New Avalon Day

Mellish

Gloss neck or satin?  

Tannin

More lovely guitar porn:










Did I miss the memo or did no-one tell me what the timbers are? 

I'll hazard a guess at a spruce top but struggle to say which one. Probably not Red, one of the others. Back and sides, I'm thinking walnut, and the same for the central stripe in a mahogany neck. Am I in the ballpark?

Whatever that back is, it's lovely.

Mellish

Just gorgeous  

Vinny

If it sounds as good as it looks, it must sound lovely.
I’d say you’re spot on re woods @Tannin I can’t make out the rosette but neck looks like mahogany, purple heart and walnut.

earwighoney

@Tannin looks like bearclaw Sitka, Claro Walnut. 

Lovely looking 5 piece neck as well. 

Sitka as other species or Spruce do not usually have bearclaw as much the above.

TheMadMick

The finish is semi gloss nitro, the back and sides are as Vinny says, walnut and sitka spruce top (as I recollect).

As you can probably guess, the fingers ache but my heart is beating a bit faster, it's opening up like fun and the balance across the strings is exactly as I would wish. Watch this space.

Soupman

@TheMadMick ; - what are the back & sides that go with that corker of a spruce top?

TheMadMick

Soupman said:

@TheMadMick ; - what are the back & sides that go with that corker of a spruce top?

Try Walnut. It has some funny sort of species designation I don't remember.

guitarjack66

Is it a classical,or a sort of classical look to a traditional acoustic? It does look a beauty of a guitar though whatever it is.

TheMadMick

guitarjack66 said:

Is it a classical,or a sort of classical look to a traditional acoustic? It does look a beauty of a guitar though whatever it is.

Steel strung mid sized Jumbo. Quite a comfortable size for me but I'm not a small person.

GTC

TheMadMick said:

I was simply gonna play it. 

Anyway, onward and upward.

And there's nothing wrong with that. Simon at Brook would wholeheartedly agree with you! Spruce should not take as much playing to open up as my sinker redwood and it is sort of satisfying to hear the magic of hearing a new guitar gradually open up over time.

Lovely looking guitar, BTW.

Soupman

Oh Oh My My...what a beauty of a back. You didn't post those earlier, I see you were saving them. What a great looking guitar. I can see the Lowden heritage there - headstock, bridge, neck construction. 
Don't know how you have time to post, my fingers would be dropping off by now! Lovely. Go enjoy it!

Shadow

Beautiful guitar. I love that walnut!

Moominpapa

The figuring on the back is amazing. What a lovely guitar - have a great time playing it!

guitarjack66

TheMadMick said:

guitarjack66 said:

Is it a classical,or a sort of classical look to a traditional acoustic? It does look a beauty of a guitar though whatever it is.

Steel strung mid sized Jumbo. Quite a comfortable size for me but I'm not a small person.

From a little 12 fretter to a jumbo seems a big change. Hope it plays well.

Cryptid

Ah, simply gorgeous. Congrats!

TheMadMick

Thanks to all for your interest and good wishes. I only hope my guitar skills develop enough to make the best of this class instrument.

One other very minor point - it comes in a top of the range Hiscox case - very nice and appropriate!

Mellish

I'm glad it's turned out well mate. I have a couple of Hiscox cases. If you ever have an issue with the case, the company is great to deal with  

Soupman

I have a Hiscox case, about 20 yr old. Great case, I have a question but probably best in a new thread.
Anyway, what're you doing reading this! Get back & enjoy that guitar! 

Mellish

@Soupman ; right, start a new thread - what question?