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Tahoe Guitars: 00-14 (Ovangkol/Red)/000-12 (Flamed Maple/Lutz)
Here is a build thread for two guitars by luthier Larry Nair of Tahoe Guitar Co..
(1) 00-14 Ovangkol/Red Spruce, short scale (2) 000-12 Flamed Big Leaf Maple/Lutz Spruce, long scale Here are a few videos I made while visiting the TGC shop. Some pics will follow. Top Bracing and Go-bar Deck: Braced Backs and Tops-in-progress Quick Look At The Rims:
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Martin 00-18G; Waterloo WL-S; Furch: V1 OOM-SR, Green G-SR, Blue OM-CM; Tahoe Guitar Co.: OM (Adi/Hog), 000-12 (Carp/FG Mahog), 00-12 (Carp/Sinker Mahog), 00-14 (Adi/Ovangkol); In the night you hide from the madman You're longing to be But it all comes out on the inside Eventually |
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Pictures: Ovangkol/Red 00-14
Here are some pics of the Ovangkol/Red Spruce 00-14. I will reduce the image size going forward.
The unclarved neck (flamed mahogany/walnut/maple) The top in the go bar deck. Voicing the top.
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Martin 00-18G; Waterloo WL-S; Furch: V1 OOM-SR, Green G-SR, Blue OM-CM; Tahoe Guitar Co.: OM (Adi/Hog), 000-12 (Carp/FG Mahog), 00-12 (Carp/Sinker Mahog), 00-14 (Adi/Ovangkol); In the night you hide from the madman You're longing to be But it all comes out on the inside Eventually Last edited by OddManOut; 05-06-2018 at 08:45 PM. |
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000-12 (Maple/Lutz)
The maple/lutz 000-12 "Norwester" guitar. The voicing of this top is not quite complete. It will be completed with the rims attached.
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Martin 00-18G; Waterloo WL-S; Furch: V1 OOM-SR, Green G-SR, Blue OM-CM; Tahoe Guitar Co.: OM (Adi/Hog), 000-12 (Carp/FG Mahog), 00-12 (Carp/Sinker Mahog), 00-14 (Adi/Ovangkol); In the night you hide from the madman You're longing to be But it all comes out on the inside Eventually Last edited by OddManOut; 05-06-2018 at 08:46 PM. |
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Very nice pictures especially of the screwdriver and toothbrush. So are you getting 2 guitars built? Anyways i like the idea of a big leaf maple matched with sitka spruce.
Tom
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I am having two built, but I will be doing the finishing. Yes, the "Norwester" guitar is something I've wanted to do for several years. The warmer tone of Lutz should be a good match to the crisp and clear tone of maple.
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Martin 00-18G; Waterloo WL-S; Furch: V1 OOM-SR, Green G-SR, Blue OM-CM; Tahoe Guitar Co.: OM (Adi/Hog), 000-12 (Carp/FG Mahog), 00-12 (Carp/Sinker Mahog), 00-14 (Adi/Ovangkol); In the night you hide from the madman You're longing to be But it all comes out on the inside Eventually |
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Top tuning is now complete on the maple guitar and the maple neck blank is glued up.
And a few more pics of the ovangkol 00-14. This includes the rough neck fit. A couple spots sanded on the neck blank to let a bit of the curl show. Rough neck fitting.
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Martin 00-18G; Waterloo WL-S; Furch: V1 OOM-SR, Green G-SR, Blue OM-CM; Tahoe Guitar Co.: OM (Adi/Hog), 000-12 (Carp/FG Mahog), 00-12 (Carp/Sinker Mahog), 00-14 (Adi/Ovangkol); In the night you hide from the madman You're longing to be But it all comes out on the inside Eventually Last edited by OddManOut; 05-06-2018 at 08:42 PM. |
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Curious about the neck attachment. From my perspective it looks like M/T neck joint, is this correct? And does Larry bolt the necks on? Great pictures especially of the shaping of the braces.
Tom
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Thanks...glad you like the pics.
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Martin 00-18G; Waterloo WL-S; Furch: V1 OOM-SR, Green G-SR, Blue OM-CM; Tahoe Guitar Co.: OM (Adi/Hog), 000-12 (Carp/FG Mahog), 00-12 (Carp/Sinker Mahog), 00-14 (Adi/Ovangkol); In the night you hide from the madman You're longing to be But it all comes out on the inside Eventually Last edited by OddManOut; 05-06-2018 at 08:42 PM. |
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Heads and Bridges
The maple 000-12 is getting traditional design elements: Herringbone rosette/top purfle, traditional paddle head, pyramid bridge. Pics of head from its "sister neck" and bridge below.
The 00-14 is getting modern design elements: wood rosette, BWB top purfle, modern paddle head and bridge. Pics of head and bridge templates below. The bridge and head are new designs for Tahoe Guitars.
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Martin 00-18G; Waterloo WL-S; Furch: V1 OOM-SR, Green G-SR, Blue OM-CM; Tahoe Guitar Co.: OM (Adi/Hog), 000-12 (Carp/FG Mahog), 00-12 (Carp/Sinker Mahog), 00-14 (Adi/Ovangkol); In the night you hide from the madman You're longing to be But it all comes out on the inside Eventually Last edited by OddManOut; 05-06-2018 at 08:43 PM. |
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Maple ooo-12: Trim Pics
First, a few pics of some of the raw woody goodness, wet with naptha. That's curly claro walnut binding and headplate.
I'm trying to decide on fretboard markers. I am torn between a traditional four diamond pattern on frets 5-7-9, or a pair of hummingbirds on the 12 fret. Note the little pearl slivers are the hummingbird beaks. These are not placed on the pics of the fretboard.
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Martin 00-18G; Waterloo WL-S; Furch: V1 OOM-SR, Green G-SR, Blue OM-CM; Tahoe Guitar Co.: OM (Adi/Hog), 000-12 (Carp/FG Mahog), 00-12 (Carp/Sinker Mahog), 00-14 (Adi/Ovangkol); In the night you hide from the madman You're longing to be But it all comes out on the inside Eventually Last edited by OddManOut; 05-06-2018 at 08:43 PM. |
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Nack Lam Assembly
This sequence shows the glue-up of the five neck lams. The lams are flamed Big Leaf Maple, Peruvian Walnut and Hard Maple. This is essentially a woody sandwich.
The layers before being glued and Larry's neck jig. Glue applied, the woody sandwich made. Clamp-o-rama Ta-da!
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Martin 00-18G; Waterloo WL-S; Furch: V1 OOM-SR, Green G-SR, Blue OM-CM; Tahoe Guitar Co.: OM (Adi/Hog), 000-12 (Carp/FG Mahog), 00-12 (Carp/Sinker Mahog), 00-14 (Adi/Ovangkol); In the night you hide from the madman You're longing to be But it all comes out on the inside Eventually Last edited by OddManOut; 05-06-2018 at 08:44 PM. |
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Rim Prep
The tops of Tahoe guitars are braced at a 28' radius curvature. Thus the rims must be beveled to an angle to the same curvature. A few pics of this process. The sanding stick has a wedge on one end so the rims are sanded to the proper angle.
Also I have included a couple pics of the modern head with two possible logo placements. Finally a pic of the ovangkol with the rosewood binding, wet with naptha. The new Tahoe Guitars modern head, shown with Gotoh 510 tuner. Angled Logo Straight Logo
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Martin 00-18G; Waterloo WL-S; Furch: V1 OOM-SR, Green G-SR, Blue OM-CM; Tahoe Guitar Co.: OM (Adi/Hog), 000-12 (Carp/FG Mahog), 00-12 (Carp/Sinker Mahog), 00-14 (Adi/Ovangkol); In the night you hide from the madman You're longing to be But it all comes out on the inside Eventually Last edited by OddManOut; 05-04-2018 at 03:31 PM. |
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Enjoyed the video... Not feeling pithy? Love the maple multi-lam neck. A little naptha makes that Ovangkol glow.
JR
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Thanks, J.R.. Glad you liked the vids and the pics. Yes, that flamed maple neck blank is something special, the inner lams add a nice accent IMO. Agreed...the ovangkol has a very rich look under (simulated) finish, the stripey range of tans and browns popping out.
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Martin 00-18G; Waterloo WL-S; Furch: V1 OOM-SR, Green G-SR, Blue OM-CM; Tahoe Guitar Co.: OM (Adi/Hog), 000-12 (Carp/FG Mahog), 00-12 (Carp/Sinker Mahog), 00-14 (Adi/Ovangkol); In the night you hide from the madman You're longing to be But it all comes out on the inside Eventually |
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Neck Joint: Mortise
In this sequence Larry routs the mortise into the neck block of the maple 000-12. These show the jig and progression of the routs.
I'll start here with the sequentially numbered neck blocks. 148 is the 000-12, 149 the 00-14. Note the stamp set. The mortise is routed into the opposite face of the block.
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Martin 00-18G; Waterloo WL-S; Furch: V1 OOM-SR, Green G-SR, Blue OM-CM; Tahoe Guitar Co.: OM (Adi/Hog), 000-12 (Carp/FG Mahog), 00-12 (Carp/Sinker Mahog), 00-14 (Adi/Ovangkol); In the night you hide from the madman You're longing to be But it all comes out on the inside Eventually |