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WELL !, IT SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING AGAIN.

1/14/2018

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Every time I get to the French Polish Stage on a new instrument, I begin to think about what I want to build next.  Today as I was applying the dilute shellac to one of the new Kasha tenors, I found myself wondering what a Kasha baritone would sound like.
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 It just so happens that I have a set of Kasha baritone plans- so I got it out to take a look.  Do I have wood long enough to make the sides and wide enough to span the width of back and top.  I set the tenor I was working on down, got out my tape measure and went to the wood shelves.
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It turns out that I have lots of baritone sized wood, but which would I want to use.  I have some pretty walnut necks already cut to baritone size.  Lots of lovely tiger stripe maple and spruce that would work.  A couple of nice pieces of Australian Blackwood for sides and backs, Plenty of Granadilla   maybe even enough Cocobolo, but I would rather wait till summer when I can open the garage doors before using that toxic but beautiful stuff.  My water-tank redwood is just long enough to use for soundboards, maybe the cedar too.  Oh heck, I have plenty of wood that would make a great baritone.
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And these tenors are almost finished, I even have a couple of guys who tell me they might be interested in buying a Kasha baritone.
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And look at this crazy bracing.  It would be a lot of fun to make such a soundboard.
​I think I will sleep on it.  I haven't made a baritone for a long time.  I need to think about the woods some more.  Maybe tomorrow I can make a decision,  In the meantime the tenors will need lots of finishing.  I'll let you know what I decide-when I decide.

​thanks for listening
2 Comments
Chad
1/14/2018 11:04:31 pm

Yes please. You know you want to build one for me! I can even come over and operate the vacuum while it gets sanded. 😇

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George Woodruff
1/15/2018 12:01:24 pm

It appears that only a true Griffin aficionado responds with a comment to your blog. The rest, of course, are fools! Go for it with the baritone, although I have no interest in one. However, I await your call, and hope I have sufficient funds for one of your recent children.

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