Ancient Tasmanian Myrtle Burl

[Peter Crossley]

OK, so I finally finished this guitar.... slack I know...

This is the 550 year old peice of Tassie Myrtle burl, on top of a mahogany body,

Brierleys....of course..

NOS PRS trem

arizona Jade truss rod cover, Pearl sperzels...

 

[Ashurbanipal]

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Wow as usual. Wish I could give it a whirl!

How does the sound with the myrtle compare to maple tops?

 

[kramersteen]

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That's a dream.

Have you ever done any wood inlays?

 

[AlexR]

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Up to your usual 11/10 standard Peter!!

There's a fair bit of the guitar behind the bridge - is this just to create your own shape, or are there tonal benefits there too??

 

[Peter Crossley]

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"How does the sound with the myrtle compare to maple tops? "

remarkably similar, the density of Myrtle is almost identical to the Acer family..

"Have you ever done any wood inlays? "

Not on guitars, but I have inlaid wood designs into boxes and table tops.. I just like pearl on necks...

"There's a fair bit of the guitar behind the bridge - is this just to create your own shape, or are there tonal benefits there too?? "

No tonal benefits I think, electric guitars are such strange beasts, some people say its all in the pickups, I reckon its in the neck/pickups/top.. so yeah its really just a design thing, also I pretty much exclusively use 25" scales, so that determines bridge position a little closer to the nut, giving the appearance of more timber there..

 

[skyydogg01]

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Nice looking guitar there. I don't care for the shape but the work looks impeccable!!

 

[Rand-O-Monium]

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Amazing,as always!

 

[jeremy]

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love the trussrod cover. beautiful work as usual

 

[blueman335]

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You have some great trees in Australia (some of my favorites); what's the genus and species?

 

[treyhaislip]

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Beautiful guitar! Absolutely awesome!

 

[DankStar]

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Looks great. Hope you didn't fell the tree for the sake of the axe. I'm partial to old trees living out their days.

 

[kramersteen]

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Nice looking guitar there. I don't care for the shape but the work looks impeccable!!

I imagine it would function really well. The lower horn looks perfect for playing sitting down and open enough for fret access while the top one extends out far enough to give it balance standing up with a strap..

 

[Peter Crossley]

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You have some great trees in Australia (some of my favorites); what's the genus and species?

Its common name is Tasmanian Myrtle, or Myrtle Beech, genus is Nothofagus cunninghamii.

These are remnants f the Antarctic Rainforest that grew in Gondwanaland befor the continents split apart, millions of years ago.

Dont worry I didnt cut the tree, it is salvaged timber, I had it in storage for nearly ten years, acclimatising to mainland Australia.

 

[daan]

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You do beautiful work. That's an amazing looking guitar.

 

[Kac]

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oh my...

 

[skyydogg01]

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I imagine it would function really well. The lower horn looks perfect for playing sitting down and open enough for fret access while the top one extends out far enough to give it balance standing up with a strap..

I'll take that.

 

[Peter Crossley]

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Wot ?

haha... I think you are reading too much into its latin name..

 

[J E C]

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Nice to see you get it finished Pete.
Impeccably Beautiful as always!

 

[Ashurbanipal]

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I imagine it would function really well. The lower horn looks perfect for playing sitting down and open enough for fret access while the top one extends out far enough to give it balance standing up with a strap..

Having played several guitars, can say they're super ergonomic and effortless.

The PRS trem is a lovely piece of kit too, beautifully made.

 

[JimmyO]

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Oh my, that is amazing, everything just flows and looks so smooth. Great craftsmanship, and I love the design.