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Brook 12 String - so it begins....

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KalimnaKalimna Frets: 1486
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Greetings folks,
After a visit down to Devon last year and a lovely morning spent with Simon et. al. of Brook guitars, we decided on the cocobolo and Aussie Huon pine combination, set to a Gibson jumbo shape (a new model for Brook, named Blackwater).
I received an email from Simon today with a couple of photo's of the build so far. I hope I'm not taking too much of a liberty in posting them here. From his email, the cocobolo (which is much lighter in colour than I was expecting, but is obviously far from finishing stages) has a tone not unlike Braz Rosewood, and the top has a bright tap tone too.

Anyway, here's a front and back piccy of the work so far, and to say Im excited is a bit of an understatement!

https://imgur.com/tKdUT15.jpg

https://imgur.com/sY5o0S1.jpg

Cheers.
Adam
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  • GTCGTC Frets: 241
    Looks great Adam - and really good they could use your Aussie pine for the top too!
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  • KalimnaKalimna Frets: 1486
    Cheers - I really dont think they would have used it had they not been happy to do so, and it is refreshing to chat to them without the usual internet 'wisdom' regarding woods interfering :)

    Adam
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  • StrangefanStrangefan Frets: 5820
    It's gonna play/sound/feel and be awesome! From another Brook owner! 
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  • VimFuegoVimFuego Frets: 14862
    12 strings? that'll be, like, twice as good!!!

    I'm not locked in here with you, you are locked in here with me.

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  • KalimnaKalimna Frets: 1486
    VimFuego said:
    12 strings? that'll be, like, twice as good!!!
    Duuude. Totallly!
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  • Andy79Andy79 Frets: 881
    Love the look of that! Has it got a very wide lower? Or is it the angle 
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  • KalimnaKalimna Frets: 1486
    To be honest, Im not sure what the exact dimensions are, but it is based on the Gibson J-185. There's a small piece about the model on the latest Brook newsletter
    https://www.brookguitars.com/WhatsNew/latest-news.html

    Think of it (I think) as a slightly smaller J-200. 

    Adam

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  • MichaelWattsMichaelWatts Frets: 181
    Very cool! I'm a big fan of Brook guitars - they are such lovely guys and make beautiful instruments. 
    www.michaelwattsguitar.com
    Check out my YouTube channel for videos of luthier-built and vintage guitars!
    Luthier Stories - My series of interviews with some of the world's greatest guitar makers
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  • GTCGTC Frets: 241
    Kalimna said:
    Cheers - I really dont think they would have used it had they not been happy to do so, and it is refreshing to chat to them without the usual internet 'wisdom' regarding woods interfering :)

    Adam
    FYI - I was there 2 weeks ago to finalise the spec and select the woods for my Brook Cary nylon-strung crossover (spruce top, nicely figured ebony back and sides). My custom Taw, which I picked up in October, continues to delight!
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  • KalimnaKalimna Frets: 1486
    These Brooks can get rather addictive, cant they? I had my eye on Simons rosewood/spruce parlour-size wheen we visited last year. I think that might be my next one :)

    Adam
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  • artiebearartiebear Frets: 810
    It looks great. I do love Cocobolo ( must admit that I have never seen it in quite that light configuration ). In a good 6 string it always produces good separation and clear bass. In a twelve it could ( and I hope ) be heavenly .
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  • octatonicoctatonic Frets: 33263
    Very nice.
    I am probably the only person here who has been to Huonville, Tasmania. 
    I grew up there.

    I've not heard of Huon pine being used as a guitar wood before.
    Looking forward to seeing the finished product.
    James Richmond

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  • KalimnaKalimna Frets: 1486
    Huon isnt a common wood at all, but there is precedent for its use as a soundboard.
    When its finished, im sure being played by a local would add a fine note to the story :)
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  • KalimnaKalimna Frets: 1486
    This particular cocobolo had a very glassy tap tone as b&s plates. I think it may well come together as you suggest, Artiebear - heres hoping!
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    Kalimna said:
    Huon isnt a common wood at all, but there is precedent for its use as a soundboard.
    When its finished, im sure being played by a local would add a fine note to the story :)
    That sounds like a fine idea. :)
    James Richmond

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  • artiebearartiebear Frets: 810
    octatonic said:
    Very nice.
    I am probably the only person here who has been to Huonville, Tasmania. 
    I grew up there.

    I've not heard of Huon pine being used as a guitar wood before.
    Looking forward to seeing the finished product.
    Back in the 90's my touring guitar tech came from Tasmania. He was great with guitars ( apart from Camden Town Hall when he handed me a locking trem guitar a semi tone out for our encore, a bad night as Simon Mayo watched on as my ex had a melt down regarding my many foibles ah memories ) Back to he who shall remain nameless, great tech but very scary at a roundabout ( hey guys, 45mph, what happens here ?) Also to his credit, walked across the stage naked during an encore at Bristol Colston Hall.  A proper Tasmanian, I salute him  :)
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  • JalapenoJalapeno Frets: 6284
    Jaw drop moment - going to be a beauty !
    Imagine something sharp and witty here ......

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  • pjfpjf Frets: 304
    Strangefan said:
    It's gonna play/sound/feel and be awesome! From another Brook owner! 
    Seconded, from another. A completely different beast to my Lyn, of course, but that back and top look fantastic! Keep up posted on the build :)
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  • KalimnaKalimna Frets: 1486
    Well, a brief update on the guitar. Body/neck has been sanded, sprayed and is ready for polishing. I had a discussion with Simon at Brook regarding a headstock inlay, and we decided upon a photo i took a couple of years ago on a forrest walk of myself, my wife Marie and our 2 boys, Isaac and Sebastian. It seemed an appropriate choice given the nature of the guitar.
    Anyway, here is the photo Simon sent me. Not the clearest, but gives a good idea of the cocobolo and inlay. To say im excited is an understatement indeed!

    https://i.imgur.com/1zDvaUJ.jpg

    Adam
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  • thomasross20thomasross20 Frets: 4353
    Aaaaahhhhjj hahaha :D
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    thomasross20 said:
    Aaaaahhhhjj hahaha :D
    Not sure if you have just stubbed your toe, or like what you see :) Either way, you are most welcome (as is anyone in the area) to have a shot when it's finished....
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  • KKJaleKKJale Frets: 967
    When you described the family photo I thought "uh-oh", but it looks fantastic. Great design. 
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    KKJale said:
    When you described the family photo I thought "uh-oh", but it looks fantastic. Great design. 
    Cheers. You're right, photo's can look a bit naff, but being a silhouette made things a little classier, i think.
    Here's a close-up of the unfinished inlay

    https://i.imgur.com/CfuMvQb.jpg

    Adam
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  • thomasross20thomasross20 Frets: 4353
    Kalimna said:
    thomasross20 said:
    Aaaaahhhhjj hahaha :D
    Not sure if you have just stubbed your toe, or like what you see :) Either way, you are most welcome (as is anyone in the area) to have a shot when it's finished....
    Thank you - I'd absolutely love to - amazing stuff!!
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  • jhumberjhumber Frets: 235
    Kalimna said:
    Here's a close-up of the unfinished inlay

    That's one of the best concepts and execution of headstock inlay I've seen, brilliant.
    Big Brook fan here, I'd really like to see/hear that guitar when it's completed.
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  • GTCGTC Frets: 241
    Lovely headstock inlay - Jack's handiwork I suspect?
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  • JalapenoJalapeno Frets: 6284
    Wow !   Looks astounding !
    Imagine something sharp and witty here ......

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  • KalimnaKalimna Frets: 1486
    thomasross20 said:
    Kalimna said:
    thomasross20 said:
    Aaaaahhhhjj hahaha :D
    Not sure if you have just stubbed your toe, or like what you see :) Either way, you are most welcome (as is anyone in the area) to have a shot when it's finished....
    Thank you - I'd absolutely love to - amazing stuff!!
    Eventually, at some point we'll arrange to meet up!
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    jhumber said:
    Kalimna said:
    Here's a close-up of the unfinished inlay

    That's one of the best concepts and execution of headstock inlay I've seen, brilliant.
    Big Brook fan here, I'd really like to see/hear that guitar when it's completed.
    Thanks for your kind words. There was very little to be done to the original photo other than a bit of rotation. All credit to Brook for selecting the materials and cutting out the inlay.
    You are most welcome to try it out too - whereabouts are you?
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  • KalimnaKalimna Frets: 1486
    GTC said:
    Lovely headstock inlay - Jack's handiwork I suspect?
    Yep. He's a bit good really, isnt he?
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