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RE: "Luthiers share your creati... (in reply to Tom Blackshear)
Ok, with the risk of starting something I might regret,
here´s a new soundport that I just made for a steelstring. Its a handdrawing, more or less made on the spot. I will now offer special inlayed soundports on my 1A guitars.
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Stephen, I have to ask because I keep wondering: Who is pictured in your Avatar (Is that what you call it)? He looks so familiar, but I can't place him.
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RE: "Luthiers share your creati... (in reply to ralexander)
Yes, Ralexander, that's Daniel on the far right. I knew Daniel and Juan when I lived in Morón de la Frontera for a year in 1970-1971 studying flamenco guitar playing with Diego del Gastor, and with Juan too.
ORIGINAL: constructordeguitarras I knew Daniel and Juan when I lived in Morón de la Frontera for a year in 1970-1971 studying flamenco guitar playing with Diego del Gastor, and with Juan too.
Ethan,
Did you ever run into my old friend Tom MacNab in Moron? I think he was living and studying there about that time.
RE: "Luthiers share your creati... (in reply to Anders Eliasson)
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Ok, with the risk of starting something I might regret,
here´s a new soundport that I just made for a steelstring. Its a handdrawing, more or less made on the spot. I will now offer special inlayed soundports on my 1A guitars.
I like this design very much. What scares me though is that one good hit in this area and it can get damaged. It looks fragile. I think the risk is minimized with care but accidents to happen. Regardless, I like the design and I like that you used a light colored wood. It contrasts nicely with the darker side wood.
Stephen, I have to ask because I keep wondering: Who is pictured in your Avatar (Is that what you call it)? He looks so familiar, but I can't place him.
Professor Severus Snape. Teacher of Potions and Dark Spells.
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RE: "Luthiers share your creati... (in reply to jshelton5040)
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Did you ever run into my old friend Tom MacNab in Moron? I think he was living and studying there about that time.
John-- I don't think so. I am terrible with names, though. But I'm sure I didn't know him. There was a guy who had my apartment in Morón before me and left a bunch of stuff behind including photos of Diego. He actually telephoned me a couple years ago and then emailed me more photos from Morón. Could that be him (in Florida now I think)? Unfortunately, I forgot his name....
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RE: "Luthiers share your creati... (in reply to Anders Eliasson)
What's to regret, Anders? I like your organic style. I am very impressed that you also build boats and violins. Wish I could have a beer with you sometime.
RE: "Luthiers share your creati... (in reply to Anders Eliasson)
I love the Juanito playing your guitar photo. I saw him when he was here last time. He played wonderfully. There was a drunk guy that offered him a beer on stage however, that was amusing, but kinda not. Juan just kept playing. I know exactly where that photo was taken and that funny lady watching him is a friend of mine. Did you know her in Moron?
RE: "Luthiers share your creati... (in reply to Anders Eliasson)
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What's to regret, Anders?
Soundports is a subject that makes trolls show up very fast. Maybe I shouldn´t have answered this, because I just gave them another chance to start trolling. And no, I´m not paranoid, I´m only experienced
ORIGINAL: constructordeguitarras John-- I don't think so. I am terrible with names, though. But I'm sure I didn't know him. There was a guy who had my apartment in Morón before me and left a bunch of stuff behind including photos of Diego. He actually telephoned me a couple years ago and then emailed me more photos from Morón. Could that be him (in Florida now I think)? Unfortunately, I forgot his name....
Now that I think about it Tom must have been there a year or two before you. I had him buy me a Ramirez blanca and later a Francisco Fernandez blanca while he was living in Spain. Neither was a particularly memorable guitar. Tom went from Spain to India with a bunch of hippies to see the latest phony religious leader and spent the next couple of years worshiping some fat kid who loved expensive cars and good looking women. Fortunately he got over that nonsense after a few years.
RE: "Luthiers share your creati... (in reply to Anders Eliasson)
Finished a cedar topped blanca recently. Lighting in the picture is a bit dark, I think I need to figure out a different lighting system for photographing stuff... new workshop is a bit darker than the last one.
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RE: "Luthiers share your creati... (in reply to Blair Russell)
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ORIGINAL: Blair Russell
Finished a cedar topped blanca recently. Lighting in the picture is a bit dark, I think I need to figure out a different lighting system for photographing stuff... new workshop is a bit darker than the last one.
Your guitar has a very nice shape. I like the rounded lower bout (no flat spot at the end block) but I would prefer that the 19th fret be split by the sound hole. Somehow a full lenght top fret throws off the symetry. Nice work!
RE: "Luthiers share your creati... (in reply to Anders Eliasson)
Thanks John and Andy. John, I think you are right about the 19th fret... I've stared at it for awhle now and it's starting to look a bit out of place. The only reason I don't usually split the 19th fret is because I find filing the fret end in the soundhole to be a pain - I shouldn't be so lazy...
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RE: "Luthiers share your creati... (in reply to estebanana)
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I know exactly where that photo was taken and that funny lady watching him is a friend of mine. Did you know her in Moron?
I don't think so. I don't know her name. Daniel sent me the photo and didn't say.
I actually have not seen Juan or Daniel since 1971. But Daniel has one of my guitars and one of his students has two of them.
I'm a single father in Seattle with a teenage son to look after. Fortunately making guitars and teaching flamenco playing at home fit well with this. Maybe when he's off to college in a couple years I'll get out more.
RE: "Luthiers share your creati... (in reply to Anders Eliasson)
Great, I like it. A bit of sapwood is always nice because it makes for an interesting contrast. The problem with rosettes with pure wood inlays is that they can easily look dull. You need to use a very interesting looking piece of wood, that keeps on looking interesting when cut into a very small piece.
RE: "Luthiers share your creati... (in reply to Anders Eliasson)
Hello everyone I haven't posted in quite a while but I have been busy. I thought I would just post an extremely rare to the internet photo of my guitars. Over the past 2 months I have put my head down and managed to build these 5 beauties. The three on the right are all classical guitars. The 4th guitar to the right is a Ziricote cedar topped negra and of course the one on the far right is a blanca (no prizes there) They will all be finished and strung up at some point next week. Best wishes to all,
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