Author: patchmcg (Show all albums)
I had been waiting to try this for a long time. Last summer I snagged a damaged 1537 off Craig's list and had it sent straight home to mother. John Budny, prescient soul that he is, tells me it needs a new top and bowl...pauses for a second...and asks what am I up to now.
So I ask him, "Got any redwood left?
And the rest is history.
The only minor mistake is the carved ebony bridge. It was supposed to be walnut, which is unusual for me. I don't care though. Instead of picking up the color in the fretboard, it just matches the color on the headstock. So it all flows just fine.
And speaking of fine....
The tone is unlike any other O I have. It doesn't fill the room with volume like a spruce deep bowl. But this redwood deep-bowl surrounds the space with the warmest, almost comfortable feeling, timbre I've ever heard in a guitar. Regular 1537's are acoustic cannons that command attention with their voice. This one just sings to you and you can't help but listen.
All in all, I may have taken a little bit of a gamble with this top, but it's paid off in spades...and kept the hearts, clubs, and diamonds because it can.
What a guitar! |
