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RE: "Luthiers share your creati... (in reply to Andy Culpepper)
Can´t listen to it thoroughly enough as the Internet setting as is quits the stream / temporary DL at file end / takes reloading all the time. ( Anyone got an idea what to look for, or could it be due to use of VPN?)
But what I heard was one more example of great attributes. Great crispness and rich mids that seem very capable of modulation. Great tone and fast response like always.
Only that with this one I have the feeling that it could be a tad too stiff for me. Some like of the reknown PdL or Grisha seem to prefer rather hard pulsation, but I like the mix of soft nontheless tight strings under the tips.
Whatever, sounds definitly like another really nice gem. Generally, me rather leans towards blancas, but negras like this do command their admiration.
RE: "Luthiers share your creati... (in reply to Andy Culpepper)
Beautiful! Period. ;O)
Where from did you know that me loves a Burgundy red / turqoise combo? More even the "anaconda" pattern between the lines. ( Always been wanting to see resemblance of snake pattern on a rosette.)
And this cutaway shape to my taste brings the design to where it can even outperform the classical aesthetics. - Which ain´t exactly how I usually file away cutaway silhouette. ( With acoustic guitars often appearing kind of clumsy to me.) The backs beautiful grain with such perfect match of bindings and purflings only crowns the visual feast.
VERY yummy piece!
Ruphus
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A negra .. I bet it sounds big an full as the best ones do ... you know your guitars are getting a very good reputation these days i hear about them on other parts of the internet, you are building quite a reputation ... yes i would like to hear it as well ....
I , Personally, have never been a big fan of the 'cutaway' except on jazz guitars ..why did you decide to make one ?
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RE: "Luthiers share your creati... (in reply to El Kiko)
Yeah, El Kiko and Orsonw, I built it because Jason McGuire demands a cutaway. It's on its way to him now and he'll make a video with it.
Ruphus, I'm glad you like the shape. I usually hate cutaway shapes, feeling that they ruin the nice classical shape. This way of doing it adds something interesting that makes up for the loss. But it is so difficult and risky (risk of splitting a side) to do that I have to get really motivated to do it. Actually, the bright colored lines are lime green. Turquoise might be nice sometime. I do see now how the green could be mistaken for turquoise on the computer screen.
Thanks, El Kiko, for letting me know about my reputation. The sound of my guitars has been very consistent the past couple of years. It is so funny that, each time I make one and string it up for the first time, I am eager to find out if it will make sound at all.
This way of doing it adds something interesting that makes up for the loss.
That is precisely how I think too.
With design it often is subtle specifics that make a difference. The side continuing the heels taper indeed gives shape of style, and even ergonomically looks like perfectly bearing for the thumb. If tension free a great sculpturing.
[ - Regarding difficulties with flexibly shaping the sides, Andy uses a bending iron that looks as if it could be perfect for such work. ( Just in case you havn´t seen such yet / don´t employ it already.)]
Ruphus
PS: Turqoise stain / die is rare like hence teeth. Especially one that be looking like actually turqoise ( not like somewhat blueish green). There seemed one made in US, then discontinued.
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RE: "Luthiers share your creati... (in reply to Ruphus)
I have used abalone shell in rosettes. Maybe I'll try using actual turquoise stone, in small amounts.
The thing about this cutaway design is that there is a compound curve. The other way--with a short piece coming out from the neck/heel in the regular way and then a corner in the back where it attaches to the cutaway part--involves only simple curves. The compound curve is what gets very tricky. It is even really, really, hard to get the edge binding to follow it. The part of the side that is glued to the side of the heel is bent with the grain, which makes it susceptible to splitting.
RE: "Luthiers share your creati... (in reply to Andy Culpepper)
Very plausible.
The elegant result is certainly worth it however.
I suppose that the side sheet remains under tension, though. Will it stand the test of time / not move / detach with eventual challenges of strain / humidity variation?
RE: "Luthiers share your creati... (in reply to Andy Culpepper)
No matter how I try, my &/&%&§"! connection will not allow more than the first 30 seconds. ( While the frisking function of youtube caused 350 MB of traffic nonetheless.) Those few notes, albeit out of tune, sound good.
Jason ought to do another you tube in about a week and give the guitar a chance to mature a little. He sounds good but the guitar is new and to be fair with it, he should demonstrate it again.
Jason is very kind to help out with these builders art, and I wish him a good New Year.
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RE: "Luthiers share your creati... (in reply to Ruphus)
Hi, Ruphus.
I've been having trouble with the Internet too and every time I've listened to the video (or any Youtube video since yesterday) it sounds like it's on one of those vibrato bars ("tremolo" bars?) on an electric guitar. Don't know if it's my computer or my crappy Earthlink Internet service. I probably need a new computer and a new service provider. I hope yours gets straightened out.
Hey, turned out it was the browser! My Google Chrome got corrupted somehow and Firefox is working fine.
One day in and just awesome sound texture which is just going to get better and better. Absolute monster MASTER CRAFTSMAN talent to build such beauty!!
RE: "Luthiers share your creati... (in reply to Andy Culpepper)
Hi Ethan,
Digital glitches can absolutely distort audio and sometimes completely alienate it.
However, the problems I am having come from internet censoring and trying to bypass it. Worsened by the fact that major platforms like YT are being misused by NSA alikes to get control on ones computer and if desired using the bandwith for male operation.
Once again, could not make the new clip work / lost half an hour with vain trials and am getting totally pissed from that dictatorial crap.
RE: "Luthiers share your creati... (in reply to Andy Culpepper)
Just been able to listen to it. Very crisp, very responsive and apparently of versatile voice. However, - if I may say that - a bigger-than-life soundfield of close miking makes it hard to figure a live situation / sound in the room.
Provided the room conditions be not too bad, I wished takes would be done with a bit more of distance. For instrument demos anyway, - but often times for a mix as well. ( Many of the best acoustic tracks were made with a distance to the microphone.)
Anyway, seems like quite an axe there!
Ruphus
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RE: "Luthiers share your creati... (in reply to Andy Culpepper)
Still cleaning up a few details and going back in for more French polish sessions.
The bridge tie block is inlayed with abalone that I actually ate. I saved the shells, cut out portions with a jewelers saw and filed them flat. Would have been faster with a lapidary wheel..
The dart in the tail feels kind of Empire style French design, I can see that on an Empire style chair or picture frame..The person who commissioned it wanted some clean but elegant detail.
The ebony binding was a must, I tried several other colors of wood before settling on black. It was the only color that really set off the Palo Escrito and gave it punctuation.
Palo Escrito is a wonderful wood, fairly light weight, and very light compared to the denser heavier woods negras are made with. It's similar to Indian rosewood, but perhaps a bit lighter. It can make dry sounding guitar, I'vea flamenco coming up next on the heels of this one made with Palo E. It was thinned more in the back and ribs and braced lighter so it will be more flamenco, plus the top is braced a la Barbero.
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