First completed build , It's Alive , and it sings !

Larry G. Allen · Post by **Larry G. Allen** » 16 Jul 2014 8:27 pm

I was able to finish my first build last week , and I'm pretty pleased with the outcome. Still learning build techniques , and fine tuning some steps, but here it is , warts and all.

Patrick Harison · Post by **Patrick Harison** » 16 Jul 2014 9:44 pm

Nice build, better move that thing off the woodpile before it's time to stoke the fire!

Joe Rouse · Post by **Joe Rouse** » 17 Jul 2014 12:46 am

That's a 10 on the WOW scale for sure...I do like the looks of that guitar....jr

Peter Jacobs · Post by **Peter Jacobs** » 17 Jul 2014 3:39 am

Nicely done! Looks great... so how does it sound?

Larry G. Allen · Post by **Larry G. Allen** » 17 Jul 2014 4:30 am

It sounds great , I can't play it, but a Dobro playing friend put it thru its' paces, and the Alumitone is awesome ! I'll try to figure out how to post a brief clip. Here are a few more pics....

Larry G. Allen · Post by **Larry G. Allen** » 17 Jul 2014 5:29 am

Here's a little clip. This is Merle , mainly a Dobro player ( G ) giving my steel a test drive. He's familiar with C6 , but not fluent !

http://vid83.photobucket.com/albums/j30 ... f44aaa.mp4

Peter Jacobs · Post by **Peter Jacobs** » 17 Jul 2014 5:54 am

It sounds great. Thanks for posting the video. I like how you stepped the back of the neck down -- you probably saved quite a bit of weight without affecting the stability.

Bill Hatcher · Post by **Bill Hatcher** » 17 Jul 2014 7:57 am

very nice!!

Larry Phleger · Post by **Larry Phleger** » 17 Jul 2014 8:03 am

Great design and sound. I think you made a good choice with going for 8 strings. I really like your fretboard design too. Wow!

Larry G. Allen · Post by **Larry G. Allen** » 17 Jul 2014 8:29 am

Thanks for all the nice comments. The credit for the beautiful fretboard goes to George , at Georgeboards . He was also my supplier for the nut and bridge, as well as the Alumitone pickup. Most of the other hardware is from Stew Mac. I highly recommend them both, especially GEORGEBOARDS !!

Tom Pettingill · Post by **Tom Pettingill** » 17 Jul 2014 9:22 am

Nice job Larry! ... be careful though, its hard to stop at just one

Larry G. Allen · Post by **Larry G. Allen** » 20 Jul 2014 5:24 pm

Thanks Tom , Your imput means a great deal to me, I aspire ( perspire ?) to build them as good looking as yours. And you are correct sir , I can't stop at one. I have a nice slab of Walnut coming around the first that will be enough for the next three.

Stephen Abruzzo · Post by **Stephen Abruzzo** » 20 Jul 2014 7:41 pm

Nice job Larry.......I really like the body design.

Tom Pettingill · Post by **Tom Pettingill** » 21 Jul 2014 8:13 am

Larry G. Allen wrote:... I have a nice slab of Walnut coming around the first that will be enough for the next three.

I love walnut, its a great wood!

Alan Brookes · Post by **Alan Brookes** » 21 Jul 2014 9:38 am

If that's your first-built instrument it's exceptionally good.

Larry G. Allen · Post by **Larry G. Allen** » 21 Jul 2014 11:23 am

Hi Alan , many thanks for the compliment , the first one turned into a sacrificial experiment (as in how to mess one up) , but it may live again. This is the first that went according to plan (mostly) Are you in England ?? If so, I spent a few years at Sculthorpe RAF ..Blakney and Burnham Market area.

Alan Brookes · Post by **Alan Brookes** » 22 Jul 2014 3:23 pm

Larry G. Allen wrote:Hi Alan ... Are you in England ??...

No, Birmingham, England, is my home town, but I left there 34 years ago and moved to San Francisco with my Nebraskan wife, and I now have two grown-up daughters who were born over here. I do go back to visit about once every year, but it's changed so much since I was a youngster that I don't think I would want to live there any more. If I ever do move back, it will be to the Portmadoc area of Wales, where I can be by the Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland Railways.

Paul Honeycutt · Post by **Paul Honeycutt** » 23 Jul 2014 10:50 am

I'd play that! Good looking guitar there.

Jim Williams · Post by **Jim Williams** » 25 Jul 2014 6:54 am

Great looking and sounding guitar...makes me want to go home and play!

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