Author Topic: Local wood for guitar body (Read 130904 times)

josh_rock45 · « **Reply #725 on:** December 15, 2011, 04:14:11 PM »

my unfinished work..still waiting for the kamagong !!!!!

http://s1133.photobucket.com/albums/m584/josh_rock45/guitar%20001/?action=view&current=SDC11038.jpg

free2rock · « **Reply #726 on:** December 15, 2011, 05:56:35 PM »

Quote from: josh_rock45 on December 15, 2011, 04:14:11 PM

my unfinished work..still waiting for the kamagong !!!!!

http://s1133.photobucket.com/albums/m584/josh_rock45/guitar%20001/?action=view&current=SDC11038.jpg

Nice! Pano electronics nyan?

j-sonic · « **Reply #727 on:** March 13, 2012, 05:36:22 PM »

My Kelly project

Made from leftover mahogany from my other project.
The first Classic Mini Cooper Limousine in the Philippines

jbarot · « **Reply #728 on:** March 13, 2012, 08:38:57 PM »

the guitar looks cleanly made, but i want to ride the coop!

free2rock · « **Reply #729 on:** March 13, 2012, 10:20:22 PM »

Forget the guitar! Look at that ride!!!

maxi_musikero · « **Reply #730 on:** March 14, 2012, 10:08:38 AM »

Quote from: j-sonic on March 13, 2012, 05:36:22 PM

Made from leftover mahogany from my other project.

nice! both pieces of wood are mahogany? the other seems lighter, or maybe it's the ambient light playing tricks with the photo.

LesBol · « **Reply #731 on:** March 14, 2012, 12:14:11 PM »

@j-sonic, may built-in amp ba and ride mo?

j-sonic · « **Reply #732 on:** March 14, 2012, 12:17:34 PM »

yup.they're mismatched.the top half is lighter than the bottom half.the bottom half is left over from my wood stash 2 years ago harvested from 15yr old forest growth mahogany.the top half is from 5yr old farm grown mahogany.

j-sonic · « **Reply #733 on:** March 14, 2012, 12:20:43 PM »

Quote from: LesBol on March 14, 2012, 12:14:11 PM

@j-sonic, may built-in amp ba and ride mo?

wish it had,but the owner of the limo is a photographer from Dagupan and cannot play any instrument.I just subcontracted for the wood interior.

maxi_musikero · « **Reply #734 on:** March 14, 2012, 12:34:34 PM »

Quote from: j-sonic on March 14, 2012, 12:17:34 PM

yup.they're mismatched.the top half is lighter than the bottom half.the bottom half is left over from my wood stash 2 years ago harvested from 15yr old forest growth mahogany.the top half is from 5yr old farm grown mahogany.

curious. how does this affect the overall balance of the guitar?

guitarbrat · « **Reply #735 on:** March 14, 2012, 02:00:27 PM »

Bah! Ok ah. Marami din palang magagaling na luthiers sa tin. Next time na uwi ko papagawa ako ng gitara jan. Maganda kayang kahoy sa gitara ang duhat? Nahulog ako sa duhat nong bata ako e. Hehehe. Sino po ma rerecommend nyo pong luthier sa pinas. Postpone ko na lang ed roman built na guitar Gas ko.

j-sonic · « **Reply #736 on:** March 14, 2012, 04:39:12 PM »

I mocked it up before finishing and the guitar feels well balanced imo.it's not neck heavy,and i think it will tip the scale at 7 lbs or lighter when complete.I enlarged the control cavity to make it lighter,so I can save my back during long jams.

maxi_musikero · « **Reply #737 on:** March 15, 2012, 08:07:01 AM »

Quote from: j-sonic on March 14, 2012, 04:39:12 PM

I mocked it up before finishing and the guitar feels well balanced imo.it's not neck heavy,and i think it will tip the scale at 7 lbs or lighter when complete.I enlarged the control cavity to make it lighter,so I can save my back during long jams.

nice! apparently looks can deceive. looking forward to the finished product.

j-sonic · « **Reply #738 on:** April 17, 2012, 05:31:43 PM »

my Kelly project,with foto-flame top in tobacco burst

free2rock · « **Reply #739 on:** May 02, 2012, 07:12:22 PM »

Quote from: j-sonic on April 17, 2012, 05:31:43 PM

my Kelly project,with foto-flame top in tobacco burst

NICE!!! What wood is the droptop?

stringman · « **Reply #740 on:** May 02, 2012, 07:25:43 PM »

Quote from: j-sonic on April 17, 2012, 05:31:43 PM

my Kelly project,with foto-flame top in tobacco burst

Nice!!

j-sonic · « **Reply #741 on:** May 03, 2012, 05:33:37 PM »

Quote from: free2rock on May 02, 2012, 07:12:22 PM

NICE!!! What wood is the droptop?

thanks.the top is the mismatched mahogany.i had it airbrushed.I gave the artist an old Carvin catalog so he could copy the quilt top in tobacco burst.got the idea of a foto flame top from an old Samick ad in Guitar World

j-sonic · « **Reply #742 on:** May 03, 2012, 05:38:52 PM »

Quote from: stringman on May 02, 2012, 07:25:43 PM

Nice!!

thanks!

free2rock · « **Reply #743 on:** May 03, 2012, 10:25:37 PM »

Quote from: j-sonic on May 03, 2012, 05:33:37 PM

thanks.the top is the mismatched mahogany.i had it airbrushed.I gave the artist an old Carvin catalog so he could copy the quilt top in tobacco burst.got the idea of a foto flame top from an old Samick ad in Guitar World

That's why the flames lacked the 3D effect and depth. Still, it looks great.

ermonski · « **Reply #744 on:** May 04, 2012, 04:43:42 AM »

hanep sa wheels brad!

zinitsi · « **Reply #745 on:** May 04, 2012, 12:40:03 PM »

sa mga may alam po, ok po ba yung nato wood sa body ng guitar? quality, sound, durability etc etc matibay po ba yun pang matagalan, for keeps po ba yung mga guitar na ganun ang wood?

free2rock · « **Reply #746 on:** May 04, 2012, 01:53:01 PM »

Quote from: zinitsi on May 04, 2012, 12:40:03 PM

sa mga may alam po, ok po ba yung nato wood sa body ng guitar? quality, sound, durability etc etc matibay po ba yun pang matagalan, for keeps po ba yung mga guitar na ganun ang wood?

It's been done before. Nato has been used for acoustic backs and sides, which has much stricter requirements for stability than electric guitar bodies. So I don't see why not.

http://www.acousticguitarforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=50920
http://acapella.harmony-central.com/showthread.php?1053553-What-the-Hell-is-NATO&s=d2c09123377a6806c7f0fa8db36d503c

Kadaklan · « **Reply #747 on:** May 04, 2012, 01:58:56 PM »

may nakagawa na ba bayabas guitar? diba matigas din yung kahoy ng bayabas, ano kayang magiging tunog non

free2rock · « **Reply #748 on:** May 04, 2012, 02:01:28 PM »

Quote from: Kadaklan on May 04, 2012, 01:58:56 PM

may nakagawa na ba bayabas guitar? diba matigas din yung kahoy ng bayabas, ano kayang magiging tunog non

Dunno. Bayabas trunks aren't wide enough for guitar building, I think. Who knows?

maxi_musikero · « **Reply #749 on:** May 04, 2012, 02:02:17 PM »

Quote from: free2rock on May 04, 2012, 02:01:28 PM

Dunno. Bayabas trunks aren't wide enough for guitar building, I think. Who knows?

bro, maiba ako. how's Mikko? haven't been seeing him around lately. hope everything's ok with him.

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