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07-24-2011, 10:20 AM
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Build thread - Tony Klassen 14-fret Larson braced 00 for my 60th B-day
The superbly talented luthier, Tony Klassen ... ARK New Era Guitars .. is building me a 60th birthday guitar. This will be a Grand Concert (00) sized guitar, 14 frets, all hide glue .... with Honduran Rosewood (D. Stevensonii) .. Red Spruce top .. Red Spruce and HRW laminated Larson top bracing .. amber trim ..and chocolate top. The top and body wood was obtained from John Griffin at Old Standard Wood.
My second custom guitar from Tony ... some pics (will update as the build progresses):     Really like the fine, straight-grained HRW sides (below).. reminds me of Brazilian RW from back in the day ...     Nice Red Spruce here ...  Stay tuned .... Last edited by maurerfan; 07-24-2011 at 10:27 AM. 
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#2
07-25-2011, 05:21 PM
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Wow - great pics. I'm anxious to see round 2!
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07-26-2011, 10:55 AM
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Hi Scott ... good to meet you, and good of you to reply. I'm told the body is finished and the neck is being carved. If my first Larson style guitar is a harbinger, I expect this one to follow the small package = big sound descriptor .. with the trademark sweet trebles that hang-in-the-air.
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07-29-2011, 05:58 AM
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Looking Good
Thats going to be a nice guitar.
I have some wood from Old Standard that I'm looking forward to using.
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#7
07-31-2011, 09:05 AM
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To Haans and Clinchriver ... thanks for checking in. I get the impression that folks here don't appreciate or know much about the history and exceptional nature of the guitars built by the Larson brothers. Modern .. new age style guitars seem to be more persuasive on this forum. I'm glad .. in a way, but happy to know that a handful of builders have dedicated themselves to making fine guitars in the Larson tradition.
For the heck of it ... while waiting for new pics, here's a photo of my first guitar from Tony Klassen ..a 12 fret Maurer in Red Spruce and Mahogany, with maple neck: 
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#8
08-04-2011, 01:26 PM
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Update 8/4
This guitar is modelled after the rare vintage chocolate top Larson OMs .. pictured here:
 Here's a pic of the back of my contemporary version -  And the top -  Stay tuned and thanks for viewing ... Last edited by maurerfan; 08-04-2011 at 01:39 PM.
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#9
08-04-2011, 02:30 PM
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Seems to be about it Maurerfan...
Afterall, this is a big Taylor site...questionable how many folks know what a Larson is, and then most "custom guitars" follow the Martin or SJ style moulds, most don't care for the old time look, but want the undyed woods, and Gawd, NONE of that "plastic" binding! Love the look of that first photo!!! Tony makes some fine lookin' guitars. Last edited by Haans; 08-04-2011 at 02:37 PM.
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08-04-2011, 03:33 PM
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Well I for one really appreciate the look of your Ark guitars... the body shape and size on this 00 are just my thing and the "staining/dying" on your top looks wonderful. I'll admit to knowing absolutely nothing about Larson style guitars but feel sure this build will turn out to be a cracker. All the best Berf
Last edited by Berf; 08-04-2011 at 03:46 PM.
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08-04-2011, 03:55 PM
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Mr. Brentrup, I've visited your site on a number of occasions ..we may yet have a discussion.
Berf .. a good place to browse and learn about the exceptional guitars built by the two brothers is here: http://larsonbrothersguitarregistry.com/?page_id=13
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#12
08-05-2011, 04:01 AM
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And here's a site I like a lot...
http://www.larsonbrothersguitars.com/ Click on the guitar gallery.
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#13
08-20-2011, 11:36 AM
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The final finish coats are curing and will be buffed out next week. For those who are familiar with the rare vintage Larson Chocolate Tops... Tony Klassen has really nailed that honey brown tint .. and the ambered trim also brings it all together (see previous pic update for comparison):
 
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#14
09-04-2011, 01:47 PM
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Sept 4th update
The guitar will ship Wednesday... here's a couple updated picks w/ neck on. As I wanted .. a warm, rich looking, simple aeathetic consistent with the aesthetic of the rare chocolate-top Larson builds of the pre-war era.
 
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