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Hi !
I look forward to read participate in this forum. I build guitars, both electric and acoustics. ( but my business is still an hobby, even though i have to many clients right now...) If somenone is curious theres more info at abelinguitars.se Here´s an picture of my pride an joy: Levin 340. Only 7 Built in 1965. fantastic guitar! |
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Welcome to the AGF and to the Archtop Forum.
Beautiful guitar! What kind of music to you play and what kind of amp to you play through? Looking forward to your posts.
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“Sometimes you have to play a long time to be able to play like yourself” — Miles Davis. |
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Thanks for joining the forum ! I offer some questions I've had for awhile but never got around to asking...really would appreciate your expert advice:
1) Can a tremelo system be installed on any electric guitar...a Telecaster, a semi-hollow body and and a hollow body...without affecting the tone, or life span, of the guitar ? 2) My 1999 Taylor grand concert acoustic electric guitar has lots of waves and depressions on the top. I wouldn't call it bulging but it's far from flat. Sounds great, intonation is excellent, I keep it properly humidified. Should I be worried ? 3) Can you change the tuners on a guitar many times or would that cause problems on the headstock ? 4) When adding a pickup system inside the body of an acoustic guitar, holes must be drilled right ? Can that harm the guitar or affect its value ? 5) Do different material bridge pins affect tone...for example ? 6) I see lots of guitarists push the guitar neck back and forth supposedly for a bit of a "tremelo" effect....can this lead to damage ? 7) Does oiling the fretboard have an benefit other than cleaning ? ((I've read that rosewood has natural oils and you never need to oil rosewood)
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Your Levin is a beautiful instrument! Reminds me of a Guild Starfire II, but the binding and the trim is much higher quality.
Welcome. When will we see your creations? |
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thanks for your kind words.
If somenone is curious I have an website www.abelinguitars.se and I´m also on Facebook, abelin guitars. For many years I´ve been playing through an Marshall JCM 800 Combo, before that an 70´s Fender Vibrolux. And some years an Mesa Boogie mark IV. Regarding thr quiestions `ve have to think for a while. There´s so many opinions about sound and material. Bone, brass, glued neck or not etc etc. Earlier I build and liked heavy guitars but now I have changed my mind. Especially when I tried an 63 strat. Light weight and fantastic tone! But I´m an humble person i think.... I can listen and change opinion to.. this week I will try to finish one 000 acoustic an two classic dreadnaught models. The levin 340 above is probably the guitar I never will sell... I bought it when I was 18. had it for 25 years. then it just slipped out of my hands and last year, by an fantastic coincident , it is mine again. |
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Welcome and thanks to the link to your site.
Swedish. Svensk? My grandfather was born in Sweden. I like Levin Guitars. Nice one you have there. |
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Ceci n'est pas une pipe bebe. Youtube France (Film Musique & Fantomas) --- Guitars: (2007) big Vietnamese archtop; (1997) Guild F65ce, (1988) Guild D60, (1972) Guild D25, two other Vietnamese flat-tops and one classical. |
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I´m sure that many not agree in my opinions but thats ok for me. Sometimes great sound has some part of believing.. |
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I've used 3 in 1 oil on a couple of fretboards that were kind of anemic looking and it it darkened them and made them look much better. I saw this done on the Martin website.
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