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Congrats.
My franklin has incredible dynamics, and it's such a pleasure to play. I'm just getting the action adjusted modestly right now and miss it dearly. I would be trusting to Nick on the impact of a short scale. I don't think I'd expect sweeter or warmer (how do you improve upon perfection) - but I'd want to know that the brilliance of his signature tonality can be achieved without any sacrifice if he did build a short scale guitar. Builders generally know where their sweet spots are, and what they can achieve, and I tend to trust them. He's been building for a long time. I have a 14 fret - OM and would not change a thing. It's a delightful guitar. Light, with impressive and startling dynamics. I've had many people comment on the sweetness and engulfing tone they hear. Look forward to seeing the end result. Stuart |
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How do you improve on perfection! Exactly!
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I talked to Nick last night about scale and how it affects his tonality. He didn't try to dissuade me from it, but I gathered that he feels it's less than ideal for the OM. Generally, he says you lose some of the power or drive in the bass. And that, to my ears is one of the defining qualities of the OM. It tends to have a full but clean bass. So shortening the scale would affect the overall balance to some degree. Kudos to Nick, he said he knew he put that shorter scale idea in my head when he saw me grimacing on a couple chords and suggested it. And I told him that the one of his I did play with 12's plays easier than my Collings with 11's. He said , "Well...I usually spend about 13 hours just on the action. Sold...standard 25.4 scale it is! |
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But my point was that even though I love my Collings, it's always felt somewhat unforgiving intonation wise. It doesn't seem to allow for much inaccuracy when fretting. And cause I've had it for 22 years... I'm used to it. But when I play Nick's guitars... well...night and day in terms of ease of playability. Anyone else found Collings to be a little picky about intonation? |
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I too had asked Nick about short scale on the OM, and he clearly was not too enthusiastic...I ended up with a normal scale. Although I prefer shorter scale, I must say that guitar does play effortlessly
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You must be getting closer to a start time for your Franklin OM; any updates?
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How are you liking your Franklin as it breaks in? Been dying to know! Cheers. |
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Yup...I get it about your guitar and the "Franklin" tone. There's something so unique about his instruments. Like a blend of vintage Martin resonance with the modern balance between strings, tonality, etc. It's sublime. And overtones....I love that. Especially when you play on the unwound strings in the upper registers.... and you hear the overtones and that reverb. I live for that sonority. Glad you're so happy with your guitar! It's a beautiful instrument! |
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Congrats. Very nice that you've gone "all-in" with the BRW and what sounds like a special top, too. Look forward to following along!
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I talked to Nick the other day and thought I'd share a few updates.
The top is sanded down and the rosette done...herringbone...and is ready for bracing. He commented that it's a good thing I told him I usually play with 11's instead of 12's because that will affect how he braces it. I didn't ask the specifics about what he does differently, but generally he adjusts things to make the top more responsive to lighter gauge strings. Also, the sides are bent and formed.... still no pics yet. But neither am I pressing him for them. I'd rather he focus on building it! And lastly, the coolest part of our discussion. We talked about neck radii. Which we all know is a very personal thing. I told him I really like the neck on my Collings, but occasionally it feels a tad bulky, but it's generally very comfortable. And on my '96 Taylor 612c, it's a bit thin with that "faster" neck Taylor was kinda known for at the time. Still very playable, but just less than ideal for me. Nick says, "Tell you what then. When I'm ready to start carving the neck, you can hang out and give me feedback so I can refine it to your preferences as I'm carving it." Blew me away that he offered to do that! Fortunately I live about 100 miles from his shop and I told him just give me a day's notice so I can get off work. I'm stoked!!! |
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