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I may be old but I'm ugly
Re: c.1920 American Frank Borges Portuguese Guitar
Jake,
Are those tuners on a plate, or individual?
Nice job with an instrument that has been through it. What do you think that top is made of?
Bill
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Re: c.1920 American Frank Borges Portuguese Guitar
Bill: Single plate like on the old Oscar Schmidt Stellas. The top is some sort of flatsawn pine. From the half-dozen of these I've worked on so far (old ones) it seems cracks like on this one are very typical. I'm betting it has to do with wood choice for the mot part. Fortunately they don't seem to hurt the tone...
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I may be old but I'm ugly
Re: c.1920 American Frank Borges Portuguese Guitar
It would be hard for a piece of pine that wide not to split over the years.
Bill
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Re: c.1920 American Frank Borges Portuguese Guitar
I guess other instrument companies should make them this way as they're easier to tune up. The Headstock is angled so it puts the strings at a sharper angle for more volume & clarity.
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