Beautiful! How did you get such a tight bend on the cutaway?!
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| Author: | dberkowitz [ Thu Mar 17, 2005 8:24 am ] |
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Here's a recently finished instrument delivered to Acoustic Music:Acoustic Music Scroll down and click on the link for the Berkowitz JB-28C (their database doesn't allow for a direct link to the page). --db |
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| Author: | Darin Spayd [ Thu Mar 17, 2005 8:29 am ] |
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Beautiful! How did you get such a tight bend on the cutaway?!
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| Author: | dberkowitz [ Thu Mar 17, 2005 8:38 am ] |
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How do you get to Carnegie Hall....--db |
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| Author: | Jeff Doty [ Thu Mar 17, 2005 9:03 am ] |
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David, Gorgeous instrument! Pinless bridge is also very nice, I like that look. Oh ya, do you mean practice? I just hope I am doing the "right" practice! 
Jeff |
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| Author: | John How [ Thu Mar 17, 2005 9:14 am ] |
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Very Nice work David. Here's a Koa guitar I am finally finishing for a customer in Texas.   |
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| Author: | Wade Sylvester [ Thu Mar 17, 2005 9:56 am ] |
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David, That is class! 28.59" scale, I thought it looked a little long. What led you to choose the scale? John, Nice, real nice! |
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| Author: | Don Williams [ Thu Mar 17, 2005 11:01 am ] |
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David, what is the finish on that guitar? i hear you quit using KTM-9...is this the polyester stuff? Gorgeous guitar...as always! Don |
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| Author: | dberkowitz [ Thu Mar 17, 2005 12:10 pm ] |
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Jeff, the bridge is my design, but thankfully after all this time, Mr. Kett's excellent execution. I used to do those by hand and it took FOREVER. Wade, the scale length came out of my dissatisfaction with 28.3" as my smaller baritone scale length. As you go up in scale length the string choices get tougher because you're crossing the threshold between string gauging and the difference between core size and wrap and how one gets to a particular gauge. At 28.3" I wasn't satisfied with the string behavior so I nudged the scale length up a bit. It really sings there. Don, the finish on this instrument is KTM-9 and yea, I can get it to look right but it's just not hard enough. So I'm experimenting with several options all of which are catalyzed. I found myself chasing finish scratches and other issues that I just couldn't spend anymore time redoing finishes. So I'm throwing in the towel for the time being. --db |
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| Author: | Steve Kinnaird [ Thu Mar 17, 2005 2:24 pm ] |
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Beautiful, guys---both of 'em! Have to ask: where did you get the Koa? Steve |
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| Author: | John Kinnaird [ Fri Mar 18, 2005 1:21 am ] |
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Dave, great work. How did you get that tight bend? John How -- I really like the micro curl on that koa. I would like to see a closeup shot of the radiused joint between the back stripe and the binding. Excellent work John |
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| Author: | Colby Horton [ Fri Mar 18, 2005 1:36 am ] |
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How did you get a place like Acoustic Music.0rg to buy one of your guitars? Your guitar looks good!! John that koa is awesome!! |
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| Author: | John How [ Fri Mar 18, 2005 1:54 am ] |
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Thanks John, Steve and all Here is a link to a pis that shows the corners. Thew corners didn't come out quite as invisible as I would have liked, I guess that's the way it is with maple. The picture is too big to post on here. But look at it here Next time I try this I'll use ebony as the binding. |
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| Author: | John Kinnaird [ Fri Mar 18, 2005 2:02 am ] |
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Maple shows EVERYTHING and you did well! You are right about ebony binding. It hides everything. Looks like a tapered guitar to me or is that just camera angle. |
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| Author: | John How [ Fri Mar 18, 2005 2:16 am ] |
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Yeah it's a wedgy |
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| Author: | John Mayes [ Fri Mar 18, 2005 3:27 am ] |
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"Do Ya'll like Koa?" Is the pope Catholic? |
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| Author: | Mike Mahar [ Fri Mar 18, 2005 9:03 am ] |
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28.59? What an unusual number. WHy not 28.6? It's easier to remember. I doubt that I could hear or feel a difference of .01". Ahah! I think I get it. 28-19/32 = 28.59375 |
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| Author: | bob J [ Sun Mar 20, 2005 1:16 am ] |
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John, Why did you decide to use filler pieces for corners instead of making 1 piece? |
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