Simon's guitar

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Phil

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Joined: Jul. 7 2003
From: Rota, Spain

Simon's guitar

Simon,
What is the status on the guitar you were building? I hope it didn't end up in your fireplace.
Phil

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Escribano

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From: England, living in Italy

RE: Simon's guitar (in reply to Phil)

Hi Phil, I've just finished a long project at work and now have some time off to pick up my RV and finish off the guitar. I will post piccies.

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Jim Opfer

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RE: Simon's guitar (in reply to Escribano)

Looking Forward!

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Sep. 11 2003 17:49:15

gerundino63

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From: The Netherlands

RE: Simon's guitar (in reply to Escribano)

Hi Simon!

I have planned to built a guitar in the future too,
what wood are you using?
I runned into a interesting site too.
Perhaps you allready know it, but if not, here it is!
http://onlineapprentice.com/
greetings, Peter.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Sep. 11 2003 19:41:41

Escribano

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From: England, living in Italy

RE: Simon's guitar (in reply to gerundino63)

quote:

have planned to built a guitar in the future too,
what wood are you using?
I runned into a interesting site too.
Perhaps you allready know it, but if not, here it is!
http://onlineapprentice.com/

Now that is an interesting site (danke veel) and it says

quote:

I recommend that you read Roy Courtnall's book "Making Master Guitars" and William Cumpiano's "Guitarmaking-Tradition and Technology". This will get you familiar with the process

Those are my only two books and I am building a Santos Hernandez from Courtnall's book (I think El Zurdo is making the same one).

This is an old photo gallery, I need to update it...
http://www.shearston.com/luthier/

Go for it Peter, it's not too difficult.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Sep. 11 2003 21:26:52

TANúñez

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From: TEXAS

RE: Simon's guitar (in reply to gerundino63)

Hey Peter, I'm actually building a guitar patterned after a flamenco by Marcelo Barbero. I'm also build a Miguel Rodriguez classical through the online apprentice website. You had to reserve a spot a long time ago. There's about 40 people including myself in the course.

It's a lot of fun. I want to eventually build full time.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Sep. 11 2003 22:02:32

gerundino63

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Joined: Jul. 11 2003
From: The Netherlands

RE: Simon's guitar (in reply to TANúñez)

hi Tom and Simon,
Perhaps next year I am going to Spain to do a course guitarbuilding together with my brother in law.
I try to collect information now, and figure out what kind of guitar I will built.
A negra, or one with maple, 650mm, 660mm, perhaps a zero fret, that kind of things.
So I enjoy reading and seeing your adventures!
good night, Peter.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Sep. 11 2003 23:37:29

Escribano

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From: England, living in Italy

RE: Simon's guitar (in reply to gerundino63)

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A negra, or one with maple, 650mm, 660mm, perhaps a zero fret, that kind of things.

Keep it simple, a blanca (cypress) is easier to plane than rosewood, forget maple for now. Ebony fingerboard, 650mm, no zero fret.

A guitar building course would help but it's not that tough to start on your own and prepares you well for a course as you learn best from your own mistakes