Re: OT: Update on my mini jazz archtop guitar ("The Little Mammoth")

[andy butler <akbutler@tiscali.co.uk>]

Boise Experimental Music Festival wrote:
 
> You are right on with the comment on the sound. Bobby says this guitar 
> easily competes with the tone of  a larger jazz guitar. So yes, you have 
> to wonder why more people don't play smaller guitars, especially given 
> the real estate you save in narrowing the fret distance...you can play 
> quicker and move around more efficiently.
>  

I'd have thought that the short scale wouldn't allow the production of 
strong basslines.
(well, not the way I play anyway ;-)

It's inspiring to see you getting your ideal instrument made,
and I'm looking forward to hearing it.

My ideal would have a flat (no curvature) neck and scalloped frets,
...and you got me thinking that it's a possibility :-)

andy butler