Crossovers

[Kevin in California]

I will sometime later this fall start my next two projects; another EIR dred and a nylon stringed crossover for myself.
My thinking is a OM body of curly cherry with walnut binding, bolt on spanish cedar neck, sitka spruce top braced of course classical style.
I have other woods I could use for this guitar, but I think that combination will look good but I haven't a clue on how it might sound.
Any ideas, thoughts, etc.???????

Kevin

[Dave Bagwill]

As long as it is built to your (excellent) standards, it should sound great. I think it is hard to go wrong if you start with good wood and follow good practices.

[ken cierp]

Big body nylon string guitars tend to have goo-gobs of bass response. Cherry may calm that down a little --like a Maple Flaminco guitar might sound? Reminds me I still need to put a finish on my Rosewood three piece back cross-over.

[Kevin in California]

Ken,
I rememember when you first posted your plans to make that crossover.
Any pictures?

Kevin

[Lonnie B]

Guy's I live in a small town here in Tennessee. Could someone tell me what your speaking of when you say "Crossover"? I don't get out much

[Kevin in California]

Lonnie,
It is a current trend in guitars that use nylon strings and sound like a classical guitar, but are made for steel string players; mostly the neck width at the nut is narrower than on a classical and the fretboard is radiused like a steel string guitar, not flat like on a classical. The bodies are usually classical in shape and size or a smaller steel string model like a OOO or OO or OM. Taylor and Martin have been making them for a few years, and many smaller companies along with the larger boutique shops.
I like the sound of the classical, but I can't play on that wide neck very well, so I want a guitar that I'm use to in size, shape, playability, but with the ease and sound of the nylon strings.
Kapich! (as Tony might say)

Kevin

[ken cierp]

Old Ken Cierp OM size "cross over" photos. Rosewood/Walnut/Maple/Ebony/Sitka/ Honduran Mahogany "bolt-on" neck with truss rod -- it now has multiline BWBWB purfs and black fiber bindings. You can barely see the Rosewood edging on the fingerboard. The extra dots are just locating pins. 1 3/4" at the nut 2 5/16" spacing at the bridge