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That is looking fantastic! It it really amazing that you were able to have input like that on the neck shape as it was happening. By the way, I was just on the phone with Nick last week and mentioned that I was trying out Straight Up strings, so it is funny to see a set in your photos.
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Hmmm. I like the Phosphore bronze strings, but maybe I’m trying nickel strings next...
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So, there was a little problem with the original neck that facilitated Nick having to recarve it. Which is unfortunate for him. But on the upside, he's added neck and headstock binding at my request. And this particular headstock is a design he just came up with this weekend and was his first try at it. And I went with it because it was so unique...simple but elegant and one of a kind!
Nick has also applied 3 light coats of his amber varnish to the top and it's almost ready for finishing. He says 2 weeks or less until it's done!!!!!! Last edited by 4mykey; 03-22-2021 at 07:45 PM. |
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And I just noticed the continuation of the same bindings down the sides of the fingerboard. That is really classy.
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I'm starting to get really itchy and restless now!!!! |
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I bet! This is looking really amazing, and will umdoubtably sound amazing as well.
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By the way, you mentioned Amber varnish on the top? That's very cool, too.
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So.... It's been a month since I posted here about my Franklin. Long story short, things got delayed a bit because there was a flaw in the original neck that Nick wasn't happy with. So he recarved the neck, added fingerboard binding and created a custom headstock. Then we talked about finishes and once that was settled, it went through two weeks of curing.
As of last night.... The guitar is almost done! Just needs to have the frets put in and the set up done. Nick did string it up last night and said just strumming the open strings... "It sounds amazing." I think he's really happy with it. And he says it looks beautiful too. He's going to send me pics tonight or tomorrow, which I'll be posting right away. Bottom line..... I'm picking up the guitar on Sunday! Already planning on taking Monday and Tuesday off so I can get know my new friend. Cheers all! |
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Congratulations again. Soon you’ll have it in your hands and I bet you’ll be dreaming of it for the first month or so as it develops into Nick’s incredible tone. When I look at the pictures on these build threads nothing seems particularly unique, yet the amount of tone and nuances are so different from my 3 favorite builders; Nick, Jules Borges, and Bruce Sexauer. I’d love to hear a podcast of those 3 just chatting, “this is how I do this and that is how I do that”. It’s a mystery and a mastery of their ears, hands and ways of thinking about how to reach their tonal goals.
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Agreed! That would be so awesome to hear a roundtable discussion with those and other luthiers about their build techniques. It's really amazing how you can have two sets of nearly identical woods, but the end results of two different builders can be drastically different. I think voicing really is an art. If I were 20 years younger and had a wood shop...I would totally apprentice myself to Nick. Someone needs to carry on his builds into the next generations!!! |