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Thanks, Chris' is phenomenal, but of course my 00 will be better - well that was my only stipulation to Ralph.
Here's another recording I made on Chris', standard tuning: Jonny
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I’ll demand royalties every time you play it 😂
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Such a heavily braced guitar would have me running to get my deposit back, but I've never heard of Ralph Brown, so maybe his tops and backs are super thin? Do you know the measurements?
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Does that tell you something?
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I believe Collings puts a lot of wood in his guitars, I had a conversation with the Luthier John Hullah many years ago, he told me that Martin Fleeson recommended he build heavier.
The 2 Fleeson's that I own a 78 & 81 are very different guitars, the later one being much heavier, as to whether it sounds better is subjective. |
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Good response Jonny 😀
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I've not heard of Ralph Brown either. In contrast, Ralph Bown has far more "name" players using his guitars than Ervin Somogyi and his acolytes combined, who seem to enjoy guru status 'round here. Quote:
And Bown's woodworking skills are unsurpassed. Equalled by a few, but unsurpassed. Cheers, Steve |
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Well said steveh, funnily enough I have that exact guitar you were talking about (OM/Amazon rw) on my lap now. Its not going anywhere, its magnificent
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I hate you
Cheers, Steve |
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There there Steve, I'll still let you play it at Ian's once a year [emoji3]
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I’ve played my size 2 and recently acquired all Koa 00-14 today.
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