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Re: The Acoustic Thread

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jeremyb wrote: Mon Jun 10, 2024 8:51 pm
I don't relate to this music at all but I love that these kids exist. It's crazy to think what they might produce over their lifetimes. Awesome stuff!
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Slowy wrote: Tue Jun 11, 2024 6:46 am
jeremyb wrote: Mon Jun 10, 2024 8:51 pm
I don't relate to this music at all but I love that these kids exist. It's crazy to think what they might produce over their lifetimes. Awesome stuff!
Yeah its impressive technically but I'm finding less notes with more feeling gives me more of an emotional response!
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I've been bottom feeding on Trademe..

Paris Banchetti was an Italian born luthier who settled in Miami. He built a reputation for his Brazilian Rosewood classical guitars. (Muriel Anderson plays a Banchetti). He also made a few steel strings modeled on pre war Martins.

This is one of them.
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This one was made in 1980 and brought to NZ by an American who lived and ultimately died, in Whitianga. It was acquired from his estate by Paul Trenwith of the Hamilton County Bluegrass Band who set it to working for its living. It then passed to Keith McMillan and on to the guy I bought it from.

Is it the best dreadnought I've ever played? No. That accolade goes to a brand new Martin D18. This one has the same character as my old D28; the harder you hit it, the louder it gets and always it's saying, "That all you got?" Based on that, I have named it 'Thumper'.

Plan is to clean it up and restring it this weekend. It's definitely player grade but it cost me the same as a student level Cort and if you can find reason that's not the wood that must not be named, I'm all ears.

Imagine what this would have cost with a different name on the headstock!
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Slowy wrote: Sat Jul 27, 2024 10:50 am I've been bottom feeding on Trademe..

Paris Banchetti was an Italian born luthier who settled in Miami. He built a reputation for his Brazilian Rosewood classical guitars. (Muriel Anderson plays a Banchetti). He also made a few steel strings modeled on pre war Martins.

This is one of them.

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This one was made in 1980 and brought to NZ by an American who lived and ultimately died, in Whitianga. It was acquired from his estate by Paul Trenwith of the Hamilton County Bluegrass Band who set it to working for its living. It then passed to Keith McMillan and on to the guy I bought it from.

Is it the best dreadnought I've ever played? No. That accolade goes to a brand new Martin D18. This one has the same character as my old D28; the harder you hit it, the louder it gets and always it's saying, "That all you got?" Based on that, I have named it 'Thumper'.

Plan is to clean it up and restring it this weekend. It's definitely player grade but it cost me the same as a student level Cort and if you can find reason that's not the wood that must not be named, I'm all ears.

Imagine what this would have cost with a different name on the headstock!
Looks awesome, and it certainly looks like the back is made from Br... the wood that must not be named. Score. And fantastic that you have such a complete account of its journey to find you.

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This Banchetti is proving interesting.

I've learned a lot from Oleg over the years about the nature and character of fine acoustic guitars. They change more dramatically and over a shorter period of time that solid bodies. I infinitely prefer an instrument that has been worked hard for a couple of decades; it's more a feeling than tone. They vibrate more freely, they're more sensitive to touch and more dynamic in how they respond to that touch.
But they can regress if you ignore them....sulk.

The guitar I named Thumper has changed dramatically in just a few days. When it arrived, it got louder as I hit it harder and that was pretty much it. 5 days later, an astonishing amount of gunk has been removed, the frets are polished and the 13-56s have been replaced with a new set of 12's. It's also had about 8 hours of playing which I learned from the seller is the first time in 14 months it hasn't leaned ignored in a corner.

Over the weekend, under my hands, it's developed sustain and a sweeter tone; more sensitivity. I can still hit it, but now I want to fingerpick it as well. Compared to what arrived last week, it's woken up.

The more I play this thing the more convinced I am that I just won Lotto.
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Sometimes it can be as simple as getting the humidity down to reasonable levels, and letting the wood dry out. It can make a lot of difference to the shape of the top of an acoustic guitar, and that in turn improves the tone. Either way, SCORE!

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olegmcnoleg wrote: Mon Jul 29, 2024 7:14 pm Sometimes it can be as simple as getting the humidity down to reasonable levels, and letting the wood dry out. It can make a lot of difference to the shape of the top of an acoustic guitar, and that in turn improves the tone. Either way, SCORE!
Oh yeah, it's been dehumidified as well.
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Slowy wrote: Mon Jul 29, 2024 7:42 pm
olegmcnoleg wrote: Mon Jul 29, 2024 7:14 pm Sometimes it can be as simple as getting the humidity down to reasonable levels, and letting the wood dry out. It can make a lot of difference to the shape of the top of an acoustic guitar, and that in turn improves the tone. Either way, SCORE!
Oh yeah, it's been dehumidified as well.
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Slowy wrote: Mon Jul 29, 2024 7:42 pm
olegmcnoleg wrote: Mon Jul 29, 2024 7:14 pm Sometimes it can be as simple as getting the humidity down to reasonable levels, and letting the wood dry out. It can make a lot of difference to the shape of the top of an acoustic guitar, and that in turn improves the tone. Either way, SCORE!
Oh yeah, it's been dehumidified as well.
For my much needed education, what is the process of dehumidification?

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HackSaw wrote: Sat Aug 03, 2024 8:31 am
Slowy wrote: Mon Jul 29, 2024 7:42 pm
olegmcnoleg wrote: Mon Jul 29, 2024 7:14 pm Sometimes it can be as simple as getting the humidity down to reasonable levels, and letting the wood dry out. It can make a lot of difference to the shape of the top of an acoustic guitar, and that in turn improves the tone. Either way, SCORE!
Oh yeah, it's been dehumidified as well.
For my much needed education, what is the process of dehumidification?
Oleg's the expert. I keep my acoustics in their cases and when I run the dehumidifier in a room which is about once a week, I lay them out, cases as well and blast them for a day while I'm at work.

The ideal scenario is to keep them in a room at constant humidity but that's beyond my abilities. I can assure you, drying out an over moist guitar makes a significant difference. I use words like subtle and responsive but the Banchetti became a much nicer guitar after a drying out.
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HackSaw wrote: Sat Aug 03, 2024 8:31 am
Slowy wrote: Mon Jul 29, 2024 7:42 pm
olegmcnoleg wrote: Mon Jul 29, 2024 7:14 pm Sometimes it can be as simple as getting the humidity down to reasonable levels, and letting the wood dry out. It can make a lot of difference to the shape of the top of an acoustic guitar, and that in turn improves the tone. Either way, SCORE!
Oh yeah, it's been dehumidified as well.
For my much needed education, what is the process of dehumidification?
Set up the dehumidifier for 55% or so, put your guitars in that room, close the door. Done.

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NippleWrestler wrote: Sat Aug 03, 2024 9:16 am
HackSaw wrote: Sat Aug 03, 2024 8:31 am
Slowy wrote: Mon Jul 29, 2024 7:42 pm

Oh yeah, it's been dehumidified as well.
For my much needed education, what is the process of dehumidification?
Set up the dehumidifier for 55% or so, put your guitars in that room, close the door. Done.
Maybe less needed than I thought, that’s what I’ve done thanks to Oleg’s advice! Slowy’s one sounded like more of a one off thing to do so thought there might be something more to it.

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HackSaw wrote: Sat Aug 03, 2024 9:47 am
NippleWrestler wrote: Sat Aug 03, 2024 9:16 am
HackSaw wrote: Sat Aug 03, 2024 8:31 am

For my much needed education, what is the process of dehumidification?
Set up the dehumidifier for 55% or so, put your guitars in that room, close the door. Done.
Maybe less needed than I thought, that’s what I’ve done thanks to Oleg’s advice! Slowy’s one sounded like more of a one off thing to do so thought there might be something more to it.
I just keep them in there with the dehumidifier running when the weather stays muggy for days on end. It's quite low tech but it definitely helps.

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HackSaw wrote: Sat Aug 03, 2024 9:47 am
NippleWrestler wrote: Sat Aug 03, 2024 9:16 am
HackSaw wrote: Sat Aug 03, 2024 8:31 am

For my much needed education, what is the process of dehumidification?
Set up the dehumidifier for 55% or so, put your guitars in that room, close the door. Done.
Maybe less needed than I thought, that’s what I’ve done thanks to Oleg’s advice! Slowy’s one sounded like more of a one off thing to do so thought there might be something more to it.
I just don't have a dedicated guitar room otherwise I'd do what the other folks do.
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