Lacasse Black locust/Engelmann nylon

[AntoineLacasse]

Hi!

Here is a nylon that I have finished this autumn!
Hope some of you enjoy nylon guitar!

Spec:
Soundboard: Engelmann spruce
Back & side: Black locust
Fingerboard: Ebony
Bridge: Wenge
Scale: 650mm
Nut width: 52mm
Width 12th fret: 62mm
Upper bout: 272mm
Waist: 232mm
Lower bout: 368mm
Length: 483mm
Neck reinforced with carbon fiber
French polish
Elevated fingerboard
Laminated side


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[Nemoman]

Beautiful guitar, Antoine--love the rosette and how you've executed the theme throughout. Thanks for sharing it!

[tkoehler1]

Beautiful! How does she sound?

[The Bard Rocks]

Nice job. How does it sound? Locust is wood in which I have been interested for some years. Not many guitars are made from it.

[Tony Vines]

Nice guitar. Black Locust is a great choice for back and sides. In terms of "tap tone" it is among the most resonant wood I have ever heard...Awesome.

[ruby50]

Beautifully done - great choices all around, and you have a great knack for decoration. Where did you get the Locust?

Ed

[AntoineLacasse]

Originally Posted by Nemoman

Beautiful guitar, Antoine--love the rosette and how you've executed the theme throughout. Thanks for sharing it!

Thank you! I have loved working this art deco inspired theme on the guitar!

[AntoineLacasse]

Originally Posted by tkoehler1

Beautiful! How does she sound?

Thank you, she sound really balanced! The high are really cristalline for a nylon guitar! I will post a link of a guitarist who play it soon!

[AntoineLacasse]

Originally Posted by The Bard Rocks

Nice job. How does it sound? Locust is wood in which I have been interested for some years. Not many guitars are made from it.

Thank you! You don’t see locust often on guitar, it’s a shame because it is really a good wood! More balanced than rosewood in my opinion

[AntoineLacasse]

Originally Posted by Tony Vines

Nice guitar. Black Locust is a great choice for back and sides. In terms of "tap tone" it is among the most resonant wood I have ever heard...Awesome.

Thank you Tony! Yes the tap tone of this wood is amazing! One of my favorite, but it's not easy to sell a guitar that doesn’t have a “traditional” wood on the back and side. And the yellow color is kind of hard to work with!

[AntoineLacasse]

Originally Posted by ruby50

Beautifully done - great choices all around, and you have a great knack for decoration. Where did you get the Locust?



Ed

Thank a lot Ed! I have bought the wood from bow river on British Columbia, but sadly they don't have any anymore. I am still looking for a place to buy new set!

[gerberguitars]

Nice design details.

[printer2]

Originally Posted by AntoineLacasse

Thank a lot Ed! I have bought the wood from bow river on British Columbia, but sadly they don't have any anymore. I am still looking for a place to buy new set!

I went back to order it, and it was, gone? Glad it made its way into a fine guitar.

[Tim McKnight]

Beautiful guitar Antoine. I look forward to hearing it. I agree with Tony Vines, it's a GREAT Tonewood that is underused.

If you have any scraps left, CAREFULLY and SAFELY, wipe some car battery acid on it. You will be amazed at the color change it imparts to Black Locust 😉

[AntoineLacasse]

Originally Posted by printer2

I went back to order it, and it was, gone? Glad it made its way into a fine guitar.

Well I bought it in 2014, haven’t seen other since!