estebanana -> RE: "Luthiers share your creations" thread (Nov. 13 2015 13:55:09)
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Back to guitars.... Nice clean work Stephen, the Hinoki looks very nice indeed. I presume the spruce you use is imported? Have you ever come across any 'native' spruce in Japan? I think I read somewhere of a old Yamaha flamenco, I think it might have been Ezo/Yezo spruce. What was the Port Orford Cedar like you made some guitars with? I post on an steel string guitar forum, and someone I exchange posts and messages with is going to make a blanca with POC soundboard, back, sides, and also the neck. The latter is something I am intrigued by, it's not something I have seen before. He's eager to use as much POC as the tree grew in his front garden! Would it be possible to ask what the width of the saddle is on your guitar? I received a new guitar recently with a 1.7mm wide saddle which seems very narrow First, thank you. I use Spruce that is Engelmann or German, it comes from various places the usual vendors. Jim Frieson also supplied me with some nice top wood when I came to Japan, as a start up gift. He sometimes checks in and reads here. He is a nice guy who makes super fine guitars in Hokkaido, the Northern island. Some people have used Port Orford for soundboards, but I prefer spruce. There was a Japanese maker who passed away that I heard about who used Hinoki for flamenco soundboards sometimes, and that has me intrigued, but have not done it yet. I think, just my opinion, Port Orford and Hinoki might make better Steel string soundboards, but then a few people have used it on flamencos with success. There is spruce here, but I have yet to grab a good piece, there is also some nice pine, which looks very promising if you get a light board. I just roughed out a three piece viola top of salvaged pine, some Brescian violas were made with pine tops and I'm working on a Brescia model viola, the second one. My saddle material is 2.5 to 3mm and I make the slot at 2.5 and fit the saddle. I've seen some thin saddles, as long as it supports the strings securely. Someone like Alan Carruth would probably have more technical data or insight about saddle thickness. He lurks on the other forums. But if the saddle holds the strings and does not chip it's probably ok. And if not ok can probably be replaced with a wider one. I hope I answered all your questions. Write me if you need more detailed information on POC or Hinoki - or start a thread about it and I'll respond. I have pictures from the lumber mill that cut it for me, and more information. It's nice wood, it's plentiful, I like it.
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