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| Author: | johnparchem [ Mon Mar 23, 2020 4:22 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Third Flamenco Guitar |
I recently completed my third flamenco blanca. I had been waiting around to film a flamenco player but alas with the virus you get me. Flamenco Blanca Top: sitka spruce back and sides: spanish cypress bindings: Hawaiian Koa Neck: spanish cedar ebony fret board Bridge: Rocklite peghead veneer: Brazilian Rosewood. Tuners: Wittner Finetune Flamenco 5 fan brace pattern. Top traditional french polish everything else is sprayed post cat Royal Lac. .jpg) .jpg) .jpg) .jpg) .jpg) .jpg) .jpg) |
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| Author: | bcombs510 [ Mon Mar 23, 2020 7:43 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Third Flamenco Guitar |
Looks great, John. Sounds great too! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Pro |
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| Author: | Michaeldc [ Mon Mar 23, 2020 7:55 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Third Flamenco Guitar |
Nice job, John! Glad you are healthy and have plenty of time to get going on #4. Hope to be able to stop by and give it a go after we get through Jay Inslee's 'stay at home order', issued a few minutes ago. Cheers, M |
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| Author: | Victor Seal [ Tue Mar 24, 2020 7:12 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Third Flamenco Guitar |
Wow!! Very nice. |
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| Author: | Ernie Kleinman [ Tue Mar 24, 2020 7:24 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Third Flamenco Guitar |
Very cool John . very tastefully done !! |
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| Author: | TRein [ Wed Mar 25, 2020 5:50 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Third Flamenco Guitar |
I'm curious about your choice of Rocklite for the bridge. |
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| Author: | johnparchem [ Wed Mar 25, 2020 8:37 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Third Flamenco Guitar |
Thanks all for the kind comments. TRein wrote: I'm curious about your choice of Rocklite for the bridge. I had a blank that I have been wanting to try. It is a sustainable wood product. It has grain direction like a real wood blank. I have already used Rocklite fretboards and bindings. I have found that they act a lot like wood when bending, shaping, sanding and finishing. On this guitar I wanted the look of ebony, but not the mass. It is a lot lighter than Ebony and the product has a good tap tone. I did not commit until after I made the bridge and was happy with what I had. If the product proves consistent I can chose between ebony or rosewood without an acoustic difference. |
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| Author: | jfmckenna [ Wed Mar 25, 2020 9:14 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Third Flamenco Guitar |
Very nice John. Can you say more about the tuners? Are they just pegs or is there a mechanism? |
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| Author: | johnparchem [ Wed Mar 25, 2020 10:16 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Third Flamenco Guitar |
jfmckenna wrote: Very nice John. Can you say more about the tuners? Are they just pegs or is there a mechanism? Thanks, these are geared Wittner Flamengo tuning pegs. The gear ratio is 8.5 to 1. The string part turns in the same direction that the peg is turned but only faster so they are very natural to use. They can be replacements for most pegs as they have a slightly larger diameter with the same 30 to 1 taper. There are other brands out there. I hit on these the first time and liked them so they are the only ones I tried. |
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| Author: | Ken Nagy [ Wed Mar 25, 2020 11:07 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Third Flamenco Guitar |
A one piece carved neck? No joints. A scarf joint is easy, but the v joint on my baroque is a lot of fuss. Yes, I did say that. I saw that the old Vihuelas had a one piece neck too. I like the idea. Looks and sounds great. Red trebles? I've seen red basses before. I never thought much about tuning pegs before, just making violins. But I put steel strings on my 5 string, and they are touchier to tune, and I'm not a fan of those fine tuners on the tailpiece. My guitar stay pretty much in tune. We'll see about the baroque. |
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| Author: | johnparchem [ Wed Mar 25, 2020 12:14 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Third Flamenco Guitar |
Ken Nagy wrote: A one piece carved neck? No joints. A scarf joint is easy, but the v joint on my baroque is a lot of fuss. Yes, I did say that. I saw that the old Vihuelas had a one piece neck too. I like the idea. Looks and sounds great. Red trebles? I've seen red basses before. I never thought much about tuning pegs before, just making violins. But I put steel strings on my 5 string, and they are touchier to tune, and I'm not a fan of those fine tuners on the tailpiece. My guitar stay pretty much in tune. We'll see about the baroque. Thanks, The neck has a scarf joint and and stacked heel. I placed the joint start right under the nut location so that it worked well with volute by tapering the fret board face until it lines up. In the next picture you can see the line that I will taper to. .jpg) Here you can see the stack from the heel block .jpg)
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