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The aesthetic of your instruments really is spot on for me.
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Everybody's enthusiasm here for my work gives me a great deal of inspiration for the future. So thank you to all
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It's a lovely looking guitar!
I'm curious about the picture where you show "Bog Oak on the outside, Red Cedar kerfed core & Cherry on the inside". I don't know much about guitar building, but is this a different construction method than most acoustics? I imagined acoustics had a single skin of wood on the sides, but this one seems to have a double layer (bog oak and cherry) with a cavity, or lengths of red cedar beween them. If it's different from the norm, I'd love to know why it's used it here, and what its benefits are. |
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I'm sure Oska will weigh in here, but this construction technique is called by the colloquial name of "double-side construction." The idea is to make the sides extremely rigid, so that the sides just reflect more sound. It has the added benefit of making the guitar somewhat structurally stronger. This technique has been around quite a long time, and it seems more makers are investigating and using it. If you to go oska's website, oskaburmanguitars.com, and click on the facebook link, you can see quite detailed pictures of the process. I'm interested in this, as a player not as a builder, because Oska is currently building me two OM models, and I am intrigued by the whole idea of how guitars built with double sides will sound. I'll find out about next fall, I reckon.
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Thanks very much for the explanations.
I'm less than 200 miles from Oska, so I'm interested in finding out more... |
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Not a problem. Hopefully we can arrange a visit later this month, or soon therafter.
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I played this OM on Wednesday and it is a very nice instrument. Visually, the bog oak is remarkable - it's very dark, as you see in the photos, but also full of pattern and grain that is hard to capture on camera.
Sonically, the guitar is full of clarity with a very even tone throughout the range. The sound is full and projects like a jumbo, not what you might expect from an OM body. If you are in the market for a relatively inexpensive custom guitar, I suggest Oska should be on your radar. |
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Finished Pictures
So here they are - the finished OM pictures.
This was one of the toughest photoshoots I've ever done. Shiny Bog Oak is just like trying to photograph a black mirror! I've read people's gripes about African Blackwood being the same and they're not wrong! It has so many colours & patterns in the grain, but as soon as you shine a light on it, it wants to reflect the whole room. The reason that I included the very last photo was because it really showed the Bog Oak's stunning figure - which was taken on my workshop bench as I was setting the guitar up and the low, late afternoon winter/spring Scottish sun caught the guitar in all of its glory. (A demo recording will follow in the coming weeks...)
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Looks great, Oska!
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Lovely looking guitar
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What a stunning guitar that is Oska.
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Yowzah--that looks awesome!
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I agree with the sentiments above. I keep coming back to these pics. What a beautiful guitar Oska! The oak accents are the crowing touch!
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Thanks a lot all who have commented here. This guitar was very carefully designed (as are all of my instruments) to showcase such an incredible wood - the Bog Oak. It represents (in my opinion) some of my finest work as a luthier to date, both sonically & aesthetically. I will be posting an audio demo of this guitar very shortly for you all to hear, as I know many of you won't have the opportunity to play this guitar in person.
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