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jay7347 10-09-2016 08:42 PM

Show us your Harp Guitar.
 
Since this concept of harp guitars is new to some I thought it might be good to show folks the different types of designs out there from traditional Dyer style to the more modern styles. Mine is a more modern style made by Duane Noble of Richland, Washington. The top is Alaska Bearclaw Spruce and the back is a forty year old Rosewood. It is double sided and has a cutaway, which seems to be a trend on more modern styles, (just my opinion), and it also has Duane's first fan fret on the guitar side. The "Oracle" symbol at the twelfth fret is an homage to Michael Hedges, who's always been an inspiration. For those who might wonder, the strings on my guitar side run 13-58/60 and the harp side from around 58-80.

-jay

ps. Randall, wanna see your new one! ;-)

http://i840.photobucket.com/albums/z...abbiecouch.jpg

Teleplucker 10-09-2016 09:52 PM

Here are a couple of pictures from Gregg's listing. In the listing Gregg described this guitar as being one of the best sounding harp guitars on the planet. Now Gregg is a man of many words, but he probably knows more about harp guitars than anyone on the planet. It is an awesome sounding guitar, having 7 subs is pretty cool. having levers is also a vey handy addition.
http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/m...ps53c3g20o.jpg

http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/m...psoetobnru.jpg

I would be amiss to not include the Karol in this thread. This is a great sounding harp guitar also, and it looks very cool.

http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/m...121710_029.jpg

http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/m...121710_019.jpg

JeffreyAK 10-12-2016 08:00 AM

This is mine, a Tonedevil S-12. Spruce top, mahogany back and sides, built-in passive pickup. I love it. :D Kudos to Anthony and David for making and selling an excellent and affordable harp guitar.

http://www.harpguitarmusic.com/image...tonedevil9.jpg

http://www.harpguitarmusic.com/image...tonedevil1.jpg

jay7347 10-12-2016 08:06 AM

Hey Jeffrey, how's it sound with the Mahogany back? Nice looking guitar!

Randall, your new one is just gorgeous! I know your Karol is going to make someone really happy someday, what a great way to get into harp guitars!

-jay

Nort 10-12-2016 12:37 PM

Here's a Merrill Harp Guitar based on Stephen Bennett's Larson Brother's built
Dyer Style 4 harp guitar.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...2393d7dd_k.jpgNort's Guitars 2009 058 by Norton Graham, on Flickr

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...ce9b6714_k.jpgNort's Guitars 2009 053 by Norton Graham, on Flickr

Gregg Miner 10-12-2016 01:26 PM

Nice - that looks mint, Nort (Mr. Graham?) -what serial #?
My main playing HG is now Merrill #1 (SB's original, now pretty thrashed, but sounds as good as ever).

Gregg Miner 10-12-2016 01:59 PM

And replying to Jay who opened this thread with his Noble...
Another beauty.
I had a great time hanging with Duane (and wife Lolly) at SBAIC 2 weeks ago, and caught up on a lot of "Duane Noble harp guitar" lore:
He's now built 25 harp guitars! That's a lot for a one-man operation, and speaks to his popularity. (Calum Graham has ordered one "exactly like Antoine's")
I mentioned that I might want to archive his entire output on Harpguitars.net - as I do with Knutsen, and did with McCollum, as his are each different and often "custom." He may be missing good photos on some I fear.
I had forgotten about this - but am proud to know that he kept two of my suggestions standard: The size of the arm soundhole and the rounded back of the harp arm. These were first incorporated into the "not quite Gregg Miner signature model," seen here: http://www.harpguitarmusic.com/listings/hg-noble2.htm
He says the arm soundhole ended up at exactly half the size of the body's - he accidentally blew a stream of air across them and the pitch (the "jug blowing" effect) was exactly an octave higher on the arm. (perhaps something you can incorporate into your playing?!).
And of course, the lack of sub nut posts came from my old experiment with my Knutsen.
He also confirmed that his harp-uke body (including arm and bass head) IS exactly the same harp body, scaled down (at Kinkos!). He only had to alter the main neck and head for tenor uke requirements.
Here's mine:
https://scontent-lax3-1.xx.fbcdn.net...ef&oe=5860F6BF
The FB inlay is the end of the Dyer Style 8 tree o' life:
https://scontent-lax3-1.xx.fbcdn.net...00&oe=586590EF
Back and sides of Madagascar rosewood (what we had planned to do an HG with, but he ran out):
https://scontent-lax3-1.xx.fbcdn.net...0b&oe=5868F76E

Off to the Gathering at crack of dawn. Wish you all were!

Nort 10-12-2016 04:30 PM

Quote:

Nice - that looks mint, Nort (Mr. Graham?) -what serial #?
My main playing HG is now Merrill #1 (SB's original, now pretty thrashed, but sounds as good as ever).
Hello Greg,

This Merrill is #15, dated Oct. 2007, still a youngster at 9 yrs. old. :wink:

K Trespass 10-12-2016 04:32 PM

Stephen Sedgwick 21 string with cocobolo b&s and redwood top:

[IMG]http://i1351.photobucket.com/albums/...pswxlzfvsv.jpg[/IMG]



http://i1351.photobucket.com/albums/...psi7fuhdas.jpg


http://i1351.photobucket.com/albums/...ps9ktfbsil.jpg

jay7347 10-12-2016 07:07 PM

Nort, what a beautiful Merrill, like Gregg says, mint! Trespass, someday I would love to see how you maneuver that guitar. She's a beaut!

Gregg, great to see you here. Folks, for those who don't know Gregg Miner, he probably the world's most knowledgable authority on harp guitars. His website is a veritable treasure trove of information. Someday, my bucket list includes visiting his harp guitar museum.

Gregg, I'm almost embarrassed to say that most of the time when I play, (worship band settings two to three times a month,) I need to cover the sound holes up to play in the large band. Duane's guitar is almost too responsive so feedback can be an issue. When its just me and another guitar I can open things up and she really shines. Hopefully I can add more solo gigs in the future if I can find the time to write more material. Time... ;-)

-jay

Teleplucker 10-12-2016 10:27 PM

Great to see Gregg here!

JeffreyAK 10-12-2016 10:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jay7347 (Post 5095429)
Hey Jeffrey, how's it sound with the Mahogany back? Nice looking guitar!

Randall, your new one is just gorgeous! I know your Karol is going to make someone really happy someday, what a great way to get into harp guitars!

-jay

I love the sound, though I don't have anything but other 6-string guitars to compare it to, this is the only harp guitar I've owned or played. It's quite loud, and has a lovely resonance and presence that's like no 6-string acoustic I've ever played. I'm gradually picking up the use of the harp strings, which add a whole new dimension, but I find they spark creativity (as well as some of the resonance) even if I'm not particularly adept at using them.

Gregg Miner 10-12-2016 10:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Teleplucker (Post 5096287)
Great to see Gregg here!

Thanks, Jay and Randall. I've followed ACF for ages via my daily HG Googling of course. Figured it's time to bite the bullet.

Teleplucker 10-12-2016 10:59 PM

I never imagined there would be a day when there were 3 harp guitars in my home. The Nobel belongs to my son, we acquired it with the help of Gregg.
http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/m...psxbo24ckt.jpg

http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/m...psoiz5utyg.jpg

http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/m...psqhl73us0.jpg

http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/m...pst5ufqjyy.jpg

http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/m...psdvltcrnq.jpg

My long lost McCollum harp guitar might be coming home soon!

jay7347 10-13-2016 01:57 PM

Randall, did you get the back fixed, buffed out?
-jay


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