Post by davewhite on Oct 6, 2021 10:31:23 GMT
Last year I made a parlour sized “crossover” nylon strung guitar for Steve Tilston using as far as possible woods used in Archery. The guitar “Bogha Fada” – Gaelic for “Long Bow” - was based on my parlour/Terz guitar body, “An Féa Caol”, modified to be slightly longer and have an asymmetric body shape with soft cutaway in the style of my “Buachaill Mór” model. It has an X braced soundboard, 640mm scale length, slotted headstock with 12 frets clear of the body, nut width is 48mm and 57mm string spacing at the saddle. It has one of my custom bound/rebated rosettes and a “porthole” soundport with “bung” so that it can be played with the port open or closed. You can read more about the project on this thread.
I really liked “Bogha Fada” and decided to make one for myself and also a steel string version – “Bogha Fada Cruach” and started making them in the Spring of 2020. I’ve finally got round to finishing them - in between I made another “Bogha Fada” for Rob which you can read more about here. “Bogha Fada Cruach” is on the left and “Bogha Fada” on the right.
The guitars have a “Nutty” theme. “Bogha Fada” has a four piece European Spruce top, Almond back and American Black Walnut sides. The neck is Cedrella; the bindings, headstock veneer and end-graft are Ovangkol; the fingerboard and bridge Claro Walnut; the heel-cap, rosette and soundport bung are American Black Walnut; Gold Evo frets; Ebony bridge pins and Gotoh classical tuners with black buttons
“Bogha Fada Cruach” has a Caucasian Spruce top, figured English Walnut back and sides. The neck is African Walnut; the bindings, headstock veneer, heel cap, end-graft, fingerboard and bridge Brazilian Rosewood; the heel-cap, rosette and soundport bung are English Walnut; Gold Evo frets; Ebony bridge pins and Gotoh slothead tuners with black buttons. Nut width is 46mm.
I’m really pleased with the results – lots of oomph from such small guitars and something for me to play if I develop issues with finger joints. Recordings to follow in due course.
I really liked “Bogha Fada” and decided to make one for myself and also a steel string version – “Bogha Fada Cruach” and started making them in the Spring of 2020. I’ve finally got round to finishing them - in between I made another “Bogha Fada” for Rob which you can read more about here. “Bogha Fada Cruach” is on the left and “Bogha Fada” on the right.
The guitars have a “Nutty” theme. “Bogha Fada” has a four piece European Spruce top, Almond back and American Black Walnut sides. The neck is Cedrella; the bindings, headstock veneer and end-graft are Ovangkol; the fingerboard and bridge Claro Walnut; the heel-cap, rosette and soundport bung are American Black Walnut; Gold Evo frets; Ebony bridge pins and Gotoh classical tuners with black buttons
“Bogha Fada Cruach” has a Caucasian Spruce top, figured English Walnut back and sides. The neck is African Walnut; the bindings, headstock veneer, heel cap, end-graft, fingerboard and bridge Brazilian Rosewood; the heel-cap, rosette and soundport bung are English Walnut; Gold Evo frets; Ebony bridge pins and Gotoh slothead tuners with black buttons. Nut width is 46mm.
I’m really pleased with the results – lots of oomph from such small guitars and something for me to play if I develop issues with finger joints. Recordings to follow in due course.
Jo whoever he is.
