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Post by ianlp59 on Oct 27, 2022 9:20:17 GMT
I am fortunate enough to have a number of high end instruments and have played others that I don't own which I would categorise similarly. Just very recently I got play this : C2 Conversion. An amazing instrument that make its class known to the player immediately. Wonderful sound; rich, compulsive and beautifully balanced with that unmistakable vintage vibe. The Brazilian back and sides are a sight to behold, some of the very best Brazilian ever from an era when such quality timber was still available, perfectly quartersawn, straight as an arrow and tight grained. The Adirondack top, inlayed to style 42, is fantastic with that characteristic wide grain of master grade Adirondack. TJ Thompson, who performed the conversion, is probably the most famous Martin repair man in the world with a reputation to match. In short a total killer guitar ! Unfortunately it's not mine though it does now belong to someone I know, so I guess I'll get to play it again at some point. Cheers, Ian
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Post by borborygmus on Oct 27, 2022 9:45:28 GMT
Congratulations on having such a great experience, Ian. I can't say I have had the earth move for me in the same way recently, although I look on with great envy at those who attended the Woodstock show this last weekend, where in my experience there are likely to be instruments of the same sort of calibre.
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Post by rodders on Oct 27, 2022 14:56:55 GMT
I am fortunate enough to have a number of high end instruments and have played others that I don't own which I would categorise similarly. Just very recently I got play this : C2 Conversion. An amazing instrument that make its class known to the player immediately. Wonderful sound; rich, compulsive and beautifully balanced with that unmistakable vintage vibe. The Brazilian back and sides are a sight to behold, some of the very best Brazilian ever from an era when such quality timber was still available, perfectly quartersawn, straight as an arrow and tight grained. The Adirondack top, inlayed to style 42, is fantastic with that characteristic wide grain of master grade Adirondack. TJ Thompson, who performed the conversion, is probably the most famous Martin repair man in the world with a reputation to match. In short a total killer guitar ! Unfortunately it's not mine though it does now belong to someone I know, so I guess I'll get to play it again at some point. Cheers, Ian T'd never heard of a C-2 Conversion... until now. It's actually quite interesting. It sounds like some have new necks and some don't The backward pitch of the arch top neck angle requires a significant "forward" reset of the neck (opposite the direction of most neck resets) after the flat top is installed in order to have the proper flat top angle. What this effectively does is to move the entire fretboard slightly forward on the face of the guitar, resulting in a neck joint that meets the body between the 13th and 14th fret as opposed to dead on the 14th. This also moves the soundhole down slightly and the bridge as well. As a result some would choose to completely replace the neck but I prefer to retain the neck and accept the slightly adjusted fret/body junction as it has no impact on function and is not cosmetically objectionable.I've lifted the above from the Unofficial Martin Guitar Forum
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Post by ianlp59 on Oct 27, 2022 17:09:18 GMT
I am fortunate enough to have a number of high end instruments and have played others that I don't own which I would categorise similarly. Just very recently I got play this : C2 Conversion. An amazing instrument that make its class known to the player immediately. Wonderful sound; rich, compulsive and beautifully balanced with that unmistakable vintage vibe. The Brazilian back and sides are a sight to behold, some of the very best Brazilian ever from an era when such quality timber was still available, perfectly quartersawn, straight as an arrow and tight grained. The Adirondack top, inlayed to style 42, is fantastic with that characteristic wide grain of master grade Adirondack. TJ Thompson, who performed the conversion, is probably the most famous Martin repair man in the world with a reputation to match. In short a total killer guitar ! Unfortunately it's not mine though it does now belong to someone I know, so I guess I'll get to play it again at some point. Cheers, Ian T'd never heard of a C-2 Conversion... until now. It's actually quite interesting. It sounds like some have new necks and some don't The backward pitch of the arch top neck angle requires a significant "forward" reset of the neck (opposite the direction of most neck resets) after the flat top is installed in order to have the proper flat top angle. What this effectively does is to move the entire fretboard slightly forward on the face of the guitar, resulting in a neck joint that meets the body between the 13th and 14th fret as opposed to dead on the 14th. This also moves the soundhole down slightly and the bridge as well. As a result some would choose to completely replace the neck but I prefer to retain the neck and accept the slightly adjusted fret/body junction as it has no impact on function and is not cosmetically objectionable.I've lifted the above from the Unofficial Martin Guitar ForumThis one has the afore-mentioned neck join between the 13th and 14th fret. The fretboard was re-fretted as well as having new marker inlays. Cheers, Ian
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Post by reneasologuitar on Oct 27, 2022 17:39:17 GMT
Great info. Love this post.
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Post by ianlp59 on Oct 27, 2022 17:52:22 GMT
I've checked out some other C2 conversions. Earlier C2's, think early 1930's, had a slightly longer scale length so, upon conversion to a flat top guitar, they effectively become OM's. This guitar hails from 1936 and has a shorter scale length which is why it has become a 000, in this case a 000-42.
Cheers,
Ian
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