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NGD: Heinonen Cedar/HRW SJ - Olson style
Just wanted to start out this thread. This morning I received the re-done case by Cedar Creek, but no guitar yet:
This afternoon, this showed up at my office: And unboxing slowly: And then the reveal: And finally, putting it into its right case: I'll post impressions and clips over the next few days/weeks, but just wanted to get a start on this thread.
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1998 Langejans BRGC Engelmann Spruce / Brazilian RW 2017 Heinonen "Olson" SJ Western Red Cedar / Honduran RW - Build Last edited by SiliconValleySJ; 07-25-2017 at 01:10 AM. |
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At the risk of being nosy, I have to ask: does Olson-style cost Olson price?
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Nice, I jam with Drew Heinonen's father in law.
He's plays a mandolin but brought in his Heinonen guitar one night and I got a chance to strum it. It needed new strings but was really nice. Enjoy your new guitar, I'm sure it's great. Ned |
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Nice guy, fine guitars. I was impressed both by his commitment and by the guitars of his that I had a chance to play. Plus, he's Finnish-American and I lived in Finland for a while, and have never met a Finn I didn't like! (Okay, well, maybe there were a couple, but they're still in Finland last I heard...) Anyway, he's an impressive young builder making superb guitars. Wade Hampton Miller |
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Looks great. Congratulations. Looking forward to the review.
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Here's Drew's website:
http://www.heinonenguitars.com/ As you'll see, Pete, the guitars are not bottom dollar bargain basement instruments. They're high end guitars. But they're not in the same stratospheric realm as Olson guitars. whm |
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Nice cozy case! All the best with the new guitar. Break it in!
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Nice guitar. Look forward to seeing and hearing more. What didn't work with the case with the darker interior?
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I wanted the case to match the guitar, thus the royal blue interior and lighter outer color. Not being nosy at all. Wade put the link up to Drew's website, which has the pricing sheet. Jim's base price is $15k and there is a $1,250 upcharge for Florentine cutaway. In my mind, that's a very different ballpark. Drew's price is a third of that and won't reach half even if you totally bling it out.
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1998 Langejans BRGC Engelmann Spruce / Brazilian RW 2017 Heinonen "Olson" SJ Western Red Cedar / Honduran RW - Build Last edited by SiliconValleySJ; 06-22-2017 at 12:35 AM. |
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Just a few more pictures here, though the pics don't really do it justice. It's a gorgeous guitar. Even my wife commented that she thought it was really pretty and said my other guitars didn't even compare. Least I have her approval on that front!
Will give my full impressions later. It felt stiff when I first tuned it up, but a few hours later, it definitely has livened up a bit. Played it against my two keepers, and this is quite versatile. This cedar/HRW really loves a *pick*, which was a bit surprising. Fingerstyle is nice too (of course). It does both quite well, so pleasantly surprised on that front.
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1998 Langejans BRGC Engelmann Spruce / Brazilian RW 2017 Heinonen "Olson" SJ Western Red Cedar / Honduran RW - Build Last edited by SiliconValleySJ; 07-18-2017 at 12:24 AM. |
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My keyboard is in danger of shorting out ..... from drool.
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Wow, that is beautiful!
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That's a magnificent guitar! I just love the florentine.
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Beautiful guitar. Enjoy.
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All, thank you for the kind words. This one really is a beauty. I love looking at it. It's nice.
I do too! It's Drew's first ever cutaway on a Heinonen guitar, so he had to come up with the tooling for my build for the first time. Really honored he was willing to do it for me. The heel to body fit is great too, and I like how the heel is recessed a bit. I'll have better pictures hopefully this weekend as I'd like to get some nice outdoor shots.
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