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Tony Francis Instruments: Weissenborn ukulele - Pt. 2

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Wednesday, August 14, 2013. Weissenborn ukulele - Pt. 2. Part 2 - The repair begins. Before we can glue anything back inside the ukulele, the instrument must first be made structurally solid. And so we start with all the loose seams around the perimeter of the instrument. The lamp provides the gentle heat which warms the instrument ready for the hide glue. Now everything is solid, we can move onto the loose braces. Same with the loose bridge. Posted by Tony Francis. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).

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Tony Francis Instruments: Thomas Oliver - Beneath The Weissenborn

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Thursday, August 22, 2013. Thomas Oliver - Beneath The Weissenborn. Ben Harper once said of the great Little Walter - ' He is one of lifes most rare musical instances; where you can hear the instrument saying to its player in every note; Thank you – thank you for all you've done for me. I can never repay you. Perhaps no truer statement could ever been spoken about Ben and the Weissenborn. He redefined an instrument and what it could be, and made it singularly his own. Posted by Tony Francis. Thomas Olive...

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Tony Francis Instruments: Solid-neck model

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The Solid-neck is the flagship model from my collaboration with noted Weissenborn author George T. Noe. The solid-neck was the original master model before the now standard hollow-necks were refined and perfected in the 1920s. Because the vintage solid-necks were made in so many variations - each guitar is available only by special order, allowing the instrument to be matched to the player. Style: Acoustic lap slide guitar. Scale length: 25 inches. Back and Sides: Koa. Bridge plate: Maple or koa. Thomas ...

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Tony Francis Instruments: Teardrop Models

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The teardrop model is a collaboration between Tony Francis and an Australian collector / player. Despite its smaller chamber, it is a spectacular sounding instrument. A teardrop has a more piercing high end than the hourglass model, and a unique voice that opens up another range of musical possibilities. Bridge plate. Mahogany and koa are a softer, warmer woods, and that's how they sound - producing and instrument that is more balanced over the entire range. Teardrop Style 1 Hawaiians. Strings: D’A...

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Tony Francis Instruments: Weissenborn ukulele repair - Pt. 4

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Wednesday, August 21, 2013. Weissenborn ukulele repair - Pt. 4. Part 4 - Setup and completion. Making the fine reproduction nut. The material is period correct phenolic. The wonky twelfth fret was removed, straightened and re-inlaid. All the frets were then minimally dressed in the original profile to remove burs, buzzes and ensure smooth playability. Custom made Ivoroid soundhole 'inset'. The original Waverly Patent Pending tuning peg. A near impossible to find tuner, and one of the set was missing!

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Tony Francis Instruments: Weissenborn ukulele repair - Pt. 1

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Wednesday, August 14, 2013. Weissenborn ukulele repair - Pt. 1. My clients send me the coolest instruments to work on, and no matter how small - its always an honor to work on them, and the approach and philosophy remains the same. This instrument is a Weissenborn Style 1 Soprano from the mid 1930s. It was found at a yardsale in California for fifty cents, and was a gift to its current owner who is learning the ukulele! Repair list as below;. Re-glue loose sides at heel. Re-glue loose braces; top and back.

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Tony Francis Instruments: Weissenborn ukulele repair - Pt. 3

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Wednesday, August 21, 2013. Weissenborn ukulele repair - Pt. 3. Part 3 - Repair continued. Most of the repairs in Pt. 2 are standard and straight out of repair 101. The back brace however, was more of an issue;. Here you can see the old repair job in attempt to stabilize the brace, hide glue was simply applied in a no doubt well meaning but ultimately useless repair. Completed brace re-installation with blocks removed. Posted by Tony Francis. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Models / Contact Info.

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Tony Francis Instruments: Knutsen Marquetry

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Tuesday, July 9, 2013. Its was a great honor to be asked to specially reproduce some classic marquetry for our friends at Guitar Repair. In Italy. Andy and Alessio are two of the finest repair people in Europe, and more recently they have also been making some spectacular reproduction roundneck guitars under their name 'BAGNASCO and CASATI'. Check them out! The guitar is a vintage Knusten Harp guitar from the early 20th century, currently under restoration at the Guitar Repair shop. The smallest batch wa...

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Tony Francis Instruments: Style 1 Hourglass

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In a catalog from late 1920s, "The Weissenborn Hawaiian Steel Guitar - Internationally known - is constructed scientifically under the most strict supervision. The special feature of the Hollow Neck enables the artist of today to accomplish every known phase of guitar playing with the maximum tonal volume of quality". Although the koa used for the Style 1 is a simple koa grain, it produces an exceptional sounding instrument. For those who prefer curly koa, the Style 1 deluxe. Hourglass Style 1 Hawaiians.