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Another Sexauer beauty. It’s coming along nicely.
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Bruce not having any models or molds came up with a system of nomenclature to describe his custom guitars. So “FT” does mean Flat top and “16” does mean 16” at the lower bout and 14 frets to the body. The “C” does indeed mean cutaway. If it was a 12-fret guitar it would be “0000” instead of “16”. If it was a 13-fret guitar, you’d see “Kerala” after 16. If it was an asymmetric, 1/2” offset multi-scale it would say “JB” (The initials of a fellow who broke Bruce’s nose in his youth,). If it was a 1/4” multi-scale it would be a “JB/2”. This system allows him the freedom to not have models yet describe what he is making. Bruce has other naming conventions for archtops and nylon strings as well! The secret decoder ring can be found here: http://www.sexauerluthier.com/thelist.html So FT-16-C basically means a 16”, 14-fret to the body flat top with a cutaway.
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Gonçalo Alves...(on an iPad, hold your finger down on the “c” and optional keys appear like “ç, č or ć)...😀
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Tom, the problem is I have no real models and so have had to rely on sizes instead. One guitar is pretty much as easy as another for me to build since I do them one at a time and don't use molds or premade parts. Many if not most builders make only a few designs and then vary the materials and the trim, so they have model names instead categories. My system is actual pretty simple and is explained on the first few column inches of thelist, as Bob said. Unfortunately, I continue to discover ways to confound my own system, and it can start to look like military nomenclature, but it does work logically and can be understood. After you've ordered several guitars you'll be as competent at my system as Bob is.
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"After you've ordered several guitars you'll be as competent at my system as Bob is."
HAHA, yeah maybe so, but when you start naming them after schoolyard bullies I kind of get lost!!!! We will finally meet in a couple of weeks. I will try to make a good first impression somehow, usually I fail at this!!! |
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Whoo-ee, that Blackwood is beautiful.
Way to go Bruce! Steve |
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Congrats, I love Bruce's work... Nice wood combo too...
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Whenever I see these pictures of the plates being joined, it reminds me of some medieval torture device, yet the wood is so beautiful. Sort of like "Beauty and the Beast"
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I think there needs to be a "Spanish Windlass" for it to become a torture device . . . I'll work on it (NOT).
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Bruce has cut out the Adirondack Spruce top and Australian Blackwood back plates. Both appear to be stunners...
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Well I might be too dense to understand the nomenclature, but I can clearly see from this body shape that this is a true departure from what I have come to expect from a Sexauer (which in my mind has been a much smaller guitar). This is going to be great. Bob you especially must be excited as you will really get to compare the sound to your other 3! I hope to play my first in 2 weeks!
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