The Acoustic Guitar Forum

Go Back   The Acoustic Guitar Forum > General Acoustic Guitar and Amplification Discussion > Custom Shop

Reply
 
Thread Tools
  #16  
Old 09-18-2018, 03:44 AM
j. Kinnaird's Avatar
j. Kinnaird j. Kinnaird is offline
AGF Sponsor
 
Join Date: Sep 2013
Posts: 2,969
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by harvl View Post
Blast from the past!!! I remember that inlay but I think I did the work for the customer without knowing who was building the guitar so John I never knew it was you!

As for the fire... well I wasn't involved in one so my recovery is going well! knock on wood...

Harv
it was very nicely done Harvey, that and the headstock inlay as well.
I'm really glad you dont remember the fire. That can be so traumatic.

All the best
__________________
Kinnaird Guitars
Reply With Quote
  #17  
Old 09-18-2018, 06:29 AM
nickv6 nickv6 is offline
Registered User
 
Join Date: Apr 2008
Posts: 859
Default

I owned a Zemaitis acoustic many years ago. It was a Maccaferri type guitar. Big chunky neck. It had been made for a musician called Allen Bradley here in UK if I remember correctly. It was a great guitar, though as others have noted, quite rough round the edges. I wrote to Tony Z asking him a couple of questions (no internet then remember) and he wrote me a very full and charming reply. He was clearly a lovely chap. I still have the letter, but not the guitar!
Nick
Reply With Quote
  #18  
Old 09-18-2018, 10:45 AM
j. Kinnaird's Avatar
j. Kinnaird j. Kinnaird is offline
AGF Sponsor
 
Join Date: Sep 2013
Posts: 2,969
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by nickv6 View Post
I owned a Zemaitis acoustic many years ago. It was a Maccaferri type guitar. Big chunky neck. It had been made for a musician called Allen Bradley here in UK if I remember correctly. It was a great guitar, though as others have noted, quite rough round the edges. I wrote to Tony Z asking him a couple of questions (no internet then remember) and he wrote me a very full and charming reply. He was clearly a lovely chap. I still have the letter, but not the guitar!
Nick
Great story Nick. He sounds like one of those characters it would be fun to meet. Are there any picutures of him on the internet? Did he have any apprentices that are still making instruments?



Great s
__________________
Kinnaird Guitars
Reply With Quote
  #19  
Old 09-18-2018, 11:21 AM
j. Kinnaird's Avatar
j. Kinnaird j. Kinnaird is offline
AGF Sponsor
 
Join Date: Sep 2013
Posts: 2,969
Default Here he is

Tony with his wife.

And George Harrison playing his guitar.
My understanding is that he made guitars for quite a few notables, including Eric Clapton.

__________________
Kinnaird Guitars
Reply With Quote
  #20  
Old 09-18-2018, 11:23 AM
j. Kinnaird's Avatar
j. Kinnaird j. Kinnaird is offline
AGF Sponsor
 
Join Date: Sep 2013
Posts: 2,969
Default Here he is

Tony with his wife.

And George Harrison playing his guitar.
My understanding is that he made guitars for quite a few notables, including Eric Clapton., Keith Richards, Joe Walsh to name a few.

__________________
Kinnaird Guitars
Reply With Quote
  #21  
Old 09-19-2018, 11:05 AM
Steve Kinnaird's Avatar
Steve Kinnaird Steve Kinnaird is offline
AGF Sponsor
 
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Nacogdoches, TX
Posts: 3,601
Default

Beautiful restoration work, bro!
May I send you a guitar that needs a new top? And back? And probably new sides while we're at it...?

SK
__________________
www.stephenkinnaird.com

Crafted in the Piney Woods
Reply With Quote
  #22  
Old 09-19-2018, 11:14 AM
nickv6 nickv6 is offline
Registered User
 
Join Date: Apr 2008
Posts: 859
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by j. Kinnaird View Post
Great story Nick. He sounds like one of those characters it would be fun to meet. Are there any picutures of him on the internet? Did he have any apprentices that are still making instruments?



Great s
I don't think so. Recently there was a series of guitars with his name on made in Korea I think.
I'd love to know what happened to my early one.
Reply With Quote
  #23  
Old 09-19-2018, 02:19 PM
j. Kinnaird's Avatar
j. Kinnaird j. Kinnaird is offline
AGF Sponsor
 
Join Date: Sep 2013
Posts: 2,969
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Steve Kinnaird View Post
Beautiful restoration work, bro!
May I send you a guitar that needs a new top? And back? And probably new sides while we're at it...?

SK
Thanks Bro
and sure, I guess just send the neck and a general idea of what you want, flat top, arch top, classical, hurdy gurdy, what ever.
__________________
Kinnaird Guitars
Reply With Quote
  #24  
Old 09-19-2018, 03:40 PM
Jamiejoon Jamiejoon is offline
Charter Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Bay Area, CA
Posts: 730
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by j. Kinnaird View Post
it was very nicely done Harvey, that and the headstock inlay as well.
I'm really glad you dont remember the fire. That can be so traumatic.

All the best
Ah yes, so glad you were not in a fire. I was confusing you momentarily with Howard Klepper.
Reply With Quote
  #25  
Old 01-11-2019, 06:32 PM
ruby50 ruby50 is offline
Registered User
 
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: Eastern Shore MD
Posts: 579
Default

Very interesting guitars and great stories. Two questions please

How were you able to re-use the rosette? I can see saving a round rosette, but....

Is the bridge all one piece?

Thanks, Ed
Reply With Quote
  #26  
Old 01-11-2019, 09:27 PM
j. Kinnaird's Avatar
j. Kinnaird j. Kinnaird is offline
AGF Sponsor
 
Join Date: Sep 2013
Posts: 2,969
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by ruby50 View Post
Very interesting guitars and great stories. Two questions please

How were you able to re-use the rosette? I can see saving a round rosette, but....

Is the bridge all one piece?

Thanks, Ed
I cut the rosette out of the old top after the top was removed. saw first then files. I left the old top wood under the rosette in place for support while cutting it out, then once out and trimmed to its original deminsions fastened the face of the rosette to a plastic caul with double sided tape and thinned the back of the rosette by removing the original top wood. So the rosette was held together by tape and caul. But,before I taped and thinned the rosette, while it was still thick but trimmed exactly, I used it to scribe a line on the new top to mark out where the new cavity it was going. I routed out the cavity just a hair deeper than the thickness of the rosette and filled it with epoxy and set the rosette in. The caul held the face of the rosette level with the surface of the top while the epoxy set, so that very little sanding was necessary to even out the rosette with the top. The old rosette was getting thin, having been leveled once in the original top so this technique kept me from having to make it any thinner.

The bridge is one piece with the exception of the two dots which are bridge pin heads cut off the pins and glued to the top.
__________________
Kinnaird Guitars
Reply With Quote
  #27  
Old 01-12-2019, 05:27 AM
ruby50 ruby50 is offline
Registered User
 
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: Eastern Shore MD
Posts: 579
Default

Beautifully done on the rosette - thanks

Ed
Reply With Quote
  #28  
Old 01-28-2020, 03:44 AM
rockabilly69 rockabilly69 is offline
Registered User
 
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Ogden, Utah
Posts: 4,062
Default

I love the sound of Zemaitis acoustics, they are unique in appearance, and may come off sounding dry to some, but their midrange tone works in the music that I like. I especially liked to hear Ronnie Lane of The Faces play his.
Reply With Quote
  #29  
Old 01-28-2020, 01:10 PM
David Wren's Avatar
David Wren David Wren is offline
Charter Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Toronto Canada
Posts: 1,960
Default

Man ... I just love the quirky aesthetic to this Zemaitis inspired guitar John!
__________________
David Wren
Reply With Quote
  #30  
Old 01-28-2020, 01:35 PM
brandall10 brandall10 is offline
Registered User
 
Join Date: Mar 2019
Location: Denver
Posts: 607
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Silly Moustache View Post

His Wikipedia entry speaks about his electrics which were, I seem to remember incredibly heavy, but doen't mention his acoustics.
As a primarily electric player for some 30 years, I'm familiar with his electrics (I'd think most of thegearpage folks would be), did not know he did acoustics.
__________________
'18 Pre*War 000-28 Braz
Reply With Quote
Reply

  The Acoustic Guitar Forum > General Acoustic Guitar and Amplification Discussion > Custom Shop

Thread Tools





All times are GMT -6. The time now is 01:47 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.
Copyright ©2000 - 2022, The Acoustic Guitar Forum
vB Ad Management by =RedTyger=