Topic: My new Fraulini Erma arrived....

[Norfolk Slim]

And I'm delighted with it.  The punch and separation in the bass is fantastic, and perfect for those rags and blakey things.  I was going to record Too Tight Blues No.2 to show it off, bu am not yet happy with how I play it.  So instead, heres Jailhouse Blues, squashed down horribly to fit in a low grade mp3, but hopefully enough to give a good idea of how wonderful the guitar sounds.

Pictures are courtesy of Todd before it was dispatched.

The Erma has an adirondack top, and white oak back and sides (which, as you can see, are truly beautiful).  The neck is to my specifications- wide and fairly deep with a v profile.  It seems almost impossible to get a factory built guitar these days with anything other than a slim electric style c-shape neck which I find much harder work to play. The neck is made of poplar (of all things) so its one of the greenest guitars I can imagine.  No tropical woods bar the fretboard.

Anyone in the market for a 1953 Martin 00-17?!  I think the Erma is going to make it redundant for me.

[blueshome]

Just in time for Euroweenie!

Can't wait to hear it in the flesh.

[Johnm]

Congratulations, Slim, the guitar looks and sounds like a real beauty.  I look forward to hearing you play it this summer at Blues Week.
All best,
Johnm

[Parlor Picker]

You're a lucky boy, Simon. Also looking forward to seeing and hearing her at the Euroweenie Jamboree.

[unezrider]

congrats slim!
that's a great sounding little guitar.
chris

[SteveMcBill]

What a wonderful sounding box Slim - absolutely beautiful.

Steve

[pete12string]

Congrats!  Another Fraulini beauty!  She looks and sounds great.  Love the oak back and sides...  May you enjoy many years of happy blues playing.

[Michael Kuehn]

Congratulations! That's a beauty. I got my own Erma from Todd a while back -- looks a lot like your Erma except I went for the slightly fancier fret markers. I love the oak, too!

Mike

[bzean1234]

That sounds great!

[Stumblin]

That looks and sounds fantastic!
I just had a look at the Fraulini website. Now I need to figure out what I can sell - a kidney maybe?  
P.S. I like a nice deep V neck myself, it kind of supports the hand or something. Whatever it does, it's way more comfortable than those extra slim ones that modern guitars seem to usually have.

[Norfolk Slim]

Thanks for the comments folks- I will try to do it justice!

[Parlor Picker]

Thanks for the comments folks- I will try to do it justice!

But somebody told me you were a lawyer.... 

[blueshome]

.....and a judge!

[Norfolk Slim]

Nooooo not a judge.  Not yet anyway....

Fingers crossed on that one.

[Parlor Picker]

Nooooo not a judge.  Not yet anyway....

Fingers crossed on that one.

Bloody hell! We'd better watch ourselves at the Weenie Weekend, lads.  Have you got a wig, Simon??