Hello fellow weenies. It's been awhile since I've checked in here, but figured I should let you all know about this guitar I recently finished, my 50th! I built it for the pure joy of it in between orders.
Champlin #50, parlor size, ladder braced Engelmann Spruce top, Oregon Walnut back and sides, Mahogany neck, Rosewood fretboard and bridge, 24" scale length, two way adjustable truss rod. It's got a nice thin matte lacquer finish, a very comfortable soft-V profile neck, 1 3/4" at the nut, 2 1/4" at the 12th fret, and a nice player's set up. It's very lightweight and responsive. I've been playing it a bunch the last two weeks and it sounds and plays great! A super fingerpicking guitar for sure.. with or without picks, it projects nicely with the sound you'd expect from a small body ladder braced guitar. It's also been getting broken in nicely as a backup guitar for fiddle tunes and it excels at that job. Lots of volume, punch and character. $2000 with a hard case, plus shipping if applicable.
Also I'm gonna be out at Port Townsend this year (it's been too long) and hopefully I'll build another one-off like this to bring. Thanks for looking!
