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Hello All,

Here are some pics of my most recent guitar, this one seemed to take forever as I changed many of the construction details.....new jigs, forms, etc.. but it seemed to be worth the effort.

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Cheers,
Greg

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Gwaltney Guitars

WOW it that pretty Greg!!! Do I see an adjustable neck? Beautiful combo of woods and appointments. And that shine is to die for - what is the finish?

Outstanding!

Hi Hesh, thanks!

The finish on the body is cat poly from Joe White, the neck is KTM9 finished by me. Actually I built the guitar with an adjustable neck to go along with the cantilevered fretboard extension but I was not happy with some of the "quirks" that go with an adjustable neck so I converted the neck joint to a solid one and am much happier now.

GG

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Gwaltney Guitars

Extraordinary work !!!!

Nice looking guitar Greg, I would love to see more of your construction details, i.e. top plate bracing.
I have been considering building my next in a similar manner.

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Rich S

"The inconvenience of poor quality will linger long after the thrill of a bargain has been forgotten"

Man, Greg, that is really outstanding. Fine work on your part. Way to go!

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Waddy

Photobucket Build Album Library

Sound Clips of most of my guitars

Gorgeous !
Is your binding are curly koa ? Beautiful honey color.

Yes...surprising how well Koa goes with cocobolo.

GG

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Gwaltney Guitars

She looks just wonderful Greg, and I agree Koa and Coco are a great blend. Tell me, did the sinker come from Rick M???

Cheers

Kim

Yes, sure did, and it is beautiful stuff!

Cheers,
GG

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Gwaltney Guitars

WoW !! Beautiful wood and a great job building Greg .
I like your headstock and back plates a lot and the cantilever neck is awesome too.
And that truss rod cover looks very cool . How good does she sound ?

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Anderson Guitars
Clearwater,Fl. 33755

That is beautiful work. The KTM 9 looks better on your guitar than it did on mine.

What kind of quirks did the adjustable neck have that you did not like?

Thanks Dave.....I love the sound of this guitar, one of my all-time favorites actually, unfortunately I won't have time to record this one...Dang!



Hi John...funny stuff that KTM-9, sometimes it turns out great other times it is a mess, I don't know what to think.

Relative to the adjustable neck, it's a bit complicated to try and explain(for me anyway)....simply put, too much movement of the fretboard extension when string tension is applied, I just didn't like the whole setup. Maybe I built the joint incorrectly, I don't think so though, and to rectify the quirk, well that kind of nullifies the whole point of the adjustable feature so I went with a non-adjustable joint and am pleased with the decision.

Cheers,

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Gwaltney Guitars

Greg, outstanding work dude! The wood combos are fantastic and they execution is top drawer!

I too love koa as a binding. I find its different hues really blend in well with many different woods. I've seen it used with BRW, Mad Rose, EIR and now Coco and the results are always gorgeous. Bends like butter too...

Great job! What's next?

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I'd like to be able to prove, just for once, that money wouldn't make me happy...

Very nice.

What's the big secret about the top of the headstock though?

Dave F.

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Cambrian Guitars

"There goes Mister Tic-Tac out the back with some bric-brac from the knick-knack rack"

Wonderful piece of art. You guys really amuse me with your guitars, I could stay forever watching the pictures of the guitars you all have built.

Thanks very much for posting them. It is very inspiring for us newbies.

Well done!!

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Andy

Italian spruce if you look for the best!!

Wonderful piece of art. You guys really amuse me with your guitars, I could stay forever watching the pictures of the guitars you all have built.

Thanks very much for posting them. It is very inspiring for us newbies.

Well done!!

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Andy

Italian spruce if you look for the best!!

Beautiful guitar, I really like the look of just the koa binding and no purfling, very elegant
yet simple. The whole guitar just looks right, thanks for the photos.
Best
Bruce

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Bruce Herrmann
"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us."

Best

Thanks Bruce....there are ebony purflings on the top and bottom of the binding, just thin strips so they're hard to see in the pics.

Cheers,

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Gwaltney Guitars

Right, I see it now, guess I was so dazzled by the Koa I missed it, it does set off the binding nicely. Good job.
I've only used various rosewoods as binding, think I need to branch out a bit. Looks so good on yours with that
figured Coco...
Best
Bruce

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Bruce Herrmann
"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us."

Dude!!!!!
Probably one of the nicest guitars I have seen on this sight in a long time!!!!!
I love cocobolo and it works great with that sinker redwood
Does it have that tone you love. How thin is the top????? Any deflection data???
Just curious

Fantastic!!!!!

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Andy Z.
http://www.lazydogguitars.com

Nice work Greg! I really like the thin purfling lines and the colors all work beautifully together.

How thick and heavy was your final soundboard compared to other top woods? The sinker redwood I've come across has been pretty floppy; what was your experience with this guitar?

Thanks Andy...my other post-Somogyi guitars sounded very nice, no complaints really, but there was something else tonally I was looking for and I believe I'm headed in the right direction with this one.....yeah, I really love the tone. O.K guys, hold on to your hats, I actually departed (somewhat)from the Somogyi style of building here, the top was made with LESS deflection (it's thicker & not just because it's redwood). I definitely used things I learned with Ervin but I'm heading down my own path now which is a bit different than what we learned.....Lots of differences between this guitar and my previous few and I like this one better(to my ears anyway).



Hey Lex....remember that one piece of redwood we tapped at Ervin's, it rang forever, that's what this sinker sounded like.....Actually this sinker redwood was not floppy at all, a tad more floppy than good spruce across the grain, but with the grain it's pretty darn close. If you were to test it by way of deflection only, the redwood would have come out approx 10% less stiff than good spruce. As I mentioned to Andy, I'm going thicker with my tops, along with many other changes, so it's difficult to say what contributed to the tonal change I'm hearing.

Cheers,
Greg

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Gwaltney Guitars

Greg,

Lovely looking guitar and I'm glad that you are finding your own voice and direction.

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Dave White
De Faoite Stringed Instruments
". . . the one thing a machine just can't do is give you character and personalities and sometimes that comes with flaws, but it always comes with humanity" Monty Don talking about hand weaving, "Mastercrafts", Weaving, BBC March 2010

Wow, great guitar, I really like the wood combinations--beautiful color.