Acoustic Guitar Construction

The guitar sounds good as well. I see the attention to detail in everything you do.

Very nice! I see Cole Clark uses that pine, how does sound board blank pricing compare to Sitka Spruce or Cedar?

Sound samples are nice as well -- Mic, pick-up? modeler? EQ settings?

ken cierp wrote:Very nice! I see Cole Clark uses that pine, how does sound board blank pricing compare to Sitka Spruce or Cedar?

Bunya pine tops are about $50 a set AUD. The challenge is getting consistent quality. It is a good soundboard timber but I think King Billy Pine (another Australian tone wood) is better. Unfortunately King Billy is much harder to get, and therefore much more expensive.

ken cierp wrote:Sound samples are nice as well -- Mic, pick-up? modeler? EQ settings?

I installed an LR Baggs ibeam pickup in the guitar in that recording. It is one of my small body steel strings models (see pic below). The guitar was just plugged straight into Garageband and recorded. I added a little reverb in Garageband and that's it.

Great looks and sound. I like the top woods, in fact...all your woods from Down-under. The old Maton Tommy Emmanuel plays is a wonderful example!
Welcome and many thanks for sharing.

Ray