I'm still waiting on my first issue since we all became subscribers in the package deal. Not complaining, just waiting.
Ron
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| Author: | CarltonM [ Mon Dec 26, 2005 10:55 am ] |
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Am I early, or late? The new issue of Acoustic Guitar Magazine has a really nice feature on Alan Carruth! Alan, could you tell us about that interesting instrument you're playing in the photo? |
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| Author: | old man [ Mon Dec 26, 2005 3:44 pm ] |
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I'm still waiting on my first issue since we all became subscribers in the package deal. Not complaining, just waiting.
Ron |
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| Author: | BlueSpirit [ Mon Dec 26, 2005 4:12 pm ] |
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Can't wait to get mine! |
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| Author: | Alan Carruth [ Tue Dec 27, 2005 8:02 am ] |
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I don't have that issue, so I don't know which photo they used. THat's the Feb. issue, right? |
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| Author: | Mike Mahar [ Tue Dec 27, 2005 9:03 am ] |
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Al, It's that round hole arch top classical that morphed into a slide style blues-man. Article |
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| Author: | Alan Carruth [ Wed Dec 28, 2005 9:54 am ] |
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Thanks Mike! That was the #1 archtop Classical I built: Sitka spruce top and Padauk back and sides, with ebony and maple trim and a mahogany neck. The end of the fingerboard 'floats' off the top. I took it to the GAL convention in '98, iirc, and had it in the 'shootout'. It certainly is loud, and sounds better in a large hall: in a small room it's too 'tight' and 'forward'. I think I know why, but tere's not much I can do about that particular instrument now. That one is still around: the airlines thoughtfully 'modified' the back on the way to the convention, and I had to do a quickie fix with CA so it would be playable. Cosmetically it's not perfect, and ayway I just don't trust it.... One interesting point: the tailpiece is a laminated ring of ebony. I thought it would work better with a light taipiece, but it turns out to like more weight back there. It was something of a problem adding weight to that ring, and I ended up making a couple more before I got it right. The joys of R&D..... |
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| Author: | CarltonM [ Wed Dec 28, 2005 1:44 pm ] |
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Alan, Thanks for the information. It's a very appealing instrument. Are the top and back carved, or brace-arched? The reflections in the photo seem to suggest a cylindrical arch. In any case, it's a nice bit of artistic engineering! 
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| Author: | Alan Carruth [ Thu Dec 29, 2005 12:18 pm ] |
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The arches are carved. Hey, it works for fiddles, right? |
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