Just let them settle in for a few days and give them a final tweak and setup.
I'm pleased they're all done because I'm knackered. So here's some final pics.
Native Olive Dread.
I'm pleased to report that this tonewood indeed lives up to the expectations of all those who have tapped, bashed and flexed this stuff.
It has only been strung up since yesterday with the final setup today.
It has a beefy bottom end, nice punch in the mids and clear fat trebles.
And it is loud. I had it around at Daves place about an hour ago and played it in the back yard. Some friends of ours were there and had to raise their voices over it.
So it's going to be a real Bluegrass canon when the Adi top eventually opens up.
Blackwood 12 String
We finished this one yesterday, installed the K & K powermix system in it and I played it for 4 hours at a wedding last night.
After 4 hours of playing it was a very different sounding instrument this morning. More bottom end, less jangle - essentially what you'd expect.
Very, very happy with the sound of it and a big thanks to Craig Lawrence for the excellent tutorial on setting out the six pin bridge.
I tuned it up at the start of the gig and it stayed in tune the whole night
Most unusual for a 12 string.I also put a thin bridge saddle in it because of the under saddle K & K pickup. Intonated the B string and surprisingly everthing else is pretty damned close. The harmonics are spot on with a tiny sharpening when you fret at the 12th fret - again what you would expect.
Blackwood/King Billy O model
The King Billy reminds me of Engelmann in sound and sounds fairly open from the get go - like cedar or Engelmann. plenty of bottom end considering it's such a small instrument but nicely balanced across all strings.
Ziricote/Euro O model
More mid range punch and brighter top end than the King Billy but still balanced and responsive.
Both these O's will make nice little fingerstyle guitars.
Thanks fer lookin.
Bob
