OT: guitar craftsmanship

[morrisericd]

Really enjoyed that - thanks!

[verbs4us]

Originally Posted by marciero

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!!!!

Originally Posted by 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

[redir]

Originally Posted by 54ny77

Whoa, post some pics!!!!

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.

[wc1934]

Originally Posted by redir

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.

WOW - impressive!!!

[jmoore]

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

[OtayBW]

Originally Posted by redir

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]

Originally Posted by OtayBW

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