OT: guitar craftsmanship

[54ny77]

This is simply, in a word, spectacular.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gS78naDiB4k

[martl]

Loving those videos.. another one which is very relaxing to watch, of a violin maker:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fUixINRBZY

[Louis]

But did Mark Knopfler ever write a song about any of those guitars?

(I've posted this before, but it's good enough that IMO there's no shame in posting it again.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2zvskhQcx4

[soulspinner]

used to go to a guys shop in upstate ny and watch a guy named Howie Needham make custom flamenco guitars. I asked him 40 years ago how much one cost and he said 20000 dollars....when he finished with one he would play it for a long time. If one didn't sound right he would throw it out! I think he makes or did make only violins after that period. Last I knew one of his violins was 40000.

[merckxman]

Reminds me about a well to do, very successful, friend. One day he decided he was going to be a flamenco guitarist. Sold house, everything, moved to Spain to learn. Unfortunately, lost track of him but have wondered how his life turned out.
used to go to a guys shop in upstate ny and watch a guy named Howie Needham make custom flamenco guitars. I asked him 40 years ago how much one cost and he said 20000 dollars....when he finished with one he would play it for a long time. If one didn't sound right he would throw it out! I think he makes or did make only violins after that period. Last I knew one of his violins was 40000.

[old_fat_and_slow]

This is simply, in a word, spectacular.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gS78naDiB4k

As an acoustic guitarist, I really enjoyed that video. Didn't realize Goodall was such a small shop.

I'm happy with my Collings, Santa Cruzes, and Martins.

[OtayBW]

I have an (old) friend from a long time back who has been building guitars for a LONG time. Like RS, he closed his order list after it exceeded a 9 year wait. His flat tops begin at ~$30K and his archtops - one of which is included in the Smithsonian collection of the 'Blue Guitar Project' - go for well over that.

Nice work if you can get it!

[e-RICHIE]

...one of which is included in the Smithsonian collection of the 'Blue Guitar Project' - go for well over that.

Nice work if you can get it!

That was a cool project.
I have the book.
Big (!) D’Aquisto fan here (his blue varnish inspired the project).

[OtayBW]

That was a cool project.
I have the book.
Big (!) D’Aquisto fan here (his blue varnish inspired the project).
Me, too! :hello:

[wc1934]

Talk about craftsmen!!!! wow.

[jimcav]

I really enjoyed watching that. I'm a self-taught and not very good guitar player, but enjoy it immensely. I bought myself a martin in 1999 and also loved a Collins and a Goodall I played at the same time (buffalo bros guitars, now out of business). I almost bought the Goodall, really was the best sounding, but it was more than i wanted to spend--wish i had.

[marciero]

used to go to a guys shop in upstate ny and watch a guy named Howie Needham make custom flamenco guitars. I asked him 40 years ago how much one cost and he said 20000 dollars....when he finished with one he would play it for a long time. If one didn't sound right he would throw it out! I think he makes or did make only violins after that period. Last I knew one of his violins was 40000.

I think it's unusual for luthiers to make both high end violins and guitars.
Actually, $20k for violins and other carved bowed instruments may be not much higher than median for a professional instrument. We have a handful of luthiers here locally, including the guy who makes Mark O'Connor's instruments.

[charliedid]

Nice

[redir]

Goodall makes a fine guitar for sure. I've been making guitars for over 25 years now. I just finished my 65th one last month and the first one I've ever built using Brazilian rosewood. It's a sort of hobby side business for me really fun thing to do and very rewarding, and very frustrating too :D

[OtayBW]

Goodall makes a fine guitar for sure. I've been making guitars for over 25 years now. I just finished my 65th one last month and the first one I've ever built using Brazilian rosewood. It's a sort of hobby side business for me really fun thing to do and very rewarding, and very frustrating too :DCool! [emoji106]

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[morrisericd]

Really enjoyed that - thanks!

[verbs4us]

I think it's unusual for luthiers to make both high end violins and guitars.
Actually, $20k for violins and other carved bowed instruments may be not much higher than median for a professional instrument. We have a handful of luthiers here locally, including the guy who makes Mark O'Connor's instruments.

*** for Dana Bourgeois, in nearby Lewiston. His instruments nowadays average $6500. His talk about guitar-craft: https://bourgeoisguitars.net/home-video/guitarcraft/

[oldpotatoe]

amazing, fascinating, thanks!!

[bowenarrow]

Amazing stuff!


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[54ny77]

Whoa, post some pics!!!!:cool:

Goodall makes a fine guitar for sure. I've been making guitars for over 25 years now. I just finished my 65th one last month and the first one I've ever built using Brazilian rosewood. It's a sort of hobby side business for me really fun thing to do and very rewarding, and very frustrating too :D

[redir]

Whoa, post some pics!!!!:cool:

Sure. I had just finished two guitars an OM and a parlor guitar with the same aesthetic treatments. Brazilian rosewood back and sides and torrified red spruce tops with ivoroid binding and abalone. The banjo tuners on the OM are pretty cool, I've never used those before. The parlor has traditional slotted head. Both have torch inlay. Enjoy.

https://i.imgur.com/gv7KQMUl.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/SinnRyvl.gif

https://i.imgur.com/46Rn5e8l.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/u1KeCDAl.gif

https://i.imgur.com/J1IyaPVl.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/CPIeW0el.jpg

[wc1934]

Sure. I had just finished two guitars an OM and a parlor guitar with the same aesthetic treatments. Brazilian rosewood back and sides and torrified red spruce tops with ivoroid binding and abalone. The banjo tuners on the OM are pretty cool, I've never used those before. The parlor has traditional slotted head. Both have torch inlay. Enjoy.

https://i.imgur.com/gv7KQMUl.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/SinnRyvl.gif

https://i.imgur.com/46Rn5e8l.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/u1KeCDAl.gif

https://i.imgur.com/J1IyaPVl.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/CPIeW0el.jpg

WOW - impressive!!!

[jmoore]

Love videos like this. I could watch videos of craftsmen making stuff all day and not get tired of it.

[OtayBW]

Sure. I had just finished two guitars an OM and a parlor guitar with the same aesthetic treatments. Brazilian rosewood back and sides and torrified red spruce tops with ivoroid binding and abalone. The banjo tuners on the OM are pretty cool, I've never used those before. The parlor has traditional slotted head. Both have torch inlay. Enjoy.

Awesome! How's the tone on that parlor guitar?

[redir]

Awesome! How's the tone on that parlor guitar?

It was okay but honestly not as good as my other ones that were made with white oak. The white oak ones were surprisingly loud with a real bass presence in them for such small guitars. Perhaps I should just say this one was different, not necessary worse. It has a very nice balance to it and plenty of sustain. Definitely a finger style guitar as strumming with a pick is too easy to overdrive the top.

A small guitar like this is almost always specialized. I guess what makes the oak ones different is that they were suitable in all styles.

It's still a good guitar and the client loved it so that's good enough ;)