2018 Girouard Concert oval A
2015 JP "Whitechapel" tenor banjo
2018 Frank Tate tenor guitar
1969 Martin 00-18
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Beautiful !
Too bad about that top Jill. They must not have any of the good wood left. (Seriously ... i've never seen top wood that beautifully figured. Congratulations to you and Max & Lauri.)
Ryk
mandolin ~ guitar ~ banjo
"I'm convinced that playing well is not so much a technique as it is a decision. It's a commitment to do the work, strive for concentration, get strategic about advancing by steps, and push patiently forward toward the goal." Dan Crary
Wow! That top wood is incredible.
I know, right?! Can't imagine how great it's going to look when the stain goes on it!
2018 Girouard Concert oval A
2015 JP "Whitechapel" tenor banjo
2018 Frank Tate tenor guitar
1969 Martin 00-18
my Youtube channel
What are the tonal qualities of Poet Orford cedar. Is that the woot combination the one you played had?
Jim
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Jim,
Here's what LMI has to say about it: http://www.lmii.com/products/mostly-...t-orford-cedar.
My understanding is that it falls in stiffness between the true cedars and redwood.
My favorite use is for arrows ... i just love the smell of opening an arrow case.
Ryk
mandolin ~ guitar ~ banjo
"I'm convinced that playing well is not so much a technique as it is a decision. It's a commitment to do the work, strive for concentration, get strategic about advancing by steps, and push patiently forward toward the goal." Dan Crary
Wow! That's a different cedar than what I have in my mandola. That's going to be gorgeous with Lauri's finish work on it.
2010 Heiden A5, 2020 Pomeroy oval A, 2013 Kentucky KM1000 F5, 2012 Girouard A Mandola w ff holes, 2001 Old Wave A oval octave
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Jill congrats, I know you loved your MT 0, I am sure you will be pleased with Max and Laurie's work. That top is AMAZING, at first I thought is was the Maple for the back and you posted the wrong pic. Would love to hear this when it is done.
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2018 Girouard Concert oval A
2015 JP "Whitechapel" tenor banjo
2018 Frank Tate tenor guitar
1969 Martin 00-18
my Youtube channel
Stunning, but are you sure that isn't the back? It looks quite different to any images of Port Orford Cedar tops you see on Google. (I am no expert at all on this, just curious!)
http://www.lmii.com/products/mostly-...t-orford-cedar
https://artisanguitars.com/huss-and-...-sides-id-5928
Last edited by seankeegan; Mar-08-2018 at 4:59am.
This is the photo that Max Girouard specifically sent me, stating he'd cut into two wedges of Port Orford Cedar and sent me photos from both wedges and I chose this top (the other top on offer had a tighter grain and was probably more like the images you posted Sean). No other photos except examples of the top wood were included in the email. I am confident that an experienced luthier like Max can tell the difference between maple and Port Orford Cedar, so yeah, this is the wood for the top of the mandolin!
Here's some photos of wood for Port Orford Cedar tops on acoustic guitars that shows some curl similar to what is seen in the top wood for my mandolin:
Last edited by Jill McAuley; Mar-08-2018 at 1:43pm.
2018 Girouard Concert oval A
2015 JP "Whitechapel" tenor banjo
2018 Frank Tate tenor guitar
1969 Martin 00-18
my Youtube channel
2018 Girouard Concert oval A
2015 JP "Whitechapel" tenor banjo
2018 Frank Tate tenor guitar
1969 Martin 00-18
my Youtube channel
2018 Girouard Concert oval A
2015 JP "Whitechapel" tenor banjo
2018 Frank Tate tenor guitar
1969 Martin 00-18
my Youtube channel
Looks awesome.
The enjoyment I get out of my A5, as recently as this morning before work, makes me wonder about ordering an oval model as well.
I'm just curious about the tonal differences between the ovals and the f-holed Girouard that I currently own. I don't much care for the "tubby" sounding, older, mostly Gibsons ovals that I have played.
Anyone here with a Girouard of each kind care to chime in with some details?
Chris Cravens
Girouard A5
Montana Flatiron A-Jr.
Passernig Mandola
Leo Posch D-18
Here's my build ... looks like I'm in the same batch.
2014 BRW F5 #114
2022 Kentucky KM 950 Master Model
YouTube Original Recording of My composition "Closer Walk"
Congrats on the custom build, Jill. Can't wait to see it completed. Thanks for posting!
2014 BRW F5 #114
2022 Kentucky KM 950 Master Model
YouTube Original Recording of My composition "Closer Walk"
2018 Girouard Concert oval A
2015 JP "Whitechapel" tenor banjo
2018 Frank Tate tenor guitar
1969 Martin 00-18
my Youtube channel
Hi Chris,
I haven't played an f-hole Girouard, but I have played plenty of "tubby" old Gibson A's and the Girouard oval A I played (that inspired me to order mine) was most definitely not in the "tubby" camp - that thing rang like a bell!
2018 Girouard Concert oval A
2015 JP "Whitechapel" tenor banjo
2018 Frank Tate tenor guitar
1969 Martin 00-18
my Youtube channel
I'm late to the party as I don't check in as often as I used to. Congrats on the new custom build Jill. If you are curious about an F-hole Girouard, you can check in with Sylvan in Santa Cruz and see if they have any. They usually have at least a couple, and when I was in the shop in '16, the Girouard they had at the time was one of my favorite. I always enjoy seeing Max's and Lauri's work whenever they get posted here, and I do hope I'll get to own on of their mandolins some day. Looking forward to seeing yours on here when it's all done.
2018 Girouard Concert oval A
2015 JP "Whitechapel" tenor banjo
2018 Frank Tate tenor guitar
1969 Martin 00-18
my Youtube channel
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