--- In epiphoneolympicarchtop@yahoogroups.com, "bradlnich"
<bradlnich@...> wrote:
>
> I'm new here, so hi everyone. I joined up because I'm interested
in
> the construction aspects of the olympic. I'm a hobby musician and
> instrument builder and thought I would turn my attention to a small
> archtop. I have a thing for smaller-bodied guitars. My last
completed
> project was fixing up an old Harmony 165 with a smashed side and
I'm
> currently about half way though scratch building my own version of
the
> Norman Blake 000 (slot head, 12 fret neck, 14 fret body). I'm also
a
> fan of mahogany guitars in general. I much prefer them to rosewood
and
> maple. Anyway, I have a few questions in case anyone knows the
answers:
>
> I'm aware of David Rawlings, but do you know of any other
professionals
> who use small archtops? What genre(s) of music do folks generally
play
> on these?
>
> Is there anyone out there currently building similar guitars (small
> bodied archtop with mahogany back and sides)?
>
> I'm going to end up doing a carve top (w/ tone bars)and carved
back,
> but I'm curious about the olympic. Were the top or back pressed or
> carved? Was the top braced?
>
> I see no truss rod. Was the neck reinforced in any way?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> -Brad
>
Brad :

Welcome, thanks for posting the pictures! Do you still have the
guitar? Any other photos of it that you can post?

I only know of David Rawlings playing the guitar.

In the photo section of this group is a section of advertising
materials, one of the cataloges was a 1934 reprint by John Gimma and
I posted the Olympic model picture and advertising- it says that the
tops were carved and the necks were reinforced to prevent warpage.

With regard to bracing I dont really know, I'll look inside mine when
I get home and repost.

Epiolyman