Parlor / falcate

[soundshooter]

I finished this guy in late August. Was kind of shy to put it up here, but hey it's a new year.. I hope it be happy safe and productive for all . Special thanks to Trevor Gore and the awesome book!

Peanut
# 3
Start date: 4/13
Finish date: 8/13
Hours 160
Desighn : Frank E T
Type Parlor 1
Fret at UB 12
Bracing type Falcate
Top Engelman AL
Back Black Acacia salvage
Sides same
Neck same
Fret board Blood wood McB/AL
Radius conical
Binding cocobolo/holley/Abalone
Bridge Paduk CF reinforced
Strings Light
Compensation nut & saddle
Nut width 1 7/8
@saddle 2 1/4
Scale length 24.5”
Lower bout 12.5”
Headstock open/semi strait pull
Mass loaded yes
Back live
Neck design BOBO
Pickup piezo 3element Frank e t

[woodrat]

Beautiful Guitar SoundShooter!.....Love the individual styling and the choice of woods....Well Done!

[ozwood]

No need to be shy , That's a Tip top little parlour you have crafted there ....well done.

Cheers,

[DarwinStrings]

Very pretty, you did a nice job of that string pull with the headstock. Who is Frank E T?

Jim

[soundshooter]

Thanks guys. I'm FranK E T.

[DarwinStrings]

Yep, sorry Frank that thought occurred to me later.

Jim

[martintaylor]

you guys are killing me! The standard you set is so high. Oh well, back to the shed for another year of amateurish banging together of lumps of wood.

[Nick]

What a wee ripper! Beautiful job Frank
I'm yet to venture into Falcate bracing but how do you think it carried over onto the smaller top, sound-wise? Looks like it would 'open' the top up nicely (maybe get some of the bass response back that parlors usually lack?).

[colburge]

Man, everyone is making some beauties, and this in no exception. I really like what you have done with the headstock and rosette.

Col

[sebastiaan56]

Wow, lovely!

[Trevor Gore]

I should visit these pages more often! That's a beaut, Frank. Nice to see lots of bits of the book in there, plus a whole lot more!

[kiwigeo]

Nice work Frank......Im going to steal that headstock design if thats ok with you.

[Kamusur]

Wow, heaps to like about that little beauty. Some very nice details and lovely clean work.

Steve

[christian]

I don't know what there is to be shy about! this is an exceptional piece of luthiery.
Just classy all the way,would love to hear how it sounds!
Do you mind telling me what and where you got those tuners from? I've been looking for a decent gold set for my own parlor project.

cheers,

Christian.

[PHANTOM]

nothing to be shy about with that one mate.
Im doing number five and I still haven't been up to the gallery standard.

[soundshooter]

Wow thank you for all the kind words!
The guitar sounds quite nice with a lovely full voice. Quite a bit of volume yet very smooth and sweet. The tuners are waverly from stew-mac, I did modify them to work in the strait pull design. Thanks again to all.