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  1. 24th September 2011, 09:09 AM #1
    ozziebluesman
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    Hi to you all,
    This is a Parlour sized guitar I have been working on for a few years and with the advantage of a two week holiday, finally finished it this week. This one is for a mate who wanted a small, fingerstyle guitar. I used the Scott Antes plan as a guide but used parbolic bracing and a standard x brace design. It is a bright sounding guitar with good projection. The guitar has a wide, almost flat fingerboard profile as per the plan which would take a lot of getting used to if it was a regular player for myself.
    Western Red Cedar for Shane at High Mountain Tonewood
    Back and side: Blackwood from Bob Connor
    Fingerboard, bridge, endgraft, binding and headplate : East Indian Rosewood for Shane HM Tonewoods
    Rosette: Koa
    Shellac, French Polished finish.
    Here are a few pics:






    Thanks for your attention
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  3. 24th September 2011, 09:45 AM #2
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    Beautiful as always Alan. Love ur work!
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  4. 25th September 2011, 02:39 PM #3
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    Looks amazing, thanx for listing where you got the timber always a great help for us newbies.
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  5. 26th September 2011, 10:11 AM #4
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    Nice looking guitar Alan!!
    I particularly like the Headstock as well - although I notice that the 1st and 6th strings look like they are in contact with the wood?
    I had a similar problem which I solved by getting the strings to wind to the inside rather than the outside.
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  6. 26th September 2011, 11:28 PM #5
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    Stop with the Blackwood already. Im just getting over jealousy from your last one.
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  7. 27th September 2011, 08:56 AM #6
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    Thanks Floody and Wayne for your comments.

    Mike: Yes that is a poor design where the strings hit the headstock. Your suggestion would work for sure!

    Groundhangers: Thanks for your comments mate but you are going to hate me as over the past week during my school holiday break I have just closed the box on another weissenborn copy and it's blackwood



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  8. 27th September 2011, 01:22 PM #7
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    Nice Weissenborn Alan!!
    Curious to try one of these myself. What plans do you use?
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  9. 27th September 2011, 02:00 PM #8
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    G'day Mike,

    I use the MIMF plan as a shape but have come up with my own brace pattern. I use a big mother bridge plate design that stops the issue with the MIMF plan of the bridge rolling forward and causing a sunken chest. I've got heaps of pics if that will help you!

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  10. 27th September 2011, 03:46 PM #9
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    Quote Originally Posted by ozziebluesman View Post
    G'day Mike,

    I use the MIMF plan as a shape but have come up with my own brace pattern. I use a big mother bridge plate design that stops the issue with the MIMF plan of the bridge rolling forward and causing a sunken chest. I've got heaps of pics if that will help you!

    Cheers

    Alan
    Yep that would be great.
    I can send you an email if you don't want to post them.
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  11. 27th September 2011, 09:06 PM #10
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    G'day Mike,

    Here are two links to my PhotoBucket guitar build picture albums.

    Weissenborn Copy Number 5 pictures by ozziebluesman - Photobucket

    Weissenborn Copy Number 5 pictures by ozziebluesman - Photobucket

    You will find my bracing designs in there and how I go about building a weissenborn copy. Remember this is my take and not necessarily the best way as there are plenty of other improvements that you could make to improve the stucturial integrity of the early weissenborn guitars designs.

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  12. 27th September 2011, 09:49 PM #11
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    Quote Originally Posted by ozziebluesman View Post
    G'day Mike,

    Here are two links to my PhotoBucket guitar build picture albums.

    Weissenborn Copy Number 5 pictures by ozziebluesman - Photobucket

    Weissenborn Copy Number 5 pictures by ozziebluesman - Photobucket

    You will find my bracing designs in there and how I go about building a weissenborn copy. Remember this is my take and not necessarily the best way as there are plenty of other improvements that you could make to improve the stucturial integrity of the early weissenborn guitars designs.

    Cheers

    Alan

    Thanks
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  13. 27th September 2011, 09:55 PM #12
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    This link as well Mike.

    TheJaseWeissenborn pictures by ozziebluesman - Photobucket

    cheers

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