A Kestrel Found Its Way Into My Home

[brainfertilizer]

[brainfertilizer]

It's very nice.
Good action, comfortable to hold.
Doesn't sound anywhere near as shoe-box-y as most archtops. Maybe a little bit down on the e-string near the nut, but not bad.

I haven't plugged it in yet, because I mostly just play around home at my desk or on the sofa.

I like it. Nice addition to my Emerald family.

The important thing is I finally figured out how to embed pictures.

[David Eastwood]

Very tasty. That’s pretty much exactly how I would order one - or will, when the time comes

[tbeltrans]

Originally Posted by David Eastwood

Very tasty. That’s pretty much exactly how I would order one - or will, when the time comes

We still need to get together. Things have been rather busy, but will let you know when things can work out. I have to admit to being far more entranced by my synthesizers lately so not much guitar going on.

Tony

[brainfertilizer]

Originally Posted by David Eastwood

Very tasty. That’s pretty much exactly how I would order one - or will, when the time comes

Yeah, i think the dim amber might be the perfect color. Not just plain black, but if/when it flashes a little, it is the closest to the color of a nice varnished wood.

Understated, sedate, calm.

[David Eastwood]

Originally Posted by tbeltrans

We still need to get together. Things have been rather busy, but will let you know when things can work out. I have to admit to being far more entranced by my synthesizers lately so not much guitar going on.

Tony

No hurry - just let me know when a suitable time appears.

Originally Posted by brainfertilizer

Yeah, i think the dim amber might be the perfect color. Not just plain black, but if/when it flashes a little, it is the closest to the color of a nice varnished wood.

Understated, sedate, calm.

I do like the amber. My X20-7 had an amber top and headstock facing, with black carbon back and sides. It’s a lovely looking instrument, which Tony (above) now gets to enjoy when he can pull himself away from his synths

[esimms86]

Originally Posted by brainfertilizer

Congratulations on your new Kestrel. If I’m not mistaken, it was originally my guitar and you are now the third owner. I had swapped out the original bridge for a Graphtech Resomax bridge, which is what the photo appears to show, if I’m not mistaken. I also believe that it just might sport the TI Swing series flat wounds that I had strung it with.

I had also gone with the amber carbon fiber for the aesthetic reasons stated above. It’s a great guitar but I eventually ended up getting The Loar LH-700 in its place in order to scratch my itch for a pre-bop acoustic swing rhythm instrument. I did find that, depending on what sound you were going for, the voice of the Kestrel was very much affected by the types of strings used (e.g., phosphor bronze round wounds or TI flat wounds, in each case of varying string gauges). Anyway, I’m thrilled to see that the Kestrel has found a place in a good home. I wish you many years of musical enjoyment.