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| Author: | SniderMike [ Mon Jan 15, 2007 2:35 am ] |
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A buddy of mine recently picked up a 1961 or '62 O-16NY for dirt cheap. I got to play on it, and it's one of the best sounding guitars I've ever heard. Anyway my friend, who happens to be a great repair guy, got it with nylon strings on it. He however insists it was meant to be a steel string, and has equiped it accordingly (and that's how I played it). I've looked into it since and there are others who insist it was indeed supposed to be a nylon-string guitar. What do y'all know about this? Also, if anyone knows where I can buy some plans for a single O, I'd much appreciate it. Lance, I just peeped your O-12 beauty, perhaps you can help me? |
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| Author: | Bobc [ Mon Jan 15, 2007 2:48 am ] |
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Mike take a look here at Eric Schoenberg's description Scroll down a bit. http://www.om28.com/stock.htm |
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| Author: | SniderMike [ Mon Jan 15, 2007 3:01 am ] |
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Thanks Bob! That certainly makes sense. That thing is so unbelievably light, and sounded amazing. |
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| Author: | Hank Mauel [ Mon Jan 15, 2007 10:45 am ] |
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I had a 0-16 New Yorker back in the '60s and I kick myself everytime I think about how I let it go! 
But, I did take the profile off of it and have used it for my Parlor model ever since. It makes one fantastic instrument. On the original, I fitted it with light gauge strings and it never had any ill effects. |
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| Author: | jhowell [ Mon Jan 15, 2007 11:05 am ] |
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Mike-- I just finished a 0-16NY clone built from a kit supplied by John Hall at Blues Creek Guitars, one of the OLF sponsors. John can provide tracings and a mold. This was my first and while I'm pretty much a piker when it somes to playing, my wife is quite talented and dhe is in love with this guitar. I've strung it with lights. |
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| Author: | jack [ Mon Jan 15, 2007 11:24 am ] |
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What I seem to remember about New Yorker was that they were designed for either nylon or silk n steel style strings. I believe that silk n steel strings had silk core on the 6th,5th,4th, 3rd but the B ane #1E were steel |
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| Author: | SniderMike [ Mon Jan 15, 2007 12:48 pm ] |
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Thanks so much everyone. I think this definitely has to be the next style I build. I've go a couple nice sets of mahogany waiting to be used. Any recommendations as far as tops? Hank, I assume your Shasta is the model you're talking about? Very nice. JIm, thanks. I'll check out John's site. Of course it dawned on me that I can trace my friend's (not my friends - this is why correct punctuation is crucial  ) and get all the specs from that.
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| Author: | Hank Mauel [ Tue Jan 16, 2007 3:48 am ] |
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[QUOTE=SniderMike] Thanks so much everyone. I think this definitely has to be the next style I build. I've go a couple nice sets of mahogany waiting to be used. Any recommendations as far as tops? Hank, I assume your Shasta is the model you're talking about? Very nice. JIm, thanks. I'll check out John's site. Of course it dawned on me that I can trace my friend's (not my friends - this is why correct punctuation is crucial ) and get all the specs from that.
[/QUOTE] Yes, it's the Shasta model. Think about a cedar or redwood top. I've used redwood on 90% of my Shasta models, mostly with walnut bodies, and it work's great. A mahogany/cedar would be a SWEET instrument. |
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| Author: | SniderMike [ Tue Jan 16, 2007 4:21 pm ] |
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[QUOTE=Hank Mauel] Yes, it's the Shasta model. Think about a cedar or redwood top. I've used redwood on 90% of my Shasta models, mostly with walnut bodies, and it work's great. A mahogany/cedar would be a SWEET instrument.[/QUOTE] Thanks Hank. I think I like the sound (pun intended) of a mahogany/ cedar combo! |
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