I have the plans and the article. If you look into the history of hg you can find some comments of me right after the publishing. this maybe agood instrument to start with but there are some pitfalls in the drawings... Not a problem when you already have built but otherwise... I would suggest to contact me off list because a lot of people will complain about the building mails otherwise... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Marc Reymen
----- Original Message ----- From: Stan Leake To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, May 18, 2007 3:43 PM Subject: Re: [HG] GAL hg plans Thanks Roy, The plans do have a chromatic row. This has been added to the design, which was based on an instrument in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum. The plans show a capo, also added, I am sure. I have not seen the write-up in American Luthier #77, so I don't know how much that will add. Roy was going to check to see if he had that issue. Stan On 5/17/07, Roy Trotter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I finally got a look at those plans with Juan W. and Stan L. a couple of weeks ago. I'd say go for it. The plans are pretty clear, we didn't really determine if the soundboard has any radius, I think there is the standard guitarmakers radius (8 to 30 feet which is there to keep the top from looking concave (as a truly flat top will). It also seems like a pretty small torso, so I reckon it might not be as loud (which I was saying the other day, might be desirable). I don't remember if it has a chromatic row. Juan might have a better memory and Stan has the plans, so I'll defer on the details. I would say "go fer it!" An added bonus is that the sides are 3 or 4 pieces (like a violin) instead of those long complex curvy sides like most guitar-shaped objects. All-in-all I'd think it would be a good place to start. Especially if, like I did, you have no appreciable woodworking skills. But as always holler when it hurts. They (2 sheets!) are cheaper than them wall posters, at worst you caould frame them and hang them in you den or office, like my doctor has pictures of golf clubs and I spend a lot longer sitting around alone in there for pictures that simple...[grumble, grouse, etc) --- David Moses < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Has anyone built from, or at least seen the hg plans from Guild of > American Luthiers? It's a pretty nice looking instrument and at $25 > for non-members, the plan isn't nearly as expensive as some I've > seen. A building article and reduced set of plans were also published > in American Luthier #77. GAL sells the back issues for $12+$5 s&h. If > anyone has seen one or the other or both, I'd be interested in your > opinion. > > --------------------------------- > Need a vacation? Get great deals to amazing places on Yahoo! Travel.
