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[G Man]

2 hours ago, 0054 said:

Not chambered

So what do you call the space underneath the f-hole? 

[kizanski]

1 minute ago, 0054 said:

I always thought chambered guitar had no holes.

Right.  Chambered guitars are usually "closed" but with hollow areas under the top.
Hollow guitars are just that: hollow with F-holes.
Semi-hollow guitars have F-holes and are usually solid down the center of the guitar.

Those are my definitions, anyway.

[hamerhead]

Dammit. I hate agreeing with Kiz.

[kizanski]

46 minutes ago, hamerhead said:

Dammit. I hate agreeing with Kiz.

I get a lot of that.

[G Man]

I still argue this is chambered and not a semi-hollow with a center block.  If you were to see the guitar without the spruce cap I'm guessing you would see routed out voids and not just one big route w/center. block, hence chambered and not semi-hollow.

[G Man]

Sorry bud, but if you had an ES335 and an ES175, then you would also have hollow and semi-hollow guitars, for now, chambered.  Not that there's anything wrong with that.

[cmatthes]

To me, “chambered” is a solidbody that has routed out channels or cavities.  A “Hollowbody” is constructed as a back, sides and top.  A “Semihollow” is typically a hollowbody with a center block, but can also be constructed as a hollowed out back with supporting structures for the top and hardware.

[kizanski]

10 minutes ago, cmatthes said:

To me, “chambered” is a solidbody that has routed out channels or cavities.  A “Hollowbody” is constructed as a back, sides and top.  A “Semihollow” is typically a hollowbody with a center block, but can also be constructed as a hollowed out back with supporting structures for the top and hardware.

I'll allow it.

[Travis]

22 hours ago, 0054 said:

So F-holes mean nuthin to ya! LOL.

Thanks a friggin lot G-Man. I"m totally screwed now, I thought my artist and newport covered the semi and hollow body guitars and my Jarret covered the chambered. Now you are saying I friggin have four chambered guitars? I mean WTF!
 

How about these f-holes…?

 

[cmatthes]

6 minutes ago, Travis said:

How about these f-holes…?

 

Those are “FU” holes.

[Travis]

51 minutes ago, 0054 said:

F-hole examples from Ahole examples.

 

No boner wit dat!

[atomicwash]

22 hours ago, cmatthes said:

To me, “chambered” is a solidbody that has routed out channels or cavities.  A “Hollowbody” is constructed as a back, sides and top.  A “Semihollow” is typically a hollowbody with a center block, but can also be constructed as a hollowed out back with supporting structures for the top and hardware.

Clearly defined!

Webster or Wiki should use this wording. 

[cmatthes]

Today’s boot of “Smoove”…

 

[kizanski]

/\ OVER the binding.

[Travis]

1 hour ago, cmatthes said:

Today’s boot of “Smoove”…

 

Wow. Just, wow…. 🤤🤤🤤

[Jakeboy]

Wow….wow…wow….

[django49]

I am getting ideas........

[django49]

5 hours ago, 0054 said:

Stop Thief!

 

I am pretty sure my list of ideas would open up a few new dimensions......😉

[cmatthes]

Heel carve day pics…

 

[Travis]

1 hour ago, cmatthes said:

Heel carve day pics…

 

Good god that’s a thing of beauty…

[specialk]

Look up "sweet" in the dictionary. You'll see these pictures. 

[BubbaVO]

Works of art.  Thanks for sharing. 

[HSB0531]

I've always found it amazing how Mike can take a grinder and carve out those curves, then hand sand them to stunning perfection.

How does one learn to do that, and then raise it to an artform?

 

[hamerhead]

I think the grinder is just part of him, like an extra appendage he was born with.

[cmatthes]

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