Podcast 109: Luthier T. Drew Heinonen and the OM Guitar Build, Part Three

Once again, we check in with Minnesota-based luthier T. Drew
Heinonen. As we've discussed on podcasts #100 and #101, Heinonen
will be building the Fretboard Journal an OM-style guitar, which
we’ll be unveiling at the 2016 Fretboard Summit. As you’ll hear
in this podcast, we sent Drew a wide variety of domestic tone
woods to choose from – from highly-figured koa to sleeper Black
walnut. We also sourced some bracing material from Michael
Gurian, a Lutz top from Pacific Rim Tonewoods and a Red spruce
top from the Hampton Brothers.


During this conversation, we talk to Drew and get his reaction to
the various tonewoods we mailed to him. We get his thoughts on
thickness sanding, how much (if at all) a luthier can affect the
tone of the raw materials he’s using and a lot more. Last but not
least, we finally decide on the raw materials we’ll be using for
the Fretboard Summit OM.


Special thanks to Stewart MacDonald for sponsoring this episode
of the Fretboard Journal Podcast. Backing music by Jon
Rauhouse. 


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