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Started by getoverit, March 27, 2008, 12:11:59 AM

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getoverit

Just wanted to share a project that I have just completed with wood that I bought from one of our own FF members, TexasTimbers. This is Box Elder, which he was kind enough to quarter saw and ship to me about this time last year. I was able to dry the wood and build a new guitar with it. This is a prototype guitar what will be shown at the upcoming Newport-Miami guitar festival in April.










This guitar was purpose designed for performing artists that usually play electric guitars, but need an acoustic guitar that plays like an electric. It has a B-band A-11 acoustic pickup in it and fills all of the requirements that it was designed for. The bridge, fingerboard, binding and headplate were all made out of a 1x4 piece of bloodwood that I bought locally.

I might also add that the bridge was made using my CNC machine, which highpockets was instrumental in helping me get set up and running. His help was GREATLY appreciated in helping me with this CNC work.

The finish on this guitar is a catalyzed polyester. It is a fairly new finish being manufactured for stringed instruments and is MUCH more durable than the traditional nitrocellulose finishes. On top of that, the stuff is so clear that it looks "miles" deep.

Many thanks to TexasTimbers and HighPockets for their help in this project!
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Sprucegum

 8) Awesome piece of work  8)

Does that blood wood grow locally also? How difficult is the "new" finish to work with?

thecfarm

That looks some nice.Good job.
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Coon

BEAUTIFUL WORK.  Would love to hear how it sounds.  Do you have any sound clips made?    8)
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Ironwood

Cool, thanks for sharing, I hope it gets rave reveiws.

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getoverit

The new finish is easy to work with. It is MUCH more scratch and ding resistant than the traditional nitro finish, but it is actually a thinner coat which makes it more sonically transparent. This is a good thing.

The bloodwood is an exotic wood (south america I believe), and is not grown locally. I bought that wood at a local woodcraft store.

I have bought quite a bit of wood from FF members. Most of it is drying still, but this wood I was able to expedite the drying so that I could build with it.

I will have some more pictures and sound clips of some of the world's best pickers playing this guitar after I get back from the Miami guitar show in April. I'll be sure to post some clips of it when I get them. I already have contracts to build guitars for some of the world's best artists and will get started on those guitars soon also. I am a blessed man!

Thanks again for the kind comments!
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metalspinner

 8) 8)

Very beautiful work, GOI!

Sounds like you created a new market.  Geat job!

TT,
Beautiful wood, as always. :)
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scsmith42

Outstanding craftsmanship (and my hat's off to you for acknowledging great service and help from other FF members!)

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Dave Shepard

That is really cool, goi. 8) I started to learn accoustic guitar in high school, but never pursued it for some reason. I'd like to learn to play someday.

Being the wood is from Texas, would that be properly known as a gee-tar?


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Jeff

Thats an amazing job. Very cool.
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woodbeard

That's really cool, Ken!
What wood is the top ?
Please tell about the soundholes, as well. I am intrigued.

getoverit

The top on this one is Englemann spruce. The sound holes are 1" holes placed along the x-brace in the guitar and are inlayed with bloodwood "flames" that I cut from the original piece of bloodwood I bought.
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OneWithWood

Makes me wish I could actually play  :D

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DWM II

That is one fine instrument 8). I'm not any good, but I'd love to strum it myself. Its beautiful thanks for sharing and good luck at the Miami festival.
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Norm

That is very nice work GOI.  :)

Handy Andy

  My son's a guitar player.  He plays with Billy Bob Thornton in the Boxmasters.  He's been working for several years  as a recording engineer.  Think he didn't figure he was good enough to make it as an artist, so went to Full Sail recording school at Winter Park Florida.  But now the music seems to be working for him. Touring in July, Aug and part of September.  If you google Boxmasters, there are several clips of them on Youtube you can see.  This guitar building is intriguing.  Wish my eyes were better.  Hard to start something new in your 50's.  JIm
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SwampDonkey

Nice craftsmanship and wood as well.  :)
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TexasTimbers

Ken,

I believe you could make a sheet of 3/4" CDX look good. You are a true talent.

Every single luthier who inquires about the wood, sees your geetar (yes Dave that is true in Texas, and we don't have violins we have fiddles) as an example, since all my replies to luthiers always contain your images alone. I have many other photos I could use but yours are the only ones that go to a luthier if that tells you what I think of your work. ;)

Y'all who want to see a close up of this, and Ken's other works of art should visit his website. I really believe his guitars will eventually start showing up in the hands of various high profile entertainers and bands. Congratulations on finding your niche Ken. :)

P.S. As much of this stuff that has gone into geetars I have never got to hear it. I need to ring you up so you can strum it a few times for me at least! :)

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getoverit

Feel free to call, but wait till after the Miami show which ends next weekend. Don Aldr, the 2007 International fingerpicking champion and Kinloch Nelson (PBS musician) are scheduled to do mini-concerts using my guitars, and Kinloch is set to use this particular guiar. I will have some videos and recordings on my website shortly after the show of these two masters of the guitar playing my guitars.

Thanks again for the kindness :)
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Burlkraft

Congratulations Ken...... 8) 8) 8)

You do some fantastic work and just remeber your old friends here at The Forestry Forum when yer rich and famous  :D  :D
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getoverit

I just got back from the Newport-Miami guitar festival, and I took this guitar with me. It was a real show stopper and everyone that stopped had to ask what kind of wood it was :)

Here is a picture of Kinloch Nelson, the guy who does all of the guitar recording for PBS (shows like the new yankee work shop) and a lot of the television and radio recordings test driving the guitar. I think everybody was impressed with both the wood, craftsmanship, and the overall design of the guitar.

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TexasTimbers

Ken that's great!  8)

Have you made a recording of this guitar where you could post at least a short wav file or video? I bet I'm not the only one wanting to hear it.
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getoverit

I havent made a recording yet, but I will soon. Your wood was a BIG hit at the show!

on a funny note, One woman asked about the worm holes and I explained how the red color was a reaction of the tree to the worm. The only thing she seemed to hear was that there was a worm in the wood and she asked "Did you kill the worm??" :D :D  She didnt want to know that I killed a worm in order to make the guitar......go figure...

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