CGHbuilder86 Posted August 22, 2004 Report Share Posted August 22, 2004 This is my fourth guitar and also my best guitar. The others I made are O.K. but this baby is 98% perfect. Sounds great, and plays great. I had a little battle with the finishing, but it looks really good, and I learned a lot from it. Any feedback is welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlGeeEater Posted August 22, 2004 Report Share Posted August 22, 2004 What pics?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapbarstrat Posted August 22, 2004 Report Share Posted August 22, 2004 I think the mods now just want links to pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
68 lost souls Posted August 22, 2004 Report Share Posted August 22, 2004 Also if people made sure that they link to the image hosted by a website like imageshack or somethging that would be helpful rather thank linking to the image on there computer so we can only see it when there online. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGHbuilder86 Posted August 23, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2004 Sorry you can't see the pictures, maybe I can figure out the problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlGeeEater Posted August 23, 2004 Report Share Posted August 23, 2004 I hope you can, i wana see the pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGHbuilder86 Posted August 23, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2004 Try these links, I hope they work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtis P Posted August 23, 2004 Report Share Posted August 23, 2004 wow, very nice, what kinda back is that? Curtis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
american_jesus Posted August 23, 2004 Report Share Posted August 23, 2004 looks nice, but seems a bit unbalanced. the left side(on the bottom photo) looks like it's larger, and the recesses for the knee and whatever look kind of off. still looks nice, but the body just struck me a little weird. what wood is that on the back? looks beautiful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGHbuilder86 Posted August 23, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2004 The back and side set is just plain old east indian rosewood, the nitrocellulose lacquer polished to a high gloss is what gives it its nice look. The guitar is completely balanced in the shape, I see where you are coming from though, but it is just the lighting and angle in the picture giving it this effect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
american_jesus Posted August 24, 2004 Report Share Posted August 24, 2004 i figured it'd be balanced, but that was the first thing that struck me in that picture, it looks a little lopsided. how does she sound? i think that's the real question. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGHbuilder86 Posted August 24, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2004 It sounds great to me, I have had a few people play it and they loved it. The bass seems very nice for a guitar of this size, the treble and midrange are very good also. The volume is very good. The guitar is very responsive also, I’m pretty sure it’s the best sounding guitar I’ve played, and I know it's the best sounding guitar I've made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lex Luthier Posted September 5, 2004 Report Share Posted September 5, 2004 Very nice. My very first guitar was a scratch built acoiustic, wasn't very good though... What is the top? Is it Sitka Spruce? I have two Northwood MJ's, one with a Sitka top, the other with an Englemann top, but I just can't tell by your pictures. What is the neck joint? Dovetail or mortise & tenon? What kind of bracing pattern did you use on the top? Martin style? My Northwoods both use a symetrical bracing pattern. POST NUMBER 1000!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
www Posted September 5, 2004 Report Share Posted September 5, 2004 Good work. I'm impressed to say the least for a fourth guitar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGHbuilder86 Posted September 7, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2004 Yeah, it has a sitka spruce top. The neck joint is a mortise & tenon joint, very nice tight fit also. I used two brass cross dowels in the tenon and inserted the bolts through the head block, It is a great joinery system. It’s easy and very strong, you can read more about this system on William Cumpiano’s web site, This is the system that he uses now. It does have an X brace pattern, It is very close to the martin bracing pattern except my X’s are splayed out a little more and I have a bigger bridge patch. P.S. Thanks for the kind words! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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