14 frets dread in Acacia/Abete della val di Fiemme
Posted: Thu May 17, 2018 1:33 pm
Hi All, I am here again with a standard Dread shape completed in 2016.
Some general information below:
Type : Standard Dread dimensions but with a slight increase in depth.
Top : Master grade Italian Alpine spruce (Abete Val di Fiemme) brought with me in the suitcase returning from a holiday trip in northern Italy.
Back & Sides : Acacia Koa, but I have some doubts (not an Hawaiian Koa for sure)
Neck : Douglas-FIR (what a pain to work with this timber )
Fretboard & Bridge : both Indian Rosewood, width at nut 46mm and wide string spacing at the bridge (about 57mm).
Strings : 12 gauge Ziko phosphor/bronze 80/20
Finishing: super-blonde shellac (could have done a better job but was in hurry to string it up )
Balanced sound, not too bassy, not too bright, could say boring but she actually has a very balanced tonal colour that my friend Keith is appreciating. I left the action a bit higher so it can be also strummed hard.
Cheers
Some general information below:
Type : Standard Dread dimensions but with a slight increase in depth.
Top : Master grade Italian Alpine spruce (Abete Val di Fiemme) brought with me in the suitcase returning from a holiday trip in northern Italy.
Back & Sides : Acacia Koa, but I have some doubts (not an Hawaiian Koa for sure)
Neck : Douglas-FIR (what a pain to work with this timber )
Fretboard & Bridge : both Indian Rosewood, width at nut 46mm and wide string spacing at the bridge (about 57mm).
Strings : 12 gauge Ziko phosphor/bronze 80/20
Finishing: super-blonde shellac (could have done a better job but was in hurry to string it up )
Balanced sound, not too bassy, not too bright, could say boring but she actually has a very balanced tonal colour that my friend Keith is appreciating. I left the action a bit higher so it can be also strummed hard.
Cheers