Re: Jazz tone

[paul <phaslem@wightman.ca>]

I've played that guitar, it does sound fine! Bob Taylor made it after 
being challenged by another guitar builder concerning his designs. 
Anyway he resawed the wood, (pallet grade oak) you can even still see 
the silver round spots that were the nails. As a bit of a joke he 
inlaid a forklift on the fretboard. They have it on display at their 
show room in San Diego. I was visiting an old friend (Dave Hosler who 
was part of the design team on the T5 and their new electric 
http://www.tommyshaw.com/photos/newguitar_eng.htm ) and I got to 
spend some time playing the guitar and some of the others in their 
show room. If you're ever down that way give them a call, it's quite 
interesting to go for a tour of the factory.

Paul Haslem
www.dulcify.ca




At 03:41 PM 9/6/2007, you wrote:
>There's a story about the workmen at the Taylor (I believe) factory 
>who took a pallet and made a guitar out of it.  Apparently it 
>sounded just fine.  :)
>
>I think the type of wood in a solid body is going to contribute to 
>the sustain more than to the tone, but I don't really know.
>
>Tony