irishjohnny said:I note from Larry Sandberg's The Acoustic Guitar Guide (Pennington NJ, 1991, p. 193), that the JF30s (6 & 12-string) both feature scalloped bracing. Given the pressure of the strings on a 12-model, I am amazed that braces CAN be scalloped on these instruments! That said, I own one other guitar with scalloped bracing (a 6-string), and there is no doubt that it makes a difference to the volume of the guitar (all other things being equal, of course).
Perhaps this is why the guy from whom I bought the JF30-12 purchased it 10 years ago in preference to more expensive models available in the store that he thought that he would have liked better. He told me that the tone of the JF30-12 had the other, dearer models (with ebony/pearl/block inlays/binding, etc.) beaten hands-down. (Sandberg's book notes that the JF55s & 65s have "hand shaved" bracing - whatever that means?).
I look forward to double-checking all this when Hans Moust's book arrives in the post.
Graham said:Ewe Arsehole
jgmaute said:First of all Johnny, welcome, kick your shoes off, relax your mind...
Now speaking of leaving capos on a 12 (or any other guitar for that matter)...anyone remember those capos that had notches for a lever type adjustment in the top and a nylon strap that went around the back...Dunlops maybe...
geeze they're still making them
well, here's what leaving one on when I was working an outdoor festival for a couple of days did
yep, that's the back of the neck of my f-312 and that was done decades ago...'nough said?
jgmaute said:...anyone remember those capos that had notches for a lever type adjustment in the top and a nylon strap that went around the back...Dunlops maybe...
geeze they're still making them
Chazmo said:Toss the Kyser and get a Shubb, Jerry. You'll never look back, and you'll be much happier.