NK Forster Session King tenor nearly ready

[nkforster]

I've been wanting to make one for ages, so I did! The shape is my guitar bouzouki body, the scale is 22", back and sides osage orange, with a European spruce top.

The tuners are 16/1 ABM planetary pegs.




nigel

[Lord of the Badgers]

looking nice Nigel....

[GKWilson]

[My opinion] Euro spruce has such round, warm tones, and osage orange, crisp and loud.
Can't wait to hear this Tenor. Have you tried this combo before Nigel?

I love the old style headstock.
You make so many different styles of guitars and they all sound so nice.
Gary

[nkforster]

[My opinion] Euro spruce has such round, warm tones, and osage orange, crisp and loud.
Can't wait to hear this Tenor. Have you tried this combo before Nigel?
Gary

Years ago I made a osage/spruce 12 string. Sounded like one of mine! It was a great guitar, it would be interesting to hear it now.

I've quite a few sets of the stuff. I bought it because it was touted (like lots of woods) as being similar to good Brazilian and I have to say it's similar in lots of ways - mass, tap, doesn't like to be glued... but the big down side is who wants a yellow guitar? Not me.

That yellow is a good base for a sunburst though. Mind in this case I grain filled with a dark brown then stained the wood "mahoganyish." Now it looks kinda like a mahogany/oak cross. Much better than yellow though.




I actually got it back from the sprayers this week and strung it up today - really nice. Like all the Session Kings, it's LOUD! I tuned it like an OM and I have to say I find the sound more appealing than double strings. I'm off for three weeks on Sunday so won't get a chance to finish it off and set it up till I get back. This one is getting a "light" spell in the time machine. It's all rather exciting, I love making new stuff.

[nkforster]

looking nice Nigel....

Speaking of which, I'm expecting your new baby back from the sprayers on my return....

[GKWilson]

Yikes!! I like that tea burst finish.
And the sides look like my Hond/Hog Tenor.
Beautiful.
Gary

[Lord of the Badgers]

Speaking of which, I'm expecting your new baby back from the sprayers on my return....

i've been very patient haven't I? I'm a good badger!
god i just can't wait... the suspense is killing me tbh!

[Lord of the Badgers]

God though, I wouldn't mind a better tenor... ;-)

[nkforster]

God though, I wouldn't mind a better tenor... ;-)

Well, this will be Session King price....

[Lord of the Badgers]

which will be....?

[nkforster]

which will be....?

Session King price list on its way Badger....you may wish you hadn't asked, you won't be the only one buying a pair of Forster's this year!

N

http://www.nkforsterguitars.com/inst...-session-king/

[nkforster]

Here it is after a spell in the "time machine." I've tuned it GDAE for now and I'm very happy with it - it's really LOUD!

Plan is to make a video this week featuring the Session King tenor.




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