Chip Booth
Nov-03-2010, 7:10pm
And it's mine!!
Lawrence has been kind enough to loan me his personal 10 string instrument while this one was being built. We have talked almost daily for the last 5 or 6 months about the experience of playing it, how it sounds to the player vs. the listener, setup, neck shape, sustain, high end, low end, pop, chop, you name it we thought about it. Lawrence took all of those thoughts and created a new version of his ten string. He made quite a few changes, some minor, some significant, and the end result is an instrument that does EXACTLY what is is supposed to. He kept all of the great aspects of the earlier ten strings and tweaked it completely to achieve the results we were both looking for in this instrument. I couldn't possibly be happier, in fact it's almost too good to believe.
I have been trying to take pictures that show it off well, but I haven't been able to. Here are a couple that get in the ballpark, but the color is not quite right, and it doesn't show the true depth and richness of the wood and finish. I will keep trying... I am also working on some recordings which I hope to post soon.
If you are anything other than a bluegrass purist you owe it to yourself to try to get your hands on one of these instruments and discover the possibilities. Mine is freely availabe to anyone who is in Idaho and wants to check it out. I think Lawrence may take this one and his to Wintergrass this year, so that is another good chance to try them.
Lawrence has been kind enough to loan me his personal 10 string instrument while this one was being built. We have talked almost daily for the last 5 or 6 months about the experience of playing it, how it sounds to the player vs. the listener, setup, neck shape, sustain, high end, low end, pop, chop, you name it we thought about it. Lawrence took all of those thoughts and created a new version of his ten string. He made quite a few changes, some minor, some significant, and the end result is an instrument that does EXACTLY what is is supposed to. He kept all of the great aspects of the earlier ten strings and tweaked it completely to achieve the results we were both looking for in this instrument. I couldn't possibly be happier, in fact it's almost too good to believe.
I have been trying to take pictures that show it off well, but I haven't been able to. Here are a couple that get in the ballpark, but the color is not quite right, and it doesn't show the true depth and richness of the wood and finish. I will keep trying... I am also working on some recordings which I hope to post soon.
If you are anything other than a bluegrass purist you owe it to yourself to try to get your hands on one of these instruments and discover the possibilities. Mine is freely availabe to anyone who is in Idaho and wants to check it out. I think Lawrence may take this one and his to Wintergrass this year, so that is another good chance to try them.