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Goodman Midnight Special, long scale 12 string adi/ quartered oak
Just finish this one… Adirondack red spruce top Quartersawn white oak back and sides Honduran mahogany Mac Gaboon, Ebony, fretboard bridge and head veneer nitro finish. Stewmac tuners 26-1/2” scale1-7/8” nut width |
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Wow
Lovely axe!
Amazing figure on the B&S Cheers Paul
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That's a beauty Brad! I wish more people would learn to appreciate the tone of Oak. It's a wonderful tonewood IME. Accurately quartered sets, like yours, are not too shabby to look at either
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What is the usual tone of oak? What common wood does it remind you of?
I agree that is is beautiful! |
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Looks great Brad!
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Pretty cool - saw your post over at OLF and it's a >26" scale? How is it tuned, B-b?
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Man, gorgeous. But I bet it isn’t for the faint of heart. I imagine oak is heavy (and maybe like ebony in tone?) and a long scale 12 needs fingers of sterner stuff than mine.
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What are your thoughts Brad? |
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Whoa, the cool factor here is off the charts! And as others have mentioned, that white oak is outstanding. Great job.
Steve |
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Yes, in that range with the heavy strings.014-.066 26-1/2” scale . |
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Yes, Tim my thoughts exactly. I was thinking that it doesn’t really sound much different than the same exact guitars I build with the mahogany -very similar. People have commented on how balanced it is. |
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The oak isn’t really all that heavy nowhere near Ebony though. White oak is around 47 pounds per cubic foot and Ebony ranges 75 to 90 pounds per cubic foot. Actually, isn’t too bad to play tune down to B or B-flat but I know what you mean |
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Hey Brad,
She is a beauty. I love when builders use "different" woods. I know sometimes it is hard to "market" them but kudos to you to get out of the box so to speak. I have never tried oak before on a guitar. Perhaps I will give it try someday. Great Job |
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Fortunately the "ladder braced" crowd is more accepting of different woods since the old Stellas,Regals, etc. routinely used them. Aside from oak, birch and poplar were typically used as well. |