12 string finished
12 string finished
Well almost. Just have to do the saddle intonation.
Myrtle / Englemann
13 fretter , 24.9 " scale
Myrtle / Englemann
13 fretter , 24.9 " scale
- Bob Connor
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Cheers Paul, and thanks a heap Serge .
I used the U-Beaut hard shellac Bob . I started out french polishing ,but the weather got ugly and couldn't seem to make the conditions right artificially . This is my first go at spraying . Despite making a piss poor effort with the gun , it came up like glass after leveling. I think it suits this guitar , but I do like the french polish look of my previous .
I like the soundport guys ! . I find it really "in your face"
I used the U-Beaut hard shellac Bob . I started out french polishing ,but the weather got ugly and couldn't seem to make the conditions right artificially . This is my first go at spraying . Despite making a piss poor effort with the gun , it came up like glass after leveling. I think it suits this guitar , but I do like the french polish look of my previous .
I like the soundport guys ! . I find it really "in your face"
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Well I definatley got heaps of runs ! . I did let it cure for a long,,,,,,,long time , and a week previous to leveling , scraped the runs with a single edge razer blade made into a scraper.
As a sprayer , I'm %$*&@#! AWEFUL.
I'll thin it down a little next time seeing that your getting better results
As a sprayer , I'm %$*&@#! AWEFUL.
I'll thin it down a little next time seeing that your getting better results
- matthew
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Craig can you describe the effect of the sound port? I'm thinking of one for my next bass (or maybe the next one after that). I've been trying to pluck up enough courage to have such a piercing for several years.
I know it is supposed to direct more sound to the player. But does it actually work? And if opened, how does it affect the projection of the guitar to listeners from the front?
You a piano tuner? My brother's a piano tuner. Martin in Tassie.
I know it is supposed to direct more sound to the player. But does it actually work? And if opened, how does it affect the projection of the guitar to listeners from the front?
You a piano tuner? My brother's a piano tuner. Martin in Tassie.
- Dave Anderson
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G'day Matt,
The soundport is a first for me . I think it would be very suitable on a bass as you are a fair ways away from the soundholes.
Others have reported it to be subtle, but I beg to differ. To me, it's really in your face . You "hear "the instrument . I don't play with it closed , so that should tell you something. Being a piano tuner , maybe I'm more sensitive to tonal changes.
I calculated my main soundhole to be a little smaller to allow for the extra opening . The soundport when open , raises the main resonance a semi tone, but I can't detect any drop in bass response . I asked my son ( my only audience at this stage ) if he noticed any change out front , and he reckons if there is, it's hardly noticeable. It's as a player you notice it most . I backed the soundport area with three veneers .
Alan Carruth has performed a lot of testing on soundports and reports no real increase in volume ( About 1 d.b. ) . He has also found some of the higher frquencies to be more pronounced . When playing , it does appear much louder however. Seems more 'full' in the tonal sector.
The soundport affect varies according to how close it is placed to the main soundhole/s . Closer the better. The upper bout shoulder seems to work well.,,, Hey ,I think I'm sold on the idea , but don't think I'll be drilling holes in all my other instruments any time soon . Better to build and design the instrument with a soundport in mind .
You might be the first bass builder to have a soundport !
The soundport is a first for me . I think it would be very suitable on a bass as you are a fair ways away from the soundholes.
Others have reported it to be subtle, but I beg to differ. To me, it's really in your face . You "hear "the instrument . I don't play with it closed , so that should tell you something. Being a piano tuner , maybe I'm more sensitive to tonal changes.
I calculated my main soundhole to be a little smaller to allow for the extra opening . The soundport when open , raises the main resonance a semi tone, but I can't detect any drop in bass response . I asked my son ( my only audience at this stage ) if he noticed any change out front , and he reckons if there is, it's hardly noticeable. It's as a player you notice it most . I backed the soundport area with three veneers .
Alan Carruth has performed a lot of testing on soundports and reports no real increase in volume ( About 1 d.b. ) . He has also found some of the higher frquencies to be more pronounced . When playing , it does appear much louder however. Seems more 'full' in the tonal sector.
The soundport affect varies according to how close it is placed to the main soundhole/s . Closer the better. The upper bout shoulder seems to work well.,,, Hey ,I think I'm sold on the idea , but don't think I'll be drilling holes in all my other instruments any time soon . Better to build and design the instrument with a soundport in mind .
You might be the first bass builder to have a soundport !
Wow
Wow Craig this is an incredible guitar and the Myrtle really looks killer too.
Looking inside the box is a real treat and you are the most detailed builder that I have ever seen.
It's all over the top in the best of ways - fantastic work Craig!!!!
Looking inside the box is a real treat and you are the most detailed builder that I have ever seen.
It's all over the top in the best of ways - fantastic work Craig!!!!
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