Definitely give me a shout when you get to California!

I never have. . . could certainly be done, though.

I've done that! In the end I preferred the looks of the round hole.

Yes, I've done it before. . .particularly on the smaller bodied guitars.

@boxwoodguitar3618 can you do a 12 string can you do a none adjustable style steel truss rod? Want to see how good none adjustable rod does?

Thank you!! Excellent question. . . I can't remember who that guitar went to. I'll see if I can dig it up in my records.

Thanks for taking the time to share the love.

I've thought about that. The only reason not to is that you'd then be relying 100% on the structural integrity of that one piece. By using the braces, you've got grain going in the opposite direction of the the main pice. To my mind that gives you a bit more protection against splitting. Beyond that, there would be more waste. Having said all that. . . I think it's an interesting idea and would still like to try it some day.

playing with the dimensions has been really fun. I make them narrower and deeper now. I found a sweet spot that I like.

They're clearly not for everyone. For what it's worth. . . I've got a waiting list. Also, if you can find an HD-28 for $2000, buy it. Or buy two if you can!

I make traditional and rectangular guitars. The work is about the same. It's one thing to disagree with the points I present (I'm happy to debate them) but it's another thing entirely to make assumptions about my motivation. I didn't play much on the video because it was of many I made for my website. This purpose of this one was to just explain why I choose to build instruments this way. There are several others on my channel that have extended playing samples.

I get that reaction a lot. You'd be surprised at how similar it feels to a standard guitar.

Not a huge difference in terms of the shape. The biggest difference in labor is that I don't do rosettes, binding, inlay etc.

Any specifics to offer or just vague snarkiness?

I assume you know this because you've done both.

Carved tops and backs are common. I'm not familiar with carved sides.

Me claiming that they're comfortable in the comment section probably won't convince you. . .but you might be surprised.

Clearly, they are not for everyone. Nor is it my intention to replace anything. I make these and traditional guitars and the "work" is more or less the same.

You could definitely make the back and sides out of plywood and still come up with a decent sounding guitar. The top is a different story. . . Plywood on the top would be a serious tone-killer.

@boxwoodguitar3618 I have seen old kay guitar s with plywood soundboard s also seen old united brand acoustic made from thin birch plywood including soundboard

Ha! And an allen wrench.

@@boxwoodguitar3618 ah yes the tuning spork. It tensions the strings, and bang it on the table to make an A note 😎

I don't. I do have a couple "full build" videos on this channel.

Hey, you seem like a lot of fun. We should totally hang out.

All over. Mostly sourced from small suppliers.

And yet it's nowhere near as easy as making snarky comments on the internet. You keep spreading the love!

@@boxwoodguitar3618 sorry, not meant to be. if it sounds good what's the difference?

It doesn't matter how inexpensively you might be able to make a guitar. . . there's no money in it either way.

@@boxwoodguitar3618 not with that attitude

@@largefamilylife9 Perhaps I replied with too much snark. I apologize. I get a lot of comments accusing me of making them this way because they are cheaper or easier. Those comments sort of imply that I'm trying to put one over on customers by not making them in a traditional way. The truth is building guitars by hand at any price point is a labor of love. Even the best builders struggle financially.

@@boxwoodguitar3618 we made one out of legos that was pretty sweet

Fair points! But I think you'd agree that the distinct sound parlour guitars is that there is a pronounced mid-range with less warm in the low end. I'm really aiming at a dreadnaught or OM style sound where that real estate is way more important. With regard to standing waves and bass response, it's good to remember that's how we think about how sound behaves WITHIN a room. With a guitar, we are really only concerned how it sounds OUTSIDE the instrument. If you've ever used a pickup with an internal mic, you know that, even in traditional guitars, a mic placed inside still sounds pretty awful whereas a nice mic placed 12'-14" away from the instrument sounds great. All that to say, after 150 or so rectangular guitars I haven't had any issues.

Thank you!

I am still building. During covid, when I couldn't perform it was more of a business. These days, I'm back to performing full-time and I make these for fun.

Bending guitar sides for traditional shaped guitars is about as difficult as making toast.