RE: J. McGuire playing S. Faulk Maple cutaway

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estebanana

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RE: J. McGuire playing S. Faulk Mapl... (in reply to Tom Blackshear)

Thank you Tom, I certainly don't merit the maestro part , hope you just using that to be supportive.

I usually say the same thing, keep after one design and make it as good as you possibly can. I have two designs I have been making and I also have a few plantillas I use, but a new idea now and then can't hurt, right? I've even toyed with doing double tops, but still feel there lots of possibilities for solid wood yet.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date May 15 2013 0:07:16

estebanana

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RE: J. McGuire playing S. Faulk Mapl... (in reply to Andy Culpepper)

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he broad, flat braces will only hold the shape of the top better than regular braces if they stiffen the top more than regular braces. And if they are that stiff it seems like they would just be adding more weight than necessary compared to regular braces. No?

Nah, that top ain't going anywhere else, I'm pretty sure.

The real point of that design was not to scoop the space between soundhole and bridge but to move the cross grain flex lower on the face and mechanically open up the cross grain flexibility below the bridge. At the same time keeping the top stiff laterally across the top under the bridge for power. There's not much give under the bridge off the wings of the bridge to the edges, but below the bridge there's give.

The premise was not to sacrifice stiffness across the grain, yet get a funky cross grain flex behind the bridge. I tried the same thing on a few other guitars with a Bouchet bar but never liked the result, so I turned to straps.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date May 15 2013 0:20:12

Tom Blackshear

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RE: J. McGuire playing S. Faulk Mapl... (in reply to estebanana)

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Thank you Tom, I certainly don't merit the maestro part

Sure you do, as this title can come very quickly when you are doing things right. I have commanded this title simply because of my age :-)

But I still consider myself to be a guitar maker, not a Luthier, simply, as I make only guitars.

And you have good hands, so all you have to do is perfect your work as far as you can go, and the players will beat a path to your door.

I can only suggest that you pay close attention to the old masters and their work, as there is much to learn from their contributions to the art. And then fine-tune their work to such a degree that it becomes your own; even better than when you started.....Ole!

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date May 16 2013 18:01:11

Ricardo

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RE: J. McGuire playing S. Faulk Mapl... (in reply to Tom Blackshear)

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And then fine-tune their work to such a degree that it becomes your own;

now when you say "fine-tune" what do you mean exactly?

Just kidding

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date May 16 2013 20:06:32

Tom Blackshear

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RE: J. McGuire playing S. Faulk Mapl... (in reply to Ricardo)

I understand the joke

I said this is reference to his playing skills, which always helps a guitar maker to find his equilibrium.

He knows what he is looking for, as a player.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date May 16 2013 20:59:20

Tom Blackshear

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RE: J. McGuire playing S. Faulk Mapl... (in reply to estebanana)

I listened to this guitar again today, and honestly, if I were a singer I would be intimidated all to heck, the guitar is so loud.

Not only do you have one of America's great flamenco guitarists playing your instruments but you have a tremendous need to experiment with different designs. I hope you take the best out of every design you have built and put them into a phenomenal instrument.

It seems that you have the talent to do it.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jun. 1 2013 22:30:38

estebanana

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RE: J. McGuire playing S. Faulk Mapl... (in reply to estebanana)

Thanks Tom.
I'm going to make this design again, but first I have to fill some orders with more standard designs, then I'll experiment again once those obligations are fulfilled.

Jason needed certain tool and I tried to provide it. One thing about this guitar is that it plays really easy, ligados and alzapua are easy to generate. And the access to the upper registers is quite open. Jason gigs a few times a week and he needs a guitar that wont tear him up, yet still has some guts, I think I managed to get both things in this guitar. At some point I hope a cleaner recording comes out, this was done on an iPhone...

He plays jobs with a dual internal mic system that picks up the sound hole and under the bridge. He can manipulate the sound quite a bit, so in a sense this guitar is a platform for his sound system. Since I knew that going in I made the guitar play soft and was not worried about making it loud, it just happens to be loud when played acoustically...well he he not just happens to be. The thing I wanted was a guitar that felt wonderful to play so he would not stress at gigs.

He has about four or five nice guitars to choose from now and mine if just one of them. Ironically, since I left town, I have not heard him play my guitar in public and I really miss my professional guitar playing friends.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jun. 2 2013 0:50:35

Miguel de Maria

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RE: J. McGuire playing S. Faulk Mapl... (in reply to estebanana)

Damn, Stephen, you are doing a nice sales job on me here.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jun. 2 2013 3:44:40