Finished Pics! A small acoustic 6-string for some special little people

[Andyjr1515]

2 minutes ago, Richard R said:

Hope your better half recovers fully, Andy. And we'll just have to wait a fortnight for the next installment 🙃

Thanks - as I say, she's started b*ll****g me regularly again so she must be getting better   

 

And, of course, there is the fact that my workbench is in the cellar - which is out of bounds for little feet.  So you never know...

[SpondonBassed]

18 hours ago, Andyjr1515 said:

MrsAndyjr1515 is starting to recover from Covid

 

Aw poor duck.  Best wishes to her and yourself.

 

Great build.  When are you going to have a special little bassist to build for?

[snorkie635]

Love what you've done here. Watching the creation of a family heirloom. 👍

[Hellzero]

It's always a pleasure to read and see the excellent results of your different approach @Andyjr1515!

[Andyjr1515]

Thanks, folks.  Means a lot  

 

[Andyjr1515]

Still got a fair bit of finishing off and tweaking to do, but the next step was confirming that the neck angle was right - and that meant fitting some strings 

 

This is where I'm at:

 

 

And with big brother:

 

...with the label giving away the family lineage

 

[TheGreek]

I want Andy to adopt me...

[Richard R]

He's more likely to adapt you.

You'll get a new neck, replacement truss, and swifts tattooed by your g-string.

[TheGreek]

Replacement truss? 

 

That sounds painful...

[Richard R]

At least he won't get his nuts filed. 

[Andyjr1515]

Pretty much finished.  While I still have to...

 

-wait a couple of weeks before the final polish

- intonate the saddle

- sort a couple of fret high spots

 

...nevertheless, I think I may as well post the finished pics. 

 

Here are some of the 'pretty much finished' pics:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When I've sorted the fret high spots, I'll record a couple of demo pieces so you can judge how it sounds

 

Edited October 28, 2023 by Andyjr1515

[SpondonBassed]

Aw... sweet.

[TheGreek]

Love the colour of the fretboard and headstock. 

Luckiest Grandchildren in the country. 

[Andyjr1515]

Thanks, folks 

 

Last but one job was intonation:

 

And then back in its case to wait another week before giving it a final polish:

 

I also did a short sound file demonstration.  My hope is that you agree that this does not sound like a ukulele 

 

 

[Hellzero]

Congratulations @Andyjr1515, it does sound like a regular guitar, a bit drier, but it's definitely a guitar and a beautiful one too.

 

Aranjuez would agree for sure, if we knew who he was...

[ezbass]

That’s a great tone for something so small and that hasn’t been a guitar very long (my acoustic guitars have all matured the longer I’ve had and played them).

[Andyjr1515]

I've been messing around with strings a little and have come across a set that I think suits the tonal dynamics pretty well.  It is a mixed tension set from Savarez, their Corum Red/Blue set.  The bass three strings are high tension and the three treble strings standard tension.

I think it balances out the resonances from the strings.  Although this set will allow me to tune one or two semi-tones lower, I think the 'three semitones above standard' still suits best.

Here's a second set of short demo sounds in different styles, again recorded directly into my little Zoom H2n recorder.

 

 

Thanks for looking/listening!! 

 

[Pea Turgh]

Excellent work again, Andy.  It doesn’t sound as small as it looks!  It does sound great!

Edited November 9, 2023 by Pea Turgh
Edited to make sense

[SamIAm]

Oh my goodness!

Master luthier and what fab playing.

What a treat awaits the young-uns.

 

S'manth x