RE: Carved/stippled headstock, new guitar underway

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RobF

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RE: Carved/stippled headstock, new g... (in reply to Andy Culpepper)

Nice! 👍

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jul. 1 2020 1:14:45

ernandez R

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Joined: Mar. 25 2019
From: Alaska USA

RE: Carved/stippled headstock, new g... (in reply to Andy Culpepper)

She came out vary nice.

I did check your website to see if you had a price listed and sadly no I'm not in the market just curious. I know you put a lot of special detail in her.

Can you explain the nature of her name? I googled around some but no joy. Guessing a linguistic variation of eight pointed star?

Looking forward to the sound check after you have a few hours working the strings.

HR

ps. First day of PT and they hurt me ;) foot in bucket of ice water as I type. Aiming for an hour up and two or three seated in the shop tomorrow. It's showtime!

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doesn't have to be fast,
should have some meat on the bones,
can be raw or well done,
as long as it doesn't sound like it's turning green on an elevator floor.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jul. 1 2020 3:00:24

Andy Culpepper

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From: NY, USA

RE: Carved/stippled headstock, new g... (in reply to RobF)

Thank you gents. I will put it up on my website soon, I was going to ask $5000 but probably $4500 with the current economy.

Najmat means "stars" in Arabic.

I'm hoping to record tomorrow, my injury is much less impressive than getting stomped by a moose. I was pushing little pieces of wood with sharp corners on a sanding block and they dug into my thumb right where it hits the strings

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jul. 2 2020 1:17:18

jalalkun

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From: Iraq, living in Cologne, Germany

RE: Carved/stippled headstock, new g... (in reply to RobF)

Najmat...you're a genius. You could also say "Nojoom" (another plural form), but Najmat kinda fits it perfectly.

Also, the carved headstock looks stunning. it reminds me of my own headstock, it has a little carved and stippled part as well. so I have kind of a soft spot for it. is it for sale?

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jul. 2 2020 12:27:46

Andy Culpepper

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From: NY, USA

RE: Carved/stippled headstock, new g... (in reply to RobF)

Jalal, interesting, glad to know the name doesn't sound weird to an Arabic speaker.
Thanks for the kind words! This one actually is for sale!

Here is the video. I decided to try a new brand of strings, Knobloch QZ Actives Medium Tension. They are really bright with nice articulation but bring out a little more sustain than I'm used to for flamenco. I think they would sound really good after being broken in for a few days.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jul. 2 2020 17:10:22

Marz

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RE: Carved/stippled headstock, new g... (in reply to Andy Culpepper)

So beautiful. I wish i lived in Europe.

If I acquire anything from Europe, there's considerable shipping, customs and our version of VAT on the total cost landed to Australia. My only option is to find an Australian maker, but I don't have enough info about who I should approach as the makers I'm aware of make classical guitars.

I once self assigned a photojournalism project on guitar making and spent three fantastic, mind blowing months visiting Richard Howell as he made one of his Fleta homages, No.271 in 1993. What a wonderful person. There's something warm and friendly about luthiers. Must be the meditative and fulfilling qualities of crafting art.

I wish he made flamencos.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Sep. 3 2020 7:13:17

Schieper

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Joined: Mar. 29 2017
From: The Netherlands

RE: Carved/stippled headstock, new g... (in reply to RobF)

A breathtaking beauty... so much craftmanschip... I bow in deep respect for that :-)

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Sep. 3 2020 8:07:29

Andy Culpepper

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From: NY, USA

RE: Carved/stippled headstock, new g... (in reply to RobF)

Totally missed these posts! Thanks for the kind words Marz and Schieper.

This guitar is currently up on the GSI website if you want to gaze on some higher-quality photos: https://www.guitarsalon.com/store/p6173-andy-culpepper-quotnajmatquot.html

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Sep. 20 2020 17:19:30

constructordeguitarras

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From: Seattle, Washington, USA

RE: Carved/stippled headstock, new g... (in reply to Andy Culpepper)

Sounds really good, Andy. Your playing and the guitar. Nice design.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Sep. 21 2020 4:37:59

Andy Culpepper

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From: NY, USA

RE: Carved/stippled headstock, new g... (in reply to constructordeguitarras)

Gracias, Ethan! Hoping to make more of this style in the future.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Sep. 22 2020 23:52:48

Tom Blackshear

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RE: Carved/stippled headstock, new g... (in reply to Andy Culpepper)

Right on! You guys should be encouraged to search different designs and fan brace patterns to accomplish greatness in guitar building.

I think most of you are traditionalists and have a firm foundation in the Spanish idiom. As you know I'm a strict traditionalist myself.

I love what you are doing and I hope you continue to supply the world with your art.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Sep. 24 2020 20:08:27