Members rileykill Posted August 11, 2012 Members Share Posted August 11, 2012 Bought myself a little Size 5. Solid mahogany from tip to tail, straight from Nazareth, PA. such a cool little guitar. Too good a deal to pass up, considering how difficult these are to find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members erksin Posted August 11, 2012 Members Share Posted August 11, 2012 WANT I wonder if they do lefties? That would be the perfect camping guitar for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rileykill Posted August 11, 2012 Author Members Share Posted August 11, 2012 im sure as a special order, but they have been out of production for ages anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members erksin Posted August 11, 2012 Members Share Posted August 11, 2012 Oh balls. Bummer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rileykill Posted August 11, 2012 Author Members Share Posted August 11, 2012 yeah. plus its a pretty high price point for a knockin around guitar, and being solid wood its of course susceptible to temperature changes. i think they do make a pretty sweet travel guitar (not the bacpacker) that would be good for camping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 100 dollar cars Posted August 11, 2012 Members Share Posted August 11, 2012 yay PA! and...post 1000! haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members thom Posted August 11, 2012 Members Share Posted August 11, 2012 HNGD! I've got a cheapo Taylor BT2, mahogany top. Obviously can't compare it to a high end full sized acoustic, but it sure is helluva lot of fun to play, and the jangly lofi campfire vibe is really ispiring and makes me play stuff I never came up with on my 'real' acoustic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members macadood Posted August 11, 2012 Members Share Posted August 11, 2012 looks like a uke! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rileykill Posted August 11, 2012 Author Members Share Posted August 11, 2012 kinda ... steel strings, tuned G to G. its not that much bigger than a bari uke, tho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rileykill Posted August 11, 2012 Author Members Share Posted August 11, 2012 here it is next to my WM-00, for comparison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members goodhonk Posted August 11, 2012 Members Share Posted August 11, 2012 what would it take to make it a lefty? just a new nut, correct? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rileykill Posted August 11, 2012 Author Members Share Posted August 11, 2012 and maybe a saddle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 100 dollar cars Posted August 11, 2012 Members Share Posted August 11, 2012 what would it take to make it a lefty? just a new nut, correct? i'd say you could just take the nut off and flip it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members IRG Posted August 11, 2012 Members Share Posted August 11, 2012 That is pretty cute, congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 here it is next to my WM-00, for comparison. That looks really sweet! Congrats! How does it play / sound? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rileykill Posted August 11, 2012 Author Members Share Posted August 11, 2012 well, its bright obviously .... but not as much as you would think. its a nice mellow trebel. i think the mahogany really tempers the tone. its also pretty lightly braced, so it has a nice long ring. compared to a composite travel guitar, its totally night and day. it plays really well. its cool, because the reach is much shorter, so i can play super fast leads over five frets which is fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 That's great. I'm really happy for you. I suspected the all-mahogany construction would somewhat offset the small size in terms of timbre. Nice to hear about the light bracing and sustain. That's really cool... but as you said earlier, that, coupled with the solid woods, probably make it more suited to use in the man cave than at the campground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rileykill Posted August 11, 2012 Author Members Share Posted August 11, 2012 yeah. i will perform with it im sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hrcnsfan Posted August 11, 2012 Members Share Posted August 11, 2012 what would it take to make it a lefty? just a new nut, correct? The bridge would need to be replaced/modified. The saddle is angled with a shorter string length for the high E than the low E. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members erksin Posted August 11, 2012 Members Share Posted August 11, 2012 yeah. plus its a pretty high price point for a knockin around guitar, and being solid wood its of course susceptible to temperature changes. i think they do make a pretty sweet travel guitar (not the bacpacker) that would be good for camping. Do they make a {censored}ty plywood one? I just love that body style and the 12-fret joint. I could prolly find a cheap '60s parlor for under $400 if I did my homework. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members erksin Posted August 11, 2012 Members Share Posted August 11, 2012 and maybe a saddle? The saddle is what gets ya. It won't intonate if you just flip the strings over. One a plus note: http://vintageparlorguitars.com/ I smell winsauce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 4nd3h Posted August 11, 2012 Members Share Posted August 11, 2012 Art and Lutherie Ami Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members erksin Posted August 11, 2012 Members Share Posted August 11, 2012 well, its bright obviously .... but not as much as you would think. its a nice mellow trebel. i think the mahogany really tempers the tone. its also pretty lightly braced, so it has a nice long ring. compared to a composite travel guitar, its totally night and day. it plays really well. its cool, because the reach is much shorter, so i can play super fast leads over five frets which is fun. I think a mahogany body is key for those tiny bodies. Fills 'em out in the mids. I have buddy who has a mid '60s Gibson that is all 'hog with a really tiny body - some cheapo student model but man it sounds awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rileykill Posted August 12, 2012 Author Members Share Posted August 12, 2012 I think a mahogany body is key for those tiny bodies. Fills 'em out in the mids. I have buddy who has a mid '60s Gibson that is all 'hog with a really tiny body - some cheapo student model but man it sounds awesome. some of those regals are awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rileykill Posted August 12, 2012 Author Members Share Posted August 12, 2012 the little martin is cool (composite backand sides) but its not 12 fret to body. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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