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Belated NGD - Lowden F23 fan fret
I found a Lowden I can afford! Got this used from the Fellowship of Acoustics in the Netherlands - it’s ten years old and pretty dinged up, but that just means I can play it without fear for dings and dents. I held off posting for a few days, because it also came with a thuddy G on the sixth string, but I think that’s been sorted. I’m looking to use it for low tunings - I have a couple songs in open B minor - so the extra bass scale length really helps. |
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Nice find! Congrats!
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Congrats….I’m drooling. I love the 23 series…I think walnut/cedar is what Lowden does best! I’ve had several great experiences with TFOA in Holland. Good luck!
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Congratulations and I'm glad you sorted out your low G, TFOA are a great company to deal with.
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Thanks guys, I’m really liking this so far. I’m not sure what strings shipped on it, but they were a little too mellow for me. I put a set of Daddario XS on - my go tos- but they might be little bright. Any recommendations for strings on a cedar top guitar? I’ve never had one before.
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Congratulations!
Good find! I use Elixir PB 12s, love them, on my 3 Lowdens......and I have never seen let alone play a fan fret. Looks cool. BluesKing777. |
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I owned a 0-23 for 12 years ........MUCH longer than any other guitar I have owned. I believe you're correct in your assessment of the walnut/cedar combo.
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This is 25-26.75” scale I think. I thought I saw elsewhere that the metric numbers are 630-680mm, which doesn’t quite match up. Either way, the extra length on the sixth string makes a huge difference in low tunings. |
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I’ve never owned a fan fret but I would think Elixir PB Bluegrass 56-12 would sound amazing on that thing! Have fun experimenting….
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