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Wow how did that happen? all fixed I could have said, it's a mythical wood nobody is using but me.
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Dennis has been working on the fingerboard and binding. I think the maple is going to look lovely with these wood choices. I'm really excited about how this is coming together.
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Looking good fellas. I don't think there are enough baritones in the world. I'm glad to see that you are doing your part to change that!
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That should be an AGF bumper sticker. |
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I've always enjoyed Dennis' build threads over the years. One day I'm hoping to have an opportunity to play one of his guitars.
Mark Allen - Congrats!!! I wonder how many people have 3 of Dennis' guitars? If I make it to Seattle I'm going to look you up. |
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Cheers, Mark |
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Dennis has continued to be hard at work on this beautiful Baritone. I received these just before the holiday and am finally finding time (and internet connection) to post them. I just love the way this is shaping up and am looking forward to a wonderful guitar.
Spending the holiday in Hawaii so "Aloha" to all. Cheers, Mark |
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Love the rosette - and the Hormigo "the wood that sings" ought to make for a great guitar!
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"One small heart, and a great big soul that's driving" |
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Hopefully Dennis will chime in on his thoughts about this wood combo. From what he's told me thus far, he seems pretty impressed with the combination. Cheers, Mark |
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When I first got some of the Lutz from my supplier, I noticed on of the tops with the words "the bell" on it, but also, "The Ringer" as well marked in a different spot. I checked the tap tone on all the boards and all were fantastic, but this one was noticeably more dynamic than the others. For the Hormigo, Nick named the wood that sings, is a wood used for making marimba keys, had quite a nice tap tone. This is the first time using this wood and right off the bat I found it to be quite nice. I didn't know how nice till I put the back, top and sides together. A lot of times, you will find before the binding is put on, by taping on the body, it is quite dull and muted. Brazilian Rosewood is an exception to this and even without binding on a guitar body, will ring very well. Not to say that there are not other woods that don't ring, but Brazilian is one of the best. Well, after using the Hormigo, Im thinking there is more power and clearly and more tap tone ring, than Brazilian Rosewood. Im really looking forward to the end result/finished guitar to see how well it really sings. More to come this week, with the neck progress. |
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Only thing not going for hormigo is its got to be the one of the worst names for a wood. |
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That could be. It also goes by the names Macacauba, Macawood, and orange Agate. The name Granadillo, may be a more failure name for some. It's scientific name is Platymiscium spp, but there are variations of this. Some of which are not known until the tree is cut, since they look identical. |
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What a great looking instrument Dennis!
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Thanks David, I appreciate that!
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