Washburn style parlour build

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Washburn style parlour build

Post by wadkin » Sun Mar 09, 2014 9:36 am

Okay here at London Metropolitan we all have to make one of these ladder braced parlour guitars based, on an old Washburn plan.
My tutor Nick Pyall http://www.nickpyall.co.uk/ is quite the Historian, having done his dr. thesis on this stuff. He insures me that at the time these small gems weren't called 'parlour' guitars, there is in fact apparently some evidence to suggest that a Parlour was in fact a larger model.

Anyways they'r nice little guitars, I rather like the shape and the fact they don't give you a arm ache.
spec: European Spruce soundboard, East Indian Rosewood back & sides, fingerboard, head stock veneers and bridge, Sapele neck.

I had fun making the M.O.P. Rosette 22 pieces all cut out with a jewellers saw and filed to shape. On reflection it's perhaps a bit too big, a thinner more traditional one may have looked more elegant on such a dainty instrument. It's surprisingly loud and responsive to play although it does sound somewhat boxy and narrow, due I presume to limitations of it's size and the ladder bracing.
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Mother Of Pearl 'Fleur de lis' inspired heal cap inlay.
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The Washburn Parlour

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Re: Washburn style parlour build

Post by Kamusur » Sun Mar 09, 2014 12:37 pm

Very smart looking Waddy, well done.

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Re: Washburn style parlour build

Post by kiwigeo » Sun Mar 09, 2014 9:43 pm

A very tidy little guitar.....I like it.
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Re: Washburn style parlour build

Post by Nick » Mon Mar 10, 2014 6:05 am

As Martin said Alf, a nice tidy little guitar and I know what you mean about sore arms! I much prefer the smaller sized guitars for that reason.
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Re: Washburn style parlour build

Post by Allen » Mon Mar 10, 2014 7:52 am

I love parlour guitars. And that one is particularly nice.

Thanks for posting.
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