Members Freeman Keller Posted March 6, 2009 Members Share Posted March 6, 2009 I have a new lady friend, with a long neck, gentle curves and a big deep voice. Down inside she is really an old fashioned girl, simple and strong. Outside, her skin is from the Adirondack mountains and the forests of Honduras, not as pretty as some of the modern girls and much thicker, but with a lovely pale color that she says will tan with age. She doesn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TESmith Posted March 6, 2009 Members Share Posted March 6, 2009 Another one looks very well done! So I do hope you really are pleased, Love watching as you share these things!Congratulations, and Thanks again for sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Terry Allan Hall Posted March 6, 2009 Members Share Posted March 6, 2009 Wow...that's just too cool, Freeman! BTW, I meant it when I suggested taking a few of your home-mades to the Guitar Builder's Festival in Fredericksburg someday...they'll fit right in with the rest of the amazing instruments there! This is worthy of a Royal Goat, I'm thinking! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MattSkibaIsGOD Posted March 6, 2009 Members Share Posted March 6, 2009 Looks great Freeman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members djuna Posted March 6, 2009 Members Share Posted March 6, 2009 Oh. My. Goodness. We really need a fainting emoticon around here. Freeman, that is beautiful! If I ever win the lottery I'm PMing you immediately to beg that you make me one Will we be hearing a clip from her? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Etienne Rambert Posted March 6, 2009 Members Share Posted March 6, 2009 What a beautiful lady! Wow! She's a dream. Is the bridge fixed? Did the originals come with a tailpiece and a fixed bridge? I LOVE that tailpiece, BTW! Is it stock? Hand-made or Stew Mac? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Guitar_stringer Posted March 6, 2009 Members Share Posted March 6, 2009 Does she do the dishes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bigald18 Posted March 6, 2009 Members Share Posted March 6, 2009 Looks really great! BigAl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Freeman Keller Posted March 6, 2009 Author Members Share Posted March 6, 2009 What a beautiful lady! Wow! She's a dream. Is the bridge fixed? Did the originals come with a tailpiece and a fixed bridge? I LOVE that tailpiece, BTW! Is it stock? Hand-made or Stew Mac? The bridge is fixed (glued on) and has a maple plate under it. Some of them were pinned, some had tailpieces. I was working on making a tailpiece (remember that I work in a sheet metal shop) and had cut some prototypes out of stainless on our million dollar laser, and was working on making the dies to emboss it. Then I remembered that National Resophonic had made a prototype 12 string reso and I gave them a call - heck yes they'd sell me one. Actually the originals that had tailpieces could use either ball end or loop end strings. Todd Cambio at Fraulini make a replica, but the National one turned out to be much easier. One thing that really pained me about the tailpiece is that I had done all this cool mitering of the binding and purfling at the butt joint, then I drilled a hole right thru the purfling and screwed this chrome thing on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members simplygoodmusic Posted March 6, 2009 Members Share Posted March 6, 2009 WOW!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fred Fartboski Posted March 6, 2009 Members Share Posted March 6, 2009 Beautiful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jamesp Posted March 6, 2009 Members Share Posted March 6, 2009 She sure cleans up nice. Well done Freeman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Melodeous Posted March 6, 2009 Members Share Posted March 6, 2009 The bridge is fixed (glued on) and has a maple plate under it. Some of them were pinned, some had tailpieces. I was working on making a tailpiece (remember that I work in a sheet metal shop) and had cut some prototypes out of stainless on our million dollar laser, and was working on making the dies to emboss it. Then I remembered that National Resophonic had made a prototype 12 string reso and I gave them a call - heck yes they'd sell me one.Actually the originals that had tailpieces could use either ball end or loop end strings. Todd Cambio at Fraulini make a replica, but the National one turned out to be much easier.One thing that really pained me about the tailpiece is that I had done all this cool mitering of the binding and purfling at the butt joint, then I drilled a hole right thru the purfling and screwed this chrome thing on. That would sear me, too. Anytime the hard-earned completion of something is masked by a pice of hardware - hinge, etc. - does that to me. Nice work. That pyramid bridge seems to have an odd shape to the pyramids. Or, is that the pic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Hudman Posted March 6, 2009 Members Share Posted March 6, 2009 Very nice Freeman! Did you build it from a kit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members larry50 Posted March 6, 2009 Members Share Posted March 6, 2009 Another work of art! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Samilyn Posted March 6, 2009 Members Share Posted March 6, 2009 An absolute beauty! :love: No doubt she sounds as good as she looks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Freeman Keller Posted March 6, 2009 Author Members Share Posted March 6, 2009 Very nice Freeman! Did you build it from a kit? Not really. I kind of ordered most of the parts at the same time, but a lot of them I already had. LMI bent the sides and mitered the fretboard, but pretty much everything else was done in my little shop. It was the subject of the "making sawdust" series. I have enough pictures to do the final installment (finish, assembly, setup) but I haven't gotten around to it yet. Here are the first ones http://acapella.harmony-central.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2184402 http://acapella.harmony-central.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2195828 http://acapella.harmony-central.com/forums/showthread.php?p=32036673&posted=1#post32036673 http://acapella.harmony-central.com/forums/showthread.php?p=32545395#post32545395 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jandrew Posted March 6, 2009 Members Share Posted March 6, 2009 Wow! She sure is a beauty. (thou shalt not covet, thou shalt not covet ... ) Might we hear from her at the upcoming VOM? cheers (and congratulations), andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kwakatak Posted March 6, 2009 Members Share Posted March 6, 2009 Beautiful!!! Kudos to all the hard work, Freeman. You've got quite a pretty harem of originals there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members babablowfish Posted March 6, 2009 Members Share Posted March 6, 2009 Gorgeous! Great job, Freeman. 12 goats for a 12 string: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tkris Posted March 6, 2009 Members Share Posted March 6, 2009 way too cool. love to hear what it sounds like. posted anything on the annex yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rjoxyz Posted March 6, 2009 Members Share Posted March 6, 2009 I am utterly awed! Great work Freeman--a beauty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pschaafs Posted March 6, 2009 Members Share Posted March 6, 2009 I'm really curious as to how such a small bodied 12 string guitar sounds! Looks stunning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rhancox Posted March 6, 2009 Members Share Posted March 6, 2009 Awesome job, Freeman. As a big fan of the 12-string, I'd love to hear what it sounds like. That is one beautiful git. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Florida_Gator Posted March 6, 2009 Members Share Posted March 6, 2009 VERY nice -- finally, a 12-string that actually looks playable (many are not wide enough at the nut, IMO). Can you post some sound clips? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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