New Campellone builds

[Max405]

If we're talking acoustic, then yes, I've had a few surprises. I find that my guitars fall within a certain "range" on a pretty consistent basis, but every now and then there's one that stands out a little. And in most of these cases, I can't attribute the superior performance to anything that I did in construction, so I just attribute it to some particular characteristics of the wood. There are some very general parameters over which a builder may have some control during the building process, but I don't believe any builder can "fine tune" a guitar to sound exactly as intended.

Thank you Mark.
I’d imagine It’s kind of difficult for anything to stand out in a group of Standouts.
JD

[vinnyv1k]

Thank you Mark.
I’d imagine It’s kind of difficult for anything to stand out in a group of Standouts.
JD

Mark Campellone is a very humble man. Most people with extreme talent usually are.

[mauibob]

1274529[/URL]]Mark Campellone is a very humble man. Most people with extreme talent usually are.

Ah Yes. My wife humbles me every day

[MCampellone]

Correct….

Most serious quilt is Bigleaf Maple which is on average lighter, less stiff and softer than other common soft maples such as Norway, Red or Sycamore Maples (and Hard Sugar Maple) used to make archtop guitars. Quilt only presents in the wood when flatsawn. Flatsawn wood will have lower stiffness than a fiddleback a quartersawn billet. Quilting with its interlocking grain only further reduces the stiffness.

Right - all else being equal, a back made from any softer, flat-sawn wood usually tends to give the guitar a bass resonance that is "rounder" and less "tight" compared to that produced by a stiffer back -