The latest from DEW Guitars!
This is a Sitka / Tasmanian Black Acacia Small Jumbo.
Ebony bindings, macassar ebony fretboard & bridge.
Thanks for looking !
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| Author: | Don Williams [ Sun Feb 06, 2005 8:17 am ] |
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The latest from DEW Guitars! This is a Sitka / Tasmanian Black Acacia Small Jumbo. Ebony bindings, macassar ebony fretboard & bridge.
Thanks for looking ! |
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| Author: | LanceK [ Sun Feb 06, 2005 8:37 am ] |
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VERY NICE DON! So you CAN build guitars! 
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| Author: | Paul Schulte [ Sun Feb 06, 2005 8:52 am ] |
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That black Acacia sure looks nice. What is the laminate on the neck? What wood is the center laminate? |
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| Author: | Dickey [ Sun Feb 06, 2005 9:02 am ] |
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My goodness Don, you've been keeping the elves busy. Fantastic work, isn't that wood beautiful. Great execution too. Can you make it howl? How would you describe the sound? 
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| Author: | Don Williams [ Sun Feb 06, 2005 9:09 am ] |
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Paul, the laminated neack is Mahogany/Maple/EIRW. Come out to the NEL meeting this coming Sunday...I'll have it with me. Can I make it howl? I'm lucky to make it bark or whimper.... The sound is everything you would expect to hear from a sitka/koa guitar. It's very bright, yet has solid mids and lows. Hard to describe unless you've heard that combination...then you would know what that means. Is that vague enough?  |
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| Author: | Don A [ Sun Feb 06, 2005 9:31 am ] |
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Nice guitar Don. Easy to see why you are so fond of the acacia.
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| Author: | Matt Gage [ Sun Feb 06, 2005 10:39 am ] |
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There it is... I see you got it all finished up Don nice job my friend. the guitar sounds nice, and the neck is very comfortable. I was most impressed with the finsh as well. Matt |
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| Author: | John How [ Sun Feb 06, 2005 11:22 am ] |
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Very nice Don, I like the light matching colored headstock too. Did ya sweat doing that inlay? Sure would like to hear that thing. |
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| Author: | Don Williams [ Sun Feb 06, 2005 11:36 am ] |
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Thanks all for the kind comments... John, The inlay was done by cnc...so not much sweat on my part. All my guitars going forward have headplates and pearl cut with a laser by Gurian Instruments. Hey Don Atwood....I like your new avatar much better. Love cats. Hate spiders. |
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| Author: | Tom D [ Sun Feb 06, 2005 11:47 am ] |
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Excellent work!! Can't wait to hear it. |
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| Author: | Sprockett [ Sun Feb 06, 2005 12:25 pm ] |
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Ummmm.... I'm going to kick my table saw now :) I LOVE the heel and volute, awesome work... Any change of getting a closeup of the heel, I'd like to use it for inspiration for my next one (if you don't mind)... Thanks -The Other Paul- |
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| Author: | Don Williams [ Sun Feb 06, 2005 2:23 pm ] |
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I'll work on that picture for ya Paul... |
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| Author: | Bobc [ Sun Feb 06, 2005 8:31 pm ] |
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Love that black acasia Don. Very beautiful guitar. Is that finish KTM-9? |
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| Author: | Don Williams [ Sun Feb 06, 2005 11:25 pm ] |
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Yes KTM-9....I wish I could have captured the reflection better, but alas, my photography is somewhat lacking. The finish is very very glossy, and I doubt most folks could distinguish between this and a decent lacquer job. |
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| Author: | SonicAgamemnon [ Mon Feb 07, 2005 12:45 am ] |
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Oh, what a perfect backdrop for your great looking guitar. Hey, is that tree your next victim? OLE! |
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| Author: | Sylvan [ Mon Feb 07, 2005 1:25 am ] |
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Very nice guitar! I love the wood combination!!!! |
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| Author: | Dave-SKG [ Mon Feb 07, 2005 2:10 am ] |
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Beautiful Don! How do you like the Macassar Ebony? I realy like it. |
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| Author: | Roy O [ Mon Feb 07, 2005 2:44 am ] |
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Well done Don. That is truely a beautiful guitar. Can you get a sound clip for us? |
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| Author: | Wade Sylvester [ Mon Feb 07, 2005 3:09 am ] |
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Nice one Don, I hope to see it up close before you let it go.. |
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| Author: | Don Williams [ Mon Feb 07, 2005 4:17 am ] |
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Thanks again for the kind words... Now for your questions... Trent, you have no idea how much I'd like to yank down that tree...but not for guitar wood... Dave, I really like Maccassar ebony. The stripey look is very different, and pretty cool so long as you don't throw a bunch of dots and inlay on there. That would be too much on the eyes, I think. Roy, I'll try to get a sound clip somehow...but not sure how! Wade, I'll have it at the NEL meeting this Sunday...see you there! |
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| Author: | stan thomison [ Mon Feb 07, 2005 4:20 am ] |
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Don this is a really beautiful and classy guitar all the way top bottom fron and back. Great job |
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| Author: | Michael Dale Payne [ Mon Feb 07, 2005 4:47 am ] |
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I am building with the Black Acacia set I got from you as we speak. I hope to be done in 2 months if the weather cooperates. It rained again this weekend. It is hard for me to justify to the wife the expense of humidity control when 9 out of 10 years I don't have to worry with it. But this year it has been a bugger |
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| Author: | John Kinnaird [ Mon Feb 07, 2005 6:33 am ] |
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Good work Don. Very nice shape and beautiful wood. How does it sound? John |
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| Author: | Don Williams [ Mon Feb 07, 2005 7:49 am ] |
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[QUOTE=John Kinnaird] How does it sound?[/QUOTE] O.k., maybe not. It's very bright, a tad brassy, but there's plenty of low end. It's got a very stiff sitka top on it, so I expect it to take some time to open up. In general it's pretty well balanced, even though it's a tad brassy. I'm not real great at describing sound, because everyone hears and describes things differently. Hey...where's Lance today? |
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| Author: | sfbrown [ Mon Feb 07, 2005 8:19 am ] |
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Is that like "jumbo shimp"? Or "sweet and sour"?
Sorry, I couldn't resist. We classical players know only one size (of guitar!) Steve Brown |
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