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Old 04-14-2017, 10:04 PM
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Very nice. I'm not a weissrnborn player really but I do have one which I like to noodle on. I find it very soothing. Enjoy! What tone woods?
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Very nice. I'm not a weissrnborn player really but I do have one which I like to noodle on. I find it very soothing. Enjoy! What tone woods?
I have been getting familiar with it for the past couple days now, it will definitely take practice before I get the muscle memory built up. I am absolutely blown away by the tone and sustain of this guitar though. So much potential!

The top, back and sides are solid koa. It also features rosewood binding, herringbone rosette/backstrip, style 4 abalone fretboard inlay, and waverly tuners. The beauty is really in the attention to detail... it's a work of art.
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I updated my first post with a brief sound demo (phone recording). By no means am I an expert on the instrument at this point, but I think it is a decent representation of the sound.
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Congrats.

I looked at Bear Creek a few years back but couldn't afford one. Luckily I found the used Iseman at the AGF classifieds. Love the sound. Next I am looking for a pickup: K&K, PUTW, Baggs Anthem, or the Seymour Duncan MagMike.
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Congrats.

I looked at Bear Creek a few years back but couldn't afford one. Luckily I found the used Iseman at the AGF classifieds. Love the sound. Next I am looking for a pickup: K&K, PUTW, Baggs Anthem, or the Seymour Duncan MagMike.
I haven't seen one in person, but the Isemans definitely look like nice instruments. How do you like yours?

I was considering a Seymour Duncan woody as an affordable pickup when I get to that point. The fact that it is a cheap, non-permanent installation appeals to me. On my current gigging guitar I use an LR Baggs M80. While quite a bit pricier than the woody, it is an excellent pickup. If I had the funds, I wouldn't hesitate to snag another one of those. I'll be curious to know what direction you decide to go with your pickup.
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I was considering a Seymour Duncan woody as an affordable pickup when I get to that point. The fact that it is a cheap, non-permanent installation appeals to me. On my current gigging guitar I use an LR Baggs M80. While quite a bit pricier than the woody, it is an excellent pickup. If I had the funds, I wouldn't hesitate to snag another one of those. I'll be curious to know what direction you decide to go with your pickup.
I have two Pogrebas and a short scale Lazy River. SD Mag Mic in my open D Pogreba and Baggs M1A in the other two. All sound great. The Mag Mic might beat the other 'by a nose.' I had the builders drill for a endpin jack, but really, that is not very difficult. I picked up all my PU's second hand. Saved $ and they work great. Unlike a lot of acoustic instruments, the weissenborn just comes alive with a sound hole PU. A little delay and reverb and you will have them hanging on every tremulous note and vibrato flourish
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The Iseman is the only Weissenborn style instrument I have ever played. Balanced nicely from first to fifth string. The low string sounds a bit cardboardy.
I think it needs a fatter string.

Otherwise, it is a wonderful instrument that I paid $1800 for, about half of a new one.
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