Australian/New Zealand Luthiers Forum

L1 style acoustic, 12 fret neck joint

Sitka spruce x braced top
EI rosewood back, fret board, bridge
New Guinea rosewood neck
Maple bindings.

The frequencies are higher than I wanted but it sounds good and is well balanced. After it was complete I didn't take any spectrographic data for 2 weeks to see if I could hear any problems while playing. I could not find any weak notes. After analysing the data T1 and T2 are well positioned although a little high. In the step is to increase the scallop in the back lower brace.

Oh, another "sunset"!

That is a really nice job Luke. I have always liked the old-timey look of the the L1 design, and the way it is all curves and no straight lines. I also like how your more modern bridge shape sits with the overall aesthetic. The rest of the features are really understated, which is just right. Did you work off a plan? Where did you get it?
cheers
Mark

IT looks killer, awesome job.

Col

Great stuff there Luke. Fantastic attention to details, like finish etc and inside the box. And ya gotta love those solid linings.

Steve

Did you work off a plan? Where did you get it?

I made my own set of plans in autocad. I traced some images I found on the net, and researched typical dimensions. Then made adjustments to suit my scale length, bracing etc.

Nice one Luke classic old style , with all the mods.

What a great looking guitar!

Nice job. great looking guitar.

Really nice burst Luke. Very elegant and classy looking guitar.

Regards

Hi Luke....that is a beautiful guitar!.....the tobacco burst is very nice and I like how the upper bout is all black and the burst is only in the lower bout....lovely interior too....WELL DONE!!!

Nice neat work inside that guitar.....nice work on the finish too.