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Re: First Acoustic Element offered at a dealer...
« Reply #1 on: November 13, 2025, 03:24:25 PM »
Ben from Northern Lights Music with an excellent demo of the first Element offered at a dealer, Northern Lights Music.

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Re: First Acoustic Element offered at a dealer...
« Reply #2 on: November 13, 2025, 03:57:24 PM »
Wow!  just Wow!  It sometimes sounds like a 12-string…..Is that because so many overtones come through?  I’m not a guitar player so just wondering.
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Re: First Acoustic Element offered at a dealer...
« Reply #3 on: November 13, 2025, 05:10:02 PM »
Oh my heart , can it stand the strain  ;D ;D ;D

Such beauty on parade !!

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Re: First Acoustic Element offered at a dealer...
« Reply #4 on: November 13, 2025, 07:41:20 PM »
Sounds great, looks great!  Beautiful, balanced tone.  I'm no expert on acoustic guitars, but I thought the tone was distinctive as well.

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Re: First Acoustic Element offered at a dealer...
« Reply #5 on: November 14, 2025, 05:23:18 AM »
Sounds especially good in the drop-D tuning. A lot of guitars, even really good ones, just punk out in those lower registers. Nice and clear there.

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Re: First Acoustic Element offered at a dealer...
« Reply #6 on: November 14, 2025, 11:11:42 AM »
Yeah, the sound is really fantastic!!
You did a great job!
Congrats Susan, Mica and the whole family. 

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Re: First Acoustic Element offered at a dealer...
« Reply #7 on: November 14, 2025, 12:21:27 PM »
Im sure many names could be substituted here, but, I would love to hear Jorma on one of these.
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Re: First Acoustic Element offered at a dealer...
« Reply #8 on: November 14, 2025, 01:32:41 PM »
The sustain of the harmonic near the 4:00 mark made my jaw drop.

But the back!!!! ♥️. Goodness gracious.

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Re: First Acoustic Element offered at a dealer...
« Reply #9 on: November 15, 2025, 04:33:35 AM »

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Re: First Acoustic Element offered at a dealer...
« Reply #10 on: November 15, 2025, 06:37:29 AM »
Out of my snack bracket for sure, but a lovely instrument.
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Re: First Acoustic Element offered at a dealer...
« Reply #11 on: November 16, 2025, 07:19:20 AM »
Just wondering if I could ask a structural/construction-based question... you can answer or not, may be something you'd rather not share publicly. I'll ask you sometime.

Is the bridge located with some type of guide pins, prior to gluing? I'm trying to imagine the clamp jig for such a specific shaped bridge. I have a couple different ones for different makes of guitars when doing bridge reglues, and none of them would work here... I assume of course you have one made especially for this. But I gotta' think it helps if guide pins hold that thing still while you squeeze.

Here's my Taylor template. There are two nylon pins that align their bridges in place. On Martins (and similar) bridges, I use pin holes 1/6, a set of nylon bolts and wingnuts, on Classicals if they don't have any locating pins, I'll put a couple tiny holes under the saddle for wood pins. Just curious what the Alembic approach is? That bridge presents a number of things to think about!


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Re: First Acoustic Element offered at a dealer...
« Reply #12 on: November 17, 2025, 11:39:54 PM »
A bass version of the Alembic Element would be quite lovely as well ;D . Furthermore, a classical nylon string rendition, quite novel. Perhaps ventures for the future ?
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Re: First Acoustic Element offered at a dealer...
« Reply #13 on: November 19, 2025, 04:20:25 PM »
I designed a parlor for Alembic as well as this small jumbo size.  I have ideas on how to brace for a bass, but I will likely bow out when it comes to a classical design.  I would have to build a few prototypes to see what works, and I am getting long in the tooth.  For now, I am just so pleased that the first guitars to hit the stores are so well received.  I put 45 years of luthiery experience into the design, and it has done exactly what I had hoped for.  As for the bridge setting and glue up, we pin them through two of the bridge pin holes, and James hand crafted an aluminum bridge caul/clamp to apply even pressure when glueing. 

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Re: First Acoustic Element offered at a dealer...
« Reply #14 on: November 19, 2025, 04:54:10 PM »
I designed a parlor for Alembic as well as this small jumbo size. <snip>  As for the bridge setting and glue up, we pin them through two of the bridge pin holes, and James hand crafted an aluminum bridge caul/clamp to apply even pressure when glueing. 


Excited to hear about the parlor-sized guitar, and thanks for the confirmation on the bridge glue-up. I figured there must be a plan.