| Author | Message | ||
| lbpesq
Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 3100 Registered: 7-2004 |
Hey everyone. On my way back from San Luis Obispo this week, I stopped by a little guitar shop in a little town on the central California coast that has some old and interesting instruments and found this one. It's called a "Faaren Scroll" and is likely from 1979. Flame maple and purpleheart. Definitely from the Alembic/Hyak DNA pool. I can't find anything about it on the net. Anybody ever heard of Faaren guitars? Bill, tgo        | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 6589 Registered: 5-2002 |
I'm not finding anything either. Are you sure on the spelling? | ||
| jalevinemd
Senior Member Username: jalevinemd Post Number: 656 Registered: 12-2003 |
Nice score Bill! Quite "Hyak-ish." | ||
| lbpesq
Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 3101 Registered: 7-2004 |
Definitely a "Faaren". It's semi-hollow, so it's much lighter than it looks. The flame is the sickest I've ever seen! One question which I've seen come up around here from time to time, but I don't remember a definitive answer: if I were to swap out the badass bridge for an Alembic bridge and bird tailpiece set - making the actual length of the strings longer - what effect, if any, would it have on the string tension? Bill, tgo | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 6594 Registered: 5-2002 |
If I recall correctly, I believe the answer was that there would be no difference in string tension; changing the tension of a string between the nut and bridge would cause it to be sharp or flat. I also seem to recall that extending the distance significantly would cause an increase in vibration of the plucked string; but I'm guessing that effect would not be noticeable in your situation. | ||
| barryr1
Junior Username: barryr1 Post Number: 39 Registered: 10-2007 |
Hey Bill Thats a beauty. I'd have guessed that it was English Sycamore. Barry |
