Savoy... Mainstream Love

[kramster]

Joe sent me this link...cool!

https://www.premierguitar.com/articl...d-savoy-review

[jwellsy]

That clip sounds like a cross between a sitar and a Martin Backpacker.

[ac]

More reasons to love Ekoa.
It has a bit of history regarding it's durability and usefulness.

https://www.nytimes.com/1993/07/13/s...ver-found.html

https://news.nationalgeographic.com/...n-archaeology/

https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/sto...rs-discovered/

https://www.ancient-origins.net/hist...fabrics-009726

The fibers will outlive the resin . . .

[Captain Jim]

Originally Posted by jwellsy

That clip sounds like a cross between a sitar and a Martin Backpacker.

I couldn't get any sound out of that clip.

I did play Kramster's Savoy earlier this year - impressive sound for a small guitar. If the clip made it sound like a Martin Backpacker, it didn't do the Savoy justice.

[kramster]

[QUOTE=Captain Jim;5768714]
I did play Kramster's Savoy earlier this year [QUOTE]

That was you?? Ha... congrats on 4000 and soon 4000 + posts!

AC;

Thanks for the research on linen. I guess we could say that Joe has an old, but innovative soul.

[Pine]

Originally Posted by EvanB

AC;

Thanks for the research on linen. I guess we could say that Joe has an old, but innovative soul.

One of the innovative elements of the Savoy is the double top. I think I read that the top was made like some very high-end classicals. Sort of a honeycombed layer sandwiched between layers of flax for a very light, responsive top. I haven’t seen much discussion of that.

Not much discussion, and I'm waiting for Joe to get to a classical hybrid guitar; nylon strings, 1 7/8" nut width. If you can put nylon strings on a steel string Savoy, and have it sound good, then that instrument designed as a nylon should be killer.

[Strumalot]

Originally Posted by EvanB

Not much discussion, and I'm waiting for Joe to get to a classical hybrid guitar; nylon strings, 1 7/8" nut width. If you can put nylon strings on a steel string Savoy, and have it sound good, then that instrument designed as a nylon should be killer.

A made-for-nylon eKoa Blackbird would be interesting, but tonally, I am not sure the Savoy needs it, and if it were done, I am not sure I would want it. I like the sound and volume as is!

I found this part of the Premier Guitar review particulalry interesting from a "nylon" perspecitive...

Acoustic players that savor low-mid sweetness above all things may have a few quibbles. In standard tuning the 3rd and 4th strings, in particular, have a very mid-forward focus. And the midrange itself can have a nasal quality. The guitar’s character really changes when you give the strings a little more slack, however. Bass response and sustain, which are very apparent in standard tuning, are especially impressive in drop tunings. The midrange emphasis falls away substantially in these tunings, revealing more vividly the little Blackbird’s very impressive low-mid and bottom-end resonance.

The "quibbles" mentioned are ones I had with the Savoy outfitted with steel strings. The reviewer notes those issues dissapeared when the strings had a "little more slack." I think that is similar to what happened when I put nylon stings on the Savoy.

[perttime]

I shouldn't be surprised there's guitars made with a linen composite.
I know a little about bicycles and carbon fiber is THE material when you want a light and stiff bike frame. There's a company or two that has used linen instead of, or mixed with, carbon. Apparently, the result is a little softer than carbon fiber only.