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Connecting => Swap Shop and Wish Lists => Seen on craigslist, eBay, and elsewhere => Topic started by: lbpesq on May 24, 2008, 11:49:04 AM

Title: Anyone Ever Seen One of These Before?
Post by: lbpesq on May 24, 2008, 11:49:04 AM

Hey everyone.  On my way back from San Luis Obispo this week, I stopped by a little guitar shop in a little town on the central California coast that has some old and interesting instruments and found this one.  It's called a "Faaren Scroll" and is likely from 1979.  Flame maple and purpleheart.  Definitely from the Alembic/Hyak DNA pool.  I can't find anything about it on the net.  Anybody ever heard of Faaren guitars?  Bill, tgo    
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Title: Anyone Ever Seen One of These Before?
Post by: David Houck on May 24, 2008, 02:49:48 PM

I'm not finding anything either.  Are you sure on the spelling?

Title: Anyone Ever Seen One of These Before?
Post by: jalevinemd on May 24, 2008, 04:37:11 PM

Nice score Bill! Quite Hyak-ish.

Title: Anyone Ever Seen One of These Before?
Post by: lbpesq on May 24, 2008, 05:48:19 PM

Definitely a Faaren.  It's semi-hollow, so it's much lighter than it looks.  The flame is the sickest I've ever seen!  One question which I've seen come up around here from time to time, but I don't remember a definitive answer:  if I were to swap out the badass bridge for an Alembic bridge and bird tailpiece set - making the actual length  of the strings longer - what effect, if any, would it have on the string tension?
 
Bill, tgo

Title: Anyone Ever Seen One of These Before?
Post by: David Houck on May 24, 2008, 06:20:22 PM

If I recall correctly, I believe the answer was that  there would be no difference in string tension; changing the tension of a string between the nut and bridge would cause it to be sharp or flat.  I also seem to recall that extending the distance significantly would cause an increase in vibration of the plucked string; but I'm guessing that effect would not be noticeable in your situation.

Title: Anyone Ever Seen One of These Before?
Post by: barryr1 on May 27, 2008, 09:24:22 AM

Hey Bill
 
Thats a beauty. I'd have guessed that it was English Sycamore.
 
Barry