I haven’t posted an instrument anywhere for a long time, but here’s one of two I’ve just recently completed. It’s inspired by pictures of a Weissenborn Model “D” Spanish style guitar that John Bernunzio had in his inventory a few years ago. It’s roughly the size of a Martin 12-fret O.
- Back, sides, neck, backstrap…curly Mahogany from Andrew Gribble at Hibdon. Thanks Andrew!
- Fingerboard, bridge… Madagascar Rosewood
- 24.9” scale
- Shop-made rope binding from Mahogany and Poplar. Kinda funky looking but it perfectly fit the vibe I was going for.
- Ladder-braced top (the original Weiss was probably X-braced) because I’m a blues player and wanted that sound and wanted to experiment some. My “original” top brace pattern turned out looking a lot like what Dave White had done!
- Another experiment was the 5-ply laminated spruce “flying buttress” brace, connecting the neck block to the waist. I like the idea of CF rods for this purpose, but seemed a bit too inorganic for this style.
- Nitro finish
- Initially I wasn’t overwhelmed with the sound. It opened up a lot over time. In fact I think it changed a lot during the course of a late night GAL jam! I did have to do a little re-voicing at the ends of the brace below the bridge plate after the guitar settled in for a couple weeks. But now it’s got nice volume and balance with particularly sweet trebles and a nice throaty midrange that I was hoping for. Great for Mance Lipscomb tunes in the key of “A”!Attachment: LS Weiss D cropped1 picnik.jpg
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The Aussie members will appreciate the use of a Boomerang in the upper bout ![[clap]](./images/smilies/smiley32.gif "adulations")