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Post by nkforster on Mar 31, 2022 3:08:37 GMT
For the last few years I've sold.a lot of Session King tenor guitars, so I thought it time to look once more at making a Session King 6 string. It's nice to be able to offer a more affordable handmade guitar, for those who want the sound, playability and craftsmanship without the high price tag. What I didn't want to do was just make a string version of the tenor - I prefer the crisper sound you get from a Sobell style arched soundboard, especially when you play in dropped tunings like DADGAD. So this is what I came up with - a small bodied, wide wasted design, with a Western red cedar Sobell style soundboard. The back and sides are Queensland maple - a lightweight wood which has much more in common with mahogany than maple. The neck is New Guinea rosewood, the fretboard is lovely old bog oak. I came up with a new variation on my bridge design for this guitar, the new bridge is a little stiffer than the old which allows me to lighten things up a little more under the bonnet (or hood if you're an American.) In keeping with the Session King style, the guitar is stripped down to the basics - simple black rocklite binding around the top, and simple black/white/black purfling lines to decorate. The rosette is cut from purfling lines and wenge. This body shape is the Model E, the soundboard is a Sobell style (SS) and the striped down Session King style (SK) makes this little guitar a Model E-SS-SK. I really enjoy making these simple guitars, and who better to demonstrate it than Ian Stephenson and Tom Fletcher? Nigel www.nkforsterguitars.com/instruments/acoustic-guitar/model-e/
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Post by malcolm on Mar 31, 2022 17:58:56 GMT
Very nice Nigel, sounds great.
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kaydee
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My main instrument is: tanglewood TW45VSB
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Post by kaydee on May 3, 2022 16:06:56 GMT
If you don’t mind me asking what does more affordable mean ?.I would love a hand built guitar but the fact is that most are just too expensive for me, All the best
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