Nico Audy-Rowland
is a composer and performer of music that ain’t classical guitar. But he likes to compose on nylon strings. When he came to me with his martin backpacker, and an idea… He also likes a long-scale baritone tuning. His idea: turn the backpacker (610 mm scale) into a baritone (700 mm scale). This would reguire a new fingerboard with frets place for the new scalelength, and repositioning the bridge….Oh, and he also wanted a midi out.
So, here are some pictures of the project.
Bart Migal is another repeat customer. He originally found one of my guitars at a dealer in New York, and it was a gift to his dad! Then he commissioned this one (seven string cutaway) from me a few years ago. It got string whipped while changing strings, so he sent it to me and I gave it some attention. Shown below, larger than life.
String Slap
While I had it, I decided it needed some work on the frets. A few had come loose. And the finish on the back of the guitar was grotty. So I brought it on to my kitchen workbench and refeshed the french polished shellac.
It’s just wood, but I love it so.
Thanks Bart. Your guitar was a fine guest.
