Why would you want more strings? Isn’t the guitar full of strings already? 8 strings extend the range of notes in a satisfying way.
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Left-handed complement?
I made a custom guitar for Jake Carlon in Pullman WA. Jake came to Blaine last summer to meet me and look at my shop and some of my woods. He expressed a couple of preferences then. First and most … Continue reading
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Preview of future attraction. Spruce and Amboyna burl.
Here’s a top, a very fine Euro spruce, joined and with rosette inlaid. Amboyna burl background….
Some pictures of a guitar for JP
Here’s a guitar finished earlier this year. I suppose you might say it’s pretty. A few bells and whistles. It is a Romanillos plantilla, but with double sides and back. Rosewood and Euro-Spruce. Powerful and soulful voice. 650 scale length.
New Guitar pics – April ’18
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Here is a new guitar for a good local customer. Old Brazilian. Euro spruce. Ganz/Romanillos design. Lined with cypress. I am honored and thankful for the trust and sponsorship of my work by my customers.
New Guitar – Gravity Waves
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I couldn’t fit “gravitational” onto the label. Here is a new kid on the block. I got most of this wood for this particular instrument from a dear friend a decade or so in the past. The top is haselfichte … Continue reading
Ekachai and the third twin…
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A while back… I posted about the third twin.. er triplet. Ghost Spruce http://ganzguitars.com/wp/index.php/2015/09/28/the-third-triplet-see-through-cedar/ It has been strung up for a while now and I’ve been playing it.. and playing around with it. I installed an arm-rest, a tap plate … Continue reading
New Guitar – El Negrito
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El Negrito – a piece by Antonio Lauro. The little black… Romanillos vein, 640 scalelength, dark Brazilian rosewood, Euro spruce. This one is not betrothed… yet.
Evaluating and optimizing spruce tops…
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Choosing a Spruce Top for Larry’s Guitar
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Larry liked (loved, bonded, enjoyed…) his guitar that he immediatlely (after a pause to ask himself if he was crazy) ordered a second. It will have a smaller body, like a Romanillos plan, again with some awesome rosewood. But choosing … Continue reading