Archie's No5
Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2012 9:52 am
Greetings from Geraldton,
I actually finished this one before Xmas but a clapped out hard drive and a few other projects have put the posting on the back burner. Got a new IMac and in the process of learning to drive it I thought I would finally get this together.
Last year I got Ervin's books and this guitar is in response to reading them, notably a lighter, more responsive top. It is my own design based on an OM. It is 20" in body, 15" lower bout, 95mm at heel and 105mm at tail. It has a 650mm scale with the design placing the saddle at the mid point between tail and upper transverse brace. The top is double X brace and the back is X brace lower bout with 2 ladder braces in the upper area.
Again the wood is from Tim Spittle and is Lutz Spruce top, WA Sheoak back, sides and neck, Mulga head plates, fret board and bridge. The bindings are figured Sheoak, the rosette is Tassie Blacwood with all the purflings and head veneers being native Australian timbers blackwood, myrtle, hoop pine and Qld maple. The guitar has 28 and 15 ft radius.
I had only just finished French polishing a few days before the pics were taken and on this one I used the U-Beaut Hard Shellac for the first time and while waiting for it to cure completely before buffing out I strung it up for the first time so when all has settled in I can pull it apart agin, buff the finish and then do a much closer set up and it has not moved since.
The sound is very strong and rich with good note separation. The thinner top makes it ideal for finger style but I don't think I would amplify it and play it onstage, not at any volume anyway.
The pics have got a bit of glare from the window, but you can still get a fair idea. By the way, I have since got Trevor and Gerard's books and already have the next one planned in the head, pretty much the same as this with a few alterations.
Thanks for looking,
Archie.
I actually finished this one before Xmas but a clapped out hard drive and a few other projects have put the posting on the back burner. Got a new IMac and in the process of learning to drive it I thought I would finally get this together.
Last year I got Ervin's books and this guitar is in response to reading them, notably a lighter, more responsive top. It is my own design based on an OM. It is 20" in body, 15" lower bout, 95mm at heel and 105mm at tail. It has a 650mm scale with the design placing the saddle at the mid point between tail and upper transverse brace. The top is double X brace and the back is X brace lower bout with 2 ladder braces in the upper area.
Again the wood is from Tim Spittle and is Lutz Spruce top, WA Sheoak back, sides and neck, Mulga head plates, fret board and bridge. The bindings are figured Sheoak, the rosette is Tassie Blacwood with all the purflings and head veneers being native Australian timbers blackwood, myrtle, hoop pine and Qld maple. The guitar has 28 and 15 ft radius.
I had only just finished French polishing a few days before the pics were taken and on this one I used the U-Beaut Hard Shellac for the first time and while waiting for it to cure completely before buffing out I strung it up for the first time so when all has settled in I can pull it apart agin, buff the finish and then do a much closer set up and it has not moved since.
The sound is very strong and rich with good note separation. The thinner top makes it ideal for finger style but I don't think I would amplify it and play it onstage, not at any volume anyway.
The pics have got a bit of glare from the window, but you can still get a fair idea. By the way, I have since got Trevor and Gerard's books and already have the next one planned in the head, pretty much the same as this with a few alterations.
Thanks for looking,
Archie.
