Strange acoustic designs...

dropbear59

I was just browsing a guitar store's website and came across these unusual acoustics by a builder I've never heard of called aNueNue
The soundhole is situated off-set, nearer the shoulder of the guitar's body rather unlike 'traditional' designs where the soundhole is more 'central'.

Here's a video of a fingerstyle guitarist playing one... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlaTu7_DyTk

Has a nice sound but the positioning of the soundhole is offputting! It sort of reminds me of Ovation (the positioning). Weird.

dropbear59

Another tune, same guitarist, same guitar... 

What do others think? The other thing I found interesting is how the neck seems to be set slightly apart from the body, there's almost two slight cutaways around the neck. Design turns some heads that's for sure... 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FexAwXwDMvg

(this guy can really play, so tasteful!)

ICBM

Cranmer Archtop

BigLicks67

I'm hearing a lot of compression (natural or otherwise?) and a strange squeak in the second video. 

axisus

Really don't like the aesthetics of that at all, not one bit. I don't even want to hear it!

I'm sure it's a lovely guitar, just not for me.

Danny1969

I played a couple of Emeralds recently which are carbon fibre and have a strange sound hole which reflects the sound up to you. Most comfortable acoustic guitar I have ever played. 

ourmaninthenorth

ICBM said:

Cranmer Archtop

New one on me, the education never stops. 

Thanks for posting @icbm

Kilgore

If I ever attempted to build an acoustic, it might turn out a bit like that, but by accident rather than design.

KKJale

ICBM said:

Cranmer Archtop

New to me. Looks a bit derivative of the Parker archtop.  

https://i.imgur.com/C08t6Ct.jpg

Bridgehouse

Not new as a design - the Warwick Alien acoustic bass has been around for a while:

kaypeejay

Bridgehouse said:

Not new as a design - the Warwick Alien acoustic bass has been around for a while:

I actually like that, and the Cranmer Archtop.

DiscoStu

Breedlove do a top sound hole so you can hear yourself better when playing. It's unusual but quite subtle.

https://smhttp-ssl-50735.nexcesscdn.net/images/uploads/instruments/SOLO-NYLON-ACOUSTIC-GUITAR-SH.png

DiscoStu

Then there's the Babicz stringing method which I still hate the look of

https://storage.snappages.site/tome52b0lr/assets/images/147024_1552x1164_500.jpg

BigMonka

DiscoStu said:

Then there's the Babicz stringing method which I still hate the look of

https://storage.snappages.site/tome52b0lr/assets/images/147024_1552x1164_500.jpg

My word, how unnecessarily hideous

mart

Walden will do you both a side hole and an offset hole:
http://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/407x542q90/923/S3WZ67.jpg

dropbear59

BigMonka said:

DiscoStu said:

Then there's the Babicz stringing method which I still hate the look of

https://storage.snappages.site/tome52b0lr/assets/images/147024_1552x1164_500.jpg

My word, how unnecessarily hideous

Funny you say that, I actually think it looks cool! But I'm not sure what kind of effect it would have on the tone and sustain?

kaypeejay

kaypeejay said:

Bridgehouse said:

Not new as a design - the Warwick Alien acoustic bass has been around for a while:

I actually like that, and the Cranmer Archtop.

Went to Furch's website from another thread and they do one similar: https://furchguitars.com/en/instruments/acoustic-electric-bass-guitars/bc-61-cm-4/

Funkfingers

The Intension Bridge Technology concept from Seymour Duncan Incorporated and Fishman Fluence consultant, Frank Falbo.

https://www.falboguitars.com/technology-mechanics