10th build, Rosewood&Spruce 000

[NeilG495]

Just put the strings on my 10th build - Indian Rosewood & Spruce 000, braces are 1/4” scalloped and the soundboard was thinned around the bottom edge of the lower bout. Early days but it feels quite lively already with a decent bass for a small bodied guitar.

I’m not much of player but this gives an idea of the tone:

https://youtube.com/shorts/AQG5YcZnBKY? ... xpP0AQjXOz

[Herman]

Excellent Neil,
That baby rings! I like those open tunings and here it really brings out the guitar.
Very promising for the future.
Well done.
Herman

[NeilG495]

Thank you Herman, I am pleased with how this one turned out, always a nervous time when the strings go on for the first time. Open tunings do seem to suit smaller bodied guitars, I tend to favour DADGAD but I recently came across this Orkney tuning (CGDGCD), I’m enjoying playing around with it.

[peter havriluk]

Good going. Discovering the voice of a finished project is always a revelation to me.

[NeilG495]

Thanks Peter, well into the next build already, just wondering what to do different to get more improvement - loving the challenge though.