Loef Guitars "Lana"

Cig35

is going to move in with me.

Cig35

Where did the picture go? it was in the preview...

Unfortunately he's waiting for a delivery of cases and after that I will be traveling so I won't get to know her better until November 10. Can't tell you how excited I am.

Tannin

I had never heard of this maker. After looking the website over (and - yes - drooling a little here and there) these look the goods. What are the woods? European Spruce and and mahogany? And the fretboard - maybe it's a trick of the light but it looks different to the usual timbers.

Mellish

Well done, my dear. Hope it's all you imagine  

Cig35

Tannin said:

I had never heard of this maker. After looking the website over (and - yes - drooling a little here and there) these look the goods. What are the woods? European Spruce and and mahogany? And the fretboard - maybe it's a trick of the light but it looks different to the usual timbers.

The woods used are Swiss Spruce for the top, Sapele for sides and back, Mahogany neck and Macassar ebony for the fretboard. Visually the wood on the fretboard is not as "striped" as you would normally expect from Macassar ebony, but personally I like the look of it.

Some of Olav Loef's builds are stunningly beautiful with the choice of woods and finishing, but this one is more of a basic, straight-forward guitar

sticker

One of my favourite YouTube guitatrists , Martin Tallstrom plays Loef guitars and they sound exquisite in his hands , hope it lives up to your expectations !

Cig35

@sticker Then you are indirectly responsible for this purchase. I found Martin Tallström from a post you made in "Unsung YouTube Guitarists" and that led me to the Loef guitars website and clicking on the "in stock" link.

sticker

@Cig35   Wow , that’s made my day ! I guess you should never underestimate the influence you can have on others…  

Benm39

sticker said:

One of my favourite YouTube guitatrists , Martin Tallstrom plays Loef guitars and they sound exquisite in his hands , hope it lives up to your expectations !

I suspect an old shovel would sound good played by Martin Tallstrom, he's awesome. 

Guitar looks stunning too, enjoy!

Cig35

Thanks for the comments! I got the guitar yesterday evening and played for two hours and first impressions are:

-Wonderful tone

- So easy to play

- Working from home today but have a constant desire to open the case and start playing

Cig35

Trying to get some pictures in...

Cig35

Finally managed it

bertie

Martin Tallstrom,  he of "Foggy Mountain Breakdown"  on guitar ?   fan bloody tastic 

Mellish

He looks a nice little fella! Congrats on your purchase  

Cig35

bertie said:

Martin Tallstrom,  he of "Foggy Mountain Breakdown"  on guitar ?   fan bloody tastic 

Yes, that's the Tallstrom that's been discussed, and he plays Loef guitars but quite a few others too. For example Furch guitars used a piece of music by him playing a Furch for the music in a promo video for their 40th anniversary (very expensive) model 

Cig35

Mellish said:

He looks a nice little fella! Congrats on your purchase  

Thanks! But with the name Lana it's just got to be a she.

Mellish

Good point