Official Luthiers Forum! http://mowrystrings.luthiersforum.com/forum/ |
|
favorite body style, plans for parlor gui http://mowrystrings.luthiersforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=10102&t=14411 |
Page 1 of 1 |
Author: | bob J [ Wed Nov 07, 2007 1:26 am ] |
Post subject: | |
What is your favorite shape or plans for a parlour guitar? What wood combos have worked best for you? |
Author: | JJ Donohue [ Wed Nov 07, 2007 3:30 am ] |
Post subject: | |
I've made 2 so far from the Antes plan available from LMI (see Terry Kennedy's recent thread). Antes' plans are typically over-braced and require some discretion in making them lighter in the right places. As far as wood combinations...of the 2 (redwood/walnut and sitka/cherry) the sitka/cherry is significantly more musical to everyone who has heard both...but I'm sure someone could do magic with almost any quality top wood. |
Author: | David Newton [ Wed Nov 07, 2007 3:44 am ] |
Post subject: | |
I second JJ on the Antes' plans, and add that they need to be at least 24.9" scale, if not 25.4". Those short scales he notes make a poor sounding and playing guitar, IMO. |
Author: | Zach Ehley [ Wed Nov 07, 2007 6:21 am ] |
Post subject: | |
I have a P-09 pommelle bubinga that I play all the time with the low E dropped to D. I don’t play full drop D. I’m always surprised how good it sounds dropping to D. It’s much fuller that I expect for a parlor and not much of an issue with intonation or rattle/buzzing. I like the short scale, and I’m 6’5”. Now if I pick it up after playing on of my large bodied guitars or course it sounds thin. I also have an L-09 Koa and D-09 BRW w/ traditional neck from Larrivee. I find myself playing the P-09 the majority of the time followed by the L-09. The D-09 BRW is a distant third, even though it cost more than the others combined. Kind of makes me regret getting it in lieu of something else such as a 000-60, but its still a nice instrument. |
Author: | Zach Ehley [ Wed Nov 07, 2007 6:23 am ] |
Post subject: | |
Not sure what happened with the font above...sorry. |
Author: | Ricardo [ Wed Nov 07, 2007 6:51 am ] |
Post subject: | |
Is there a difference between a parlor guitar and a baritone uke?IF not maybe you could use a Hanalima plan. |
Author: | David Newton [ Wed Nov 07, 2007 6:55 am ] |
Post subject: | |
Todd. Yes, I did a mahogany and sitka Antes small concert in 24.5" and built it as light as I could. Although the customer loves it for what it is, a travel or "river" guitar, after 1 year I played it and it had come up some, but the loose strings were not my cup of tea, maybe with medium ga. strings, but I have only played it with lights. This isn't exactly the Antes' parlor, or as he calls it "after Bruno 1890" I think they are close enough alike to warrant my preference for 24.9" unless terz tuning is in view. |
Page 1 of 1 | All times are UTC - 5 hours |
Powered by phpBB® Forum Software © phpBB Group http://www.phpbb.com/ |