Man, this is like my dream guitar. The body shape, the curved off fret board, the wood that was used as well as the relic-ing, even the fact you used banjo tuners. The sound is perfect for me. Amazing Edit: The headstock is very cool btw!
What a wild one! It's always nice to take some time to make something nice for yourself ❤ I might have to try making something along these lines at some point. After I finish the 20 or so projects I already have 😮
Gorgeous ! Beautiful 😍😍 8:41 inspired, great job, love the headstock , almost deserves a scroll . Maybe suttle changes to the positioning distances from the nut to the keys , using specific notes and measurements with a slide maybe . Using a slide up by the bridge and finding notes that can match open tuning just a thought , if anybody can find the formula it would be you a tuning keys might end unequal distance from each other but the winning extra strum would be cool ! Nice improv and playing by the way , thanks for this video 13:20
As you were showing the body, I kept thinking that I'd love that shape with a Stauffer headstock. So, when you were secretive about it and then mentioned Stauffer I got excited. I can't say I'm not disappointed lol
Hahahhaha- yes the stauffer headstock is cool as are the tuners and the big engraved plate! One day I’ll make a guitar with that headstock but alas I’ve only done it on about 6 ukes
I like the idea of making new classical shapes. Nylon string / classical guitars are so underrated, and so same-y. One of my biggest gripes with nylon string guitars is that almost none of them fall outside of either flamenco or classical styling-which are both very similar. Aside from the headstock, there are a lot of things I really like about your design; the top is gorgeous. The whole thing is "honest" and stately, which I love. Excellent work!
Love the maple and the aged look. I’m a small person so the thinner shape would suit me. Not sure about the head stock but it’s ok. Your craftsmanship is amazing. Beautiful instrument and has a good sound.
I think the headstock is a very cool and functional design. Seeing various headstock slabs on guitars for generations, it’s refreshing to see something a bit out of the box.
You play beautifully Sir Beau. I always improv-play my builds, repair jobs, mod jobs, and restoration jobs, so as to assess the amount of ‘motivating effect’ on my guitarists, of my work. Sometimes for a couple of hours on end. Usually in their playing style. Seems silly, right?
@@BeauHannamGuitars I meant, and said as much as “in the playing style of my guitarists” not “in the style of the instrument”. I am referring to my customers. I call them “my guitarists.” I serve their playing, rather than their instrument.
@@BeauHannamGuitars On remorse on my part. I'm just saying if it were 2001 all over again and you said "you can have the standard figure-eight shape instrument with a standandard headstock, or a klingon headstock" I would totally opt for the Klingon head stock.
That headstock is fantastic. I really thought you had that dialed into a proper scale or arpeggio. I hear the first three notes and I'm like... WOW... and then the clam!! 😂 It's a fantastic bit of art for sure! Surprisingly sonorous for its size.
Hi Sammy- Thanks so much. I might try again a figure out the proper intervals for the headstock "Harp" area to play a chord or some such thing. Depending on the scale lenght and string tension, but some guitar bodies are actually to big and the top doesn't get driven efficiently (big car, little engine) . A smaller body often sounds surprisingly loud as the "engine" (string tension, scale length) matches the car size (smaller guitar body) better. Hope that makes sense.
@@BeauHannamGuitars Makes perfect sense. You certainly found a really nice balance with this one. Looking forward to seeing if the longer scale has as much "magic." I suspect it will. Thank you, sir!!
@@Sammywhat Yes it is. My kids would say that headstock is fire. Of all the classicals I’ve built there have been five for me, two I eventually gifted and all five were 660s. For me that is the sweet spot. After seeing this I’m kinda ‘needing’ another personal build. I may even riff on that headstock. Very well done young man!
This is a Parlor guitar. I really like the minimal use of top painting and the headstock design, which effectively limits vibration loss from the body to the neck. However, I suggest improving the bridge, as I believe it is too thick and does not efficiently transfer string vibrations to the body top.
@@paolocafable thanks- I basically used my ukulele bridge with is about 3/4” x 4” (a typical classical bridge - which has the same string tension is 1” x 7” so this is a small bridge). It’s not suppose to be an attempt at the original bridge which is tiny but I haven’t looked at the string tension of the original Sabionari.
@@BeauHannamGuitarsare you looking to make a 1 for 1 copy of the original guitar at some point? I'm a Darwin based classical guitarist and I'm interested in getting a Baroque 4 course 5 string guitar.
@@soundknighthi- I will one day make a copy. there are other luthiers who have been making this type of guitars for decades and would be a better choice
That's a really cool guitar. The headstock is kinda goofy, but in a good way. It is a shame you didn't have the idea of tuning those intervals before it was too late, because that would have been an incredible feature. Now that you've had the idea, are you not tempted to use it in a future build?
Thanks- I could tune the headstock but probably won’t ever get around to it- they are so short to get any nice sounds might make the headstock quite long
This guitar has a very good sound. The headstock shape is very inspiring but adds a lot of pressure to the wood. I believe it does not match the simplicity and lightness of the design. But if that's how you like it, no problem. However, I appreciate your passion and your love for the instruments of the past.
Thanks you. Oh I agree the headstock is totally out of place but this guitar is for ME so I wasn’t concerned about that but I would be if I was selling it.
@@RaxFx thanks- you feed the string through the bridge, then pull the end out the soundhole to tie a knot in the end to create a ball (you can also use a bead), then pull the string back out and string it up per usual.
Hi- yes They are my favorite tuners for ukuleles (the Gotoh UPTL)- they are lighter and I did consider them but I wasn't sure is they could handle double the string tension. (as classical guitar has about double the string tension a uke does).
I like the headstock very much. Very nice work but for the relic-ing which is not to my taste. Fakery can never achieve the noble patina of genuine age. Something a little different? If I may be bold, I suggest taking a look at the guitars played by Petra Poláčková on this platform. (I suggest her performance of Tombeau sur la Mort de M. Comte d’Logy by Sylvius Leopold Weiss. or of Bach's Chaconne) . Romantic styles of music are also presented by her on the same instruments on RUclips. You might be tempted to have a go at building one of those instruments, I think their sound is sublime and more robust than modern classicals. They are easier on the left hand (the neck has a regular profile) than the Yepes inspired 10 string, with its wide flat neck profile as first produced by J Ramirez III and copied elsewhere. Petra's guitars (by Jan Tuláček ) have the advantage of the extended range without the discomfort or need to adjust left hand technique, and because the 6 standard strings remain in same relative position over the sound hole and in line with the neck the right hand can also play without any adjustment, except for the requirement to occasionally reach further with the thumb. If it (the headstock) proved strong enough your headstock design might be able to be extended long enough to accommodate the two or three tuners these 8 and 9 sting instruments require.
Thanks. On the relicing, I don’t have time to wait a few hundred years to get a similar look. Those guitar Petra plays are the Viennese style of body shape and they look good too. :)
@@BeauHannamGuitars, welcome. In a time when people cant sell, I think that it's time to focus on something for ourselves. I just wish I had gotten a acoustic when I could've. Now, I've got 6 stats. Oh, the rich are doing well, where are they? 😆
Very interesting. I think the head is o.k. love the.body style. A very classical sound. Not sure why you used laminated sides except for strength so it would hold.its shape. Ive never built a guitar or violin so im naieve. I like.your idea hope you will next time pay strictest attention to Stradivari pattern. Your top may be too thick and grain must be staight and even. Any staining will deaden accoustics. Im a tradionalist. I think your a fine luthier and on to something. As far as.projection goes its a soft voiced guitar. Try real gut strings they should br more cofortable to play. I would copy Stradivari to the letter and I think you will be happy. Maybe make the back Rose wood but bear in mind it has a tendancy to crack so keep it humidifyed with tangerine peels in its case. But what do i know im just an ignorant violinist. Try using willow for the liners andend blocks.ebony for the bridge with ivory saddles and nut. Thank you for showing your take on STRADIVARI. GUITAR..VERY MUCH ENJOYED. Wish i had the shop and skills to make one.
I like the simplicity and minimal decorative appointments.
Thanks Carlos. Yes so do I- its a direction im going in for my building these days.
@@BeauHannamGuitars as handmade as possible.. 'human imperfection’ is divine
@@BeauHannamGuitars I was using potassium dichromate for a long time, but I discovered it is highly toxic and a poison too…
@@TonyPelosi-music yes indeed
@@TonyPelosi-music yep- I just used oil pigments for the color. That was the easiest.
It sounds beautiful. ❤ your improvisation sounds very appropriate for this style of instrument. Love it, well done 😊
Thanks Chuck
Beautiful design, especially like the headstock. Great job sir!
Thank you. I also heard today from a viewer that it is the ugliest guitar he has ever seen! Hahhaha
That headstock earned a like , subscribe and share. Awesome!
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you, ❤❤❤❤
Beau…I really love the sculpted shapes on the headstock. As always well done!
Thanks so much.
Really Loved the Head Stock… please do make arpeggiated scale harp kind of thing❤❤
This looks fantastic ! Thanks for sharing. Also thank you for sharing your expertise on this channel.
Thank you and my pleasure
Man, this is like my dream guitar. The body shape, the curved off fret board, the wood that was used as well as the relic-ing, even the fact you used banjo tuners. The sound is perfect for me. Amazing
Edit: The headstock is very cool btw!
Thanks so much :)
This is awesome! The thought of having a headstock that could play like a harp is very interesting! Love that curly maple. Thanks for sharing
@@guitarnotions thanks - I’ll have to give that headstock more thought for more harp tones!
Beautful instrument Beau ! Really loved the headstock ! It seems to sound very equilibrated !
Thanks so much :)
What a wild one! It's always nice to take some time to make something nice for yourself ❤ I might have to try making something along these lines at some point. After I finish the 20 or so projects I already have 😮
It it nice- I’m trying to make myself something every few years- or at least something totally different to sell.
Gorgeous ! Beautiful 😍😍 8:41 inspired, great job, love the headstock , almost deserves a scroll . Maybe suttle changes to the positioning distances from the nut to the keys , using specific notes and measurements with a slide maybe . Using a slide up by the bridge and finding notes that can match open tuning just a thought , if anybody can find the formula it would be you a tuning keys might end unequal distance from each other but the winning extra strum would be cool ! Nice improv and playing by the way , thanks for this video 13:20
Thanks so much. There is probably a formula I can google for the distances. Maybe one day!
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!! Looking forward to see how you made it look old!
Thanks. I’ll get to the video one day
It's really beautiful man. Nice work!! I want to make one now.
Thanks you- yes make one!
Beautiful. I make 3 string electric cigar box guitars, but I really like your head stock. Great job~
Rick
Thanks Rick
As you were showing the body, I kept thinking that I'd love that shape with a Stauffer headstock. So, when you were secretive about it and then mentioned Stauffer I got excited. I can't say I'm not disappointed lol
Hahahhaha- yes the stauffer headstock is cool as are the tuners and the big engraved plate! One day I’ll make a guitar with that headstock but alas I’ve only done it on about 6 ukes
I like the idea of making new classical shapes. Nylon string / classical guitars are so underrated, and so same-y. One of my biggest gripes with nylon string guitars is that almost none of them fall outside of either flamenco or classical styling-which are both very similar. Aside from the headstock, there are a lot of things I really like about your design; the top is gorgeous. The whole thing is "honest" and stately, which I love. Excellent work!
Thanks so much- yes the classical community doesn’t seem to tolerate much visual innovation which is a shame.
Looks perfect- love the style- the headstock fits perfectly
Thanks heaps
Beautiful instrument! Love the maple and it sounds good as well. It would be fun to play!
Thank you 😊
Sounds/looks great, Beau. Well done.
Cheers 🍻 ❤️
Love the maple and the aged look. I’m a small person so the thinner shape would suit me. Not sure about the head stock but it’s ok. Your craftsmanship is amazing. Beautiful instrument and has a good sound.
Thank you so much :)- I like smaller guitar bodies these days too.
Very nice work!! Greetings from Brazil 🍀
@@TonyPelosi-music thank you and greetings from Colorado! 🇧🇷
I’m quite interested in these aged coatings.
@@TonyPelosi-music keep an eye out for a video on how I do it in the future
Man oh man, such a talent, very beautiful
Thank you 😊
Beautiful unique instrument that looks and sounds ancient
Thanks so much ❤️
Beautiful Work
It seems like a new Projekt for the wintertime.
Andreas Gerth
Luthier Guitar and Balalaika
Berlin, Germany
Thank you Andreas 😊
I think the headstock is a very cool and functional design. Seeing various headstock slabs on guitars for generations, it’s refreshing to see something a bit out of the box.
Thanks. It’s so difficult to design a new type of headstock. Thought I’d would go totally different on this one :)
Beau - Absolutely love that top finish - looking forward to seeing that "relic'ing" video - how thin did you go with the top if you don't mind?
Thanks- I don’t remember specifics but I think about 0.080”
Very cool guitar mate. I dig it
Thanks Nick
You play beautifully Sir Beau. I always improv-play my builds, repair jobs, mod jobs, and restoration jobs, so as to assess the amount of ‘motivating effect’ on my guitarists, of my work. Sometimes for a couple of hours on end. Usually in their playing style. Seems silly, right?
Thanks and I know what you mean by playing in the style of the instrument!
@@BeauHannamGuitars I meant, and said as much as “in the playing style of my guitarists” not “in the style of the instrument”. I am referring to my customers. I call them “my guitarists.” I serve their playing, rather than their instrument.
I love that headstock shape.
Thank you!!!!!! 🙏
It looks wonderful to me ! It seems sounding great too.
Thank you
@@BeauHannamGuitars Will be curious to watch the varnishing process.
That headstock + straight string pull = I want one
I know a guy who makes em ;)
Luv it,beautiful 😊
Thank you
wow that top looks great
Thanks
I love the Bat'Leth head stock. I would definitely request one when bespeaking a commission
@@DrRonaldSIpock Thanks Rob. you’re almost getting one with a Stauffer headstock :)
@@BeauHannamGuitars On remorse on my part. I'm just saying if it were 2001 all over again and you said "you can have the standard figure-eight shape instrument with a standandard headstock, or a klingon headstock" I would totally opt for the Klingon head stock.
Wow! Very sonorous! Could the headstock be adding overtones with sympathetic vibrations? Lovely (and interesting) guitar.
Thanks- it’s possible there is some sympathetic tones.
That headstock is fantastic. I really thought you had that dialed into a proper scale or arpeggio. I hear the first three notes and I'm like... WOW... and then the clam!! 😂 It's a fantastic bit of art for sure! Surprisingly sonorous for its size.
Hi Sammy- Thanks so much. I might try again a figure out the proper intervals for the headstock "Harp" area to play a chord or some such thing. Depending on the scale lenght and string tension, but some guitar bodies are actually to big and the top doesn't get driven efficiently (big car, little engine) . A smaller body often sounds surprisingly loud as the "engine" (string tension, scale length) matches the car size (smaller guitar body) better. Hope that makes sense.
@@BeauHannamGuitars Makes perfect sense. You certainly found a really nice balance with this one. Looking forward to seeing if the longer scale has as much "magic." I suspect it will. Thank you, sir!!
@@Sammywhat thank you ❤️
A man who knows his way around an analogy. Both of my careers respect!
@@Sammywhat Yes it is. My kids would say that headstock is fire.
Of all the classicals I’ve built there have been five for me, two I eventually gifted and all five were 660s. For me that is the sweet spot. After seeing this I’m kinda ‘needing’ another personal build. I may even riff on that headstock.
Very well done young man!
So poetry, angel singing.
@@pilialoha2021 ❤️
Beautiful!
Thanks
Beautiful.
@@Bixll09 thank you :)
thats beautiful
Thanks
Would love a tutorial on your aging process! Looks damn fine!
Next Sabionari guitar I make Ill film the process :)
@@BeauHannamGuitars That would be nice!
This is a Parlor guitar. I really like the minimal use of top painting and the headstock design, which effectively limits vibration loss from the body to the neck. However, I suggest improving the bridge, as I believe it is too thick and does not efficiently transfer string vibrations to the body top.
@@paolocafable thanks- I basically used my ukulele bridge with is about 3/4” x 4” (a typical classical bridge - which has the same string tension is 1” x 7” so this is a small bridge).
It’s not suppose to be an attempt at the original bridge which is tiny but I haven’t looked at the string tension of the original Sabionari.
I really like the headstock and the finish. The headstock does look very heavy. Pegheads would help a lot with the balance.
@@lkj974 thanks- while the banjo tuners are heavy, that 3 of them are 2” higher then they would be definitely contributes a lot of the weight issue.
Love it
Thanks Tom ❤️- something different
Very cool!
Thanks
That's the best new idea headstock i've seen in a long time!
Do you know if they had to have custom strings made for the original 740mm scale length?
I’m not sure about the strings for the originals, but you can still buy guitar gut strings - they cost about $100
@@BeauHannamGuitarsare you looking to make a 1 for 1 copy of the original guitar at some point?
I'm a Darwin based classical guitarist and I'm interested in getting a Baroque 4 course 5 string guitar.
@@soundknighthi- I will one day make a copy. there are other luthiers who have been making this type of guitars for decades and would be a better choice
@@BeauHannamGuitarstrue but I like your design choices...
Very nice! Very different from original sound.
@@cugir321 thank you 😊
That's a really cool guitar. The headstock is kinda goofy, but in a good way. It is a shame you didn't have the idea of tuning those intervals before it was too late, because that would have been an incredible feature. Now that you've had the idea, are you not tempted to use it in a future build?
Thanks- I could tune the headstock but probably won’t ever get around to it- they are so short to get any nice sounds might make the headstock quite long
This guitar has a very good sound. The headstock shape is very inspiring but adds a lot of pressure to the wood. I believe it does not match the simplicity and lightness of the design. But if that's how you like it, no problem. However, I appreciate your passion and your love for the instruments of the past.
Thanks you. Oh I agree the headstock is totally out of place but this guitar is for ME so I wasn’t concerned about that but I would be if I was selling it.
very cool
Thanks :)
how do you anchor the strings in the bridge? love that top finish combined with the the modern headstock
@@RaxFx thanks- you feed the string through the bridge, then pull the end out the soundhole to tie a knot in the end to create a ball (you can also use a bead), then pull the string back out and string it up per usual.
@@BeauHannamGuitars Doh! That make sense - was looking for more esoteric ways of doing it :-)
@@RaxFx hahah- it’s kinda like a normal steel guitar guitar string with a ball and bridge pin, but without the bridge pin.
Beau, did you mention the type of neck joint that you used? If I missed it sorry as I´m a little spaced today.
Hi- I didn't mention it but its a mortise and tenon with two bolts.
How do you change the strings without pegs in the holes?
Most Classical strings don’t have a ball end, so I am confused
You tie a knot in the string end. You can also use a small bead :)
I use the goto aluminum ukulele tuners. They are very light!
Hi- yes They are my favorite tuners for ukuleles (the Gotoh UPTL)- they are lighter and I did consider them but I wasn't sure is they could handle double the string tension. (as classical guitar has about double the string tension a uke does).
Beautiful shape…I think a Moustache bridge would be nice…
Yep that would look good 😊
I like the headstock very much.
Very nice work but for the relic-ing which is not to my taste. Fakery can never achieve the noble patina of genuine age.
Something a little different? If I may be bold, I suggest taking a look at the guitars played by Petra Poláčková on this platform. (I suggest her performance of Tombeau sur la Mort de M. Comte d’Logy by Sylvius Leopold Weiss. or of Bach's Chaconne) . Romantic styles of music are also presented by her on the same instruments on RUclips.
You might be tempted to have a go at building one of those instruments, I think their sound is sublime and more robust than modern classicals. They are easier on the left hand (the neck has a regular profile) than the Yepes inspired 10 string, with its wide flat neck profile as first produced by J Ramirez III and copied elsewhere. Petra's guitars (by Jan Tuláček ) have the advantage of the extended range without the discomfort or need to adjust left hand technique, and because the 6 standard strings remain in same relative position over the sound hole and in line with the neck the right hand can also play without any adjustment, except for the requirement to occasionally reach further with the thumb. If it (the headstock) proved strong enough your headstock design might be able to be extended long enough to accommodate the two or three tuners these 8 and 9 sting instruments require.
Thanks. On the relicing, I don’t have time to wait a few hundred years to get a similar look. Those guitar Petra plays are the Viennese style of body shape and they look good too. :)
Reminds me of an sx trav 1
Stradivarius would be fascinated.
@@paulboden7850 probably more that I kept mispronouncing his name! Hahahha I always add the S for some unknown reason
Red cedar makes nice sound board top mahogany back sides on your next one
Nice woods indeed
The original Stradivarius guitar had a Floyd Rose tremolo. )
Hahahahh 🌹
I fix old guitar's that people don't want. This is on another level. He says, I just wanted to. 😅
Yep- I just wanted to make it
@@BeauHannamGuitars , you're awesome!
@@ranman58635 thanks
@@BeauHannamGuitars, welcome. In a time when people cant sell, I think that it's time to focus on something for ourselves. I just wish I had gotten a acoustic when I could've. Now, I've got 6 stats. Oh, the rich are doing well, where are they? 😆
♍️🎵🎶🕊️
😊
Ich finde sie alles andere als elegant: plump.
Each to their own. 😃
Yeaaaaa, taste is subjective. I think it looks like a burnt gourd 😂
Hahahhahaha
Sounds very promisin,unlike your attempts at improvisation.You obviously know how to build a good guitar..............................
Hahahha- the improvising isn’t suppose to be musical pre se- just enough to hear the general tone…. But sound samples on RUclips are stupid anyway.
I think that it’s one of the ugliest guitars I’ve ever seen…
It ain’t for everyone
BTW, your website link isn't working... how can we chat?
Www.beauhannamguitars.com
Very interesting. I think the head is o.k. love the.body style. A very classical sound. Not sure why you used laminated sides except for strength so it would hold.its shape. Ive never built a guitar or violin so im naieve. I like.your idea hope you will next time pay strictest attention to Stradivari pattern. Your top may be too thick and grain must be staight and even. Any staining will deaden accoustics. Im a tradionalist. I think your a fine luthier and on to something. As far as.projection goes its a soft voiced guitar. Try real gut strings they should br more cofortable to play. I would copy Stradivari to the letter and I think you will be happy. Maybe make the back Rose wood but bear in mind it has a tendancy to crack so keep it humidifyed with tangerine peels in its case. But what do i know im just an ignorant violinist. Try using willow for the liners andend blocks.ebony for the bridge with ivory saddles and nut. Thank you for showing your take on
STRADIVARI. GUITAR..VERY MUCH ENJOYED. Wish i had the shop and skills to make one.
Thanks
Beautiful!
Thank you