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bansuri Member Posts: 20 From: Belgium Registered: Nov 2006 |
posted 05-26-2007 15:11
   
So, after an 8 month wait I finally received my "Daniel Brauchli" weissenborn style guitar. It's the model with the fixed bridge, cedar top and tasmanian blackwood body and sides. I plays great and well, how it sounds and looks... just watch these youtube clips, the first one is unamplified, the second one slightly (KK pickup) and third one is unamplified too http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mdo4omougU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1UIfPCGKLE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUfzGbcQrb0 and tell me who's a happy camper :-) Carl IP: Logged |
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Fred Kinbom Member Posts: 247 From: Brighton, UK Registered: May 2006 |
posted 05-26-2007 16:29
Sounds great Carl! Especially the first clip! Now that you - correct me if I'm wrong - have (or have had) a Lazy River, a Tony Francis and now also a Brauchli Weissenborn, it would be very interesting to hear your opinion on the guitars of these three luthiers! Charachteristics, differences, strenghts, weaknesses? Merci! Fred IP: Logged |
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David Rubin Member Posts: 31 From: Georgia Registered: Oct 2006 |
posted 05-26-2007 17:14
I said it over on the other site, but it's worth repeating here: killer stuff Carl! Superb sound. I too would be interested in hearing how you would compare and contrast this one with your other two. Best regards, David IP: Logged |
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Weissen-guy Member Posts: 436 From: Sebastopol, CA, USA Registered: Sep 2006 |
posted 05-26-2007 17:23
Cool!. I want one. Great playing there too. Alan. IP: Logged |
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bansuri Member Posts: 20 From: Belgium Registered: Nov 2006 |
posted 05-27-2007 06:13
Thanks for the compliments guys. Comparing guitars is a tricky business as they are all very different, anyway I'll try. Although a nice guitar I sold the Lazy River as I prefer the bite of blackwood to the sweeter/dryer mahogany (although I prefer mahogany for roundneck guitars...) When it comes to attention to detail (seams, general finish and fretboardfinish) the Lazy River comes in third. Both Francis and Brauchli are exceptionally finished. But then again there is the price difference to take into account...(both Francis and Brauchli give great value for your money and are a bit underpriced, I'm certain this will change when their reputation will rise). The Tony Francis is an exact copy of a style 4 Weissenborn. Soundwise this guitar has the most color and tonal possibilities. The downside, for me anyway as I'm not a real "lapslider", is the 40mm nutwidth and the rather low stringheight. For some of my instrumental pieces this is somehow limiting and therefore I'm glad to have the Brauchli with its 45mm nutwidth and 9mm stringheight. The Brauchli's sound is amazing too, very loud and endless sustain, it will take time to learn how to control it. So I have a place for both guitars in my repertoire :-) Carl IP: Logged |
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David Rubin Member Posts: 31 From: Georgia Registered: Oct 2006 |
posted 05-27-2007 08:29
Thanks for posting your honest and unbiased review Carl. It is very much appreciated.  And thanks again for posting all of your amazing clips. Truly inspirational. Best regards, David IP: Logged |
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aloka Member Posts: 1153 From: Victoria, Australia Registered: May 2004 |
posted 05-27-2007 14:11
Hi. Thanks for posting. I listened to all 3. Very nice playing! No1 really got me. I got exactly the same model about 3-4 months ago and am a newbie to lap slide. (mine only took 6 months. the word must be getting out about Daniel well worth the wait. I'd wait a year, no problem) I'd only ever used a nut raiser on a round neck reso, standard acoustic & electric for a little while prior to it's arrival, so I was blown away by the enormous sustain and loudness of Daniel's guitar. And it just sounds better all the time. I really like how high the strings are. Daniel told me he was playing at a festival, I think he said, and Jeff Lang suggested he have strings so high. I'm glad he did, especially in D. I luv it! I just wish I could find more time to play it especially since I'm new to lap. But wanting more time is the same for all of us I guess, no matter what our thing is. Tell me, have you got black machine heads on one side and silver on the other, or is it just the light/shade that makes it appear that way to me? Just curious. Whatever, once again, thanks very much and very nice. Much appreciated. Congratulations! IP: Logged |
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Tim G Member Posts: 310 From: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Registered: Sep 2004 |
posted 05-27-2007 14:19
Hi Carl Congratulations and great clips! I also have a Brauchli cedar top and have owned or played a Lazy River, Celtic Cross, Tim Kill and original Weissenborn and Kona. All are fantastic guitars – including the remakes. The brauchli is the loudest of all and has the biggest sound due to the carbon fibre bracing and probably also due to the depth of the body and neck. It also has the most bite, although as Daniel says on his web site the cedar top has stronger lows than the blackwood top. For these reasons the cedar top Brauchli is the one that I have kept along with an original Kona (of course I’d keep them all if I could). Tim IP: Logged |
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bansuri Member Posts: 20 From: Belgium Registered: Nov 2006 |
posted 05-27-2007 15:37
Great to hear compliments from "down under" :-) Aloka, the machinesheads are gold Gotohs with an ebony button. Cheers, Carl IP: Logged |
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Slider Member  Posts: 1422 From: Sydney, Australia Registered: Sep 2002 |
posted 05-27-2007 15:56
Congratulations Carl - you look very happy with your new guitar. Welcome to the Brauchli owners club! Sounding good! IP: Logged |
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buggy rider Member Posts: 61 From: Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. Registered: Jul 2006 |
posted 05-29-2007 12:58
Lovely playing bansuri. Amongst other things, I liked some of your touches and note choices on the harmonics... IP: Logged |
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