Forgot to post the link to the video that Mats Byström recorded completely last time with Levin guitar mandolin from 1901 at TonTeknik Recording in Umeå! The video was made with Windows freeware MovieMaker and a recorded WAV file. Here you hear how the string reverb, mandolin and guitar sound. The guitar is tuned to a chord that matches the playing of the mandolin. …
Here is a little general waffle for lack of other. A while ago, I realized that I had taken on far too much work (or rather promised too much). It's starting to get a little lighter now and it feels very good every time a guitar is finished. Am grateful to everyone who is waiting for their guitar…
Not every day two GammelGura is finished the same day! The first GG70 is an interesting European parlor from around 1910, unusual as it has a hardwood veneer with a lining inside in spruce at the bottom and side. The veneer is not a plywood, the grain is in the same direction. Beautiful but mysterious hardwood, could be rosewood…
Has been researching for a while now how to intonate both the upper saddle and stable legs to make the guitar intonate better, especially the chords at the top of the fretboard. There is a lot of good information to read online and a lot that is not true! 😉 The problem with guitars that do not intonate as…
Come to think of the playlists I use to secure the cracks in old guitars. Team patches are otherwise the usual method and it fits well when you, like me, have not opened up the guitar. But why not secure the whole crack if you have the opportunity? One thing I have not thought about before is…
