: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ruby1638/20982107379/in/album-72157649776959267/ And for those of you who haven't seen this sort of thing enough times, here is the whole thing: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ruby1638/16542043212/in/album-72157649776959267/ Ed |
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| Author: | Alex Kleon [ Sun Sep 06, 2015 11:05 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ladder braced oak |
Sweet! The oak neck looks awesome! Alex |
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| Author: | Greg B [ Sun Sep 06, 2015 11:43 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ladder braced oak |
Wow! That's lovely, and it took some guts.  Love the sparkle purflings/rosette and the scrimshawed MOTS. The oak looks great as well. I'm sure the sound will open up. FWIW I prefer ladder braced guitars with medium or a bit thicker strings, but I'm sure it depends... |
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| Author: | Colin North [ Mon Sep 07, 2015 3:47 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ladder braced oak |
Spectacular! |
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| Author: | JSDenvir [ Mon Sep 07, 2015 7:11 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ladder braced oak |
Nice. And I particularly like your banjo line 
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| Author: | Ruby50 [ Mon Sep 07, 2015 2:18 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Ladder braced oak |
Thanks all. I had more fun than ever on it Ed |
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