Beau Hannam Guitars

Beau Hannam Guitars

I'm a full time professional luthier working solo from my Colorado workshop (formally Sydney Australia). I've been making high end guitars and ukuleles since 2003.

My goal is to give excellent lutherie education be it with quick tips, or very long videos. An important element of learning lutherie is to know how long good work takes.

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Website: www.BeauHannamGuitars.com
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  • @guitjolin
    @guitjolin10 сағат бұрын

    Why does grain matter after clear coats?

  • @BeauHannamGuitars
    @BeauHannamGuitars10 сағат бұрын

    I’m talking about using the sand papers scratch patterns in the finish to see if you have removed the previous grits scratches

  • @guitjolin
    @guitjolin9 сағат бұрын

    @BeauHannamGuitars ok so your using it as a reference

  • @BeauHannamGuitars
    @BeauHannamGuitars9 сағат бұрын

    @@guitjolin yep, sand in different direction s for each grit and if you can still see the scratches going in a direction you are not sanding in, you know you haven’t removed the previous grits scratches

  • @kenbonfield
    @kenbonfield11 сағат бұрын

    David is going to e excited.

  • @BeauHannamGuitars
    @BeauHannamGuitars10 сағат бұрын

    This isn’t David’s- his is fancier!

  • @aussiecue
    @aussiecue15 сағат бұрын

    It is beautiful

  • @BeauHannamGuitars
    @BeauHannamGuitars14 сағат бұрын

    Thank you

  • @Jumpeyuk
    @Jumpeyuk18 сағат бұрын

    we like long videos too never worry about that👍

  • @BeauHannamGuitars
    @BeauHannamGuitars14 сағат бұрын

    Thank you

  • @henrynagle2865
    @henrynagle286520 сағат бұрын

    Lovely guitar

  • @BeauHannamGuitars
    @BeauHannamGuitars14 сағат бұрын

    Thank you

  • @jeffkirtland5927
    @jeffkirtland5927Күн бұрын

    Beautiful guitar, excellent tone, and genius engineering!

  • @BeauHannamGuitars
    @BeauHannamGuitars23 сағат бұрын

    thanks so much

  • @jipes
    @jipesКүн бұрын

    Beautiful instrument Beau Congrats it sounds deep and rich even on a tiny smartphone 👏 BTW I started playing this Martin Retro string a while back and I’m addicted there well balanced and stay nicely in tune even after six months

  • @BeauHannamGuitars
    @BeauHannamGuitarsКүн бұрын

    Thanks so much. Yer these strings sounded good

  • @wile-e-coyote7257
    @wile-e-coyote7257Күн бұрын

    Sounds fantastic to my ears! Well done!!

  • @BeauHannamGuitars
    @BeauHannamGuitarsКүн бұрын

    Thanks

  • @rakentrail
    @rakentrailКүн бұрын

    I like that subtle burst! Extremely well done!

  • @BeauHannamGuitars
    @BeauHannamGuitarsКүн бұрын

    Thank you/ first burst I’ve sprayed that light but it is nice- kinda like a Greeny Les Paul

  • @Sammywhat
    @SammywhatКүн бұрын

    That Strat scale trick was pure genius. So simple, yet perfectly accurate. Wow! Nice work. The guitar is lovely, sir!! I'm sure your customer will be quite pleased!

  • @BeauHannamGuitars
    @BeauHannamGuitarsКүн бұрын

    Thank you :)

  • @Porsche997C4S1
    @Porsche997C4S1Күн бұрын

    That is beautiful, Beau!!

  • @BeauHannamGuitars
    @BeauHannamGuitarsКүн бұрын

    Thanks 😊

  • @markpell8979
    @markpell8979Күн бұрын

    Anybody else notice that the 55hz freq of the A1 third string on a standard tuned 4-string bass is exactly 1/8 of the 440hz freq of your A string on a guitar in standard tuning?

  • @BeauHannamGuitars
    @BeauHannamGuitarsКүн бұрын

    It’s too early for Math! Hahahha

  • @markpell8979
    @markpell8979Күн бұрын

    @@BeauHannamGuitars That's all I know but I imagine it's related to resonance and harmony somehow. Cheers!

  • @Porsche997C4S1
    @Porsche997C4S1Күн бұрын

    😂😂😂

  • @BeauHannamGuitars
    @BeauHannamGuitarsКүн бұрын

    😊

  • @andrewmundenandcadfellmast4624
    @andrewmundenandcadfellmast4624Күн бұрын

    I just use the timer on my phone...but whatever works for you😊

  • @markgormel3741
    @markgormel37412 күн бұрын

    Seeing this once = a complete understanding and a permanent memory. 🙏🙏

  • @BeauHannamGuitars
    @BeauHannamGuitars2 күн бұрын

    :) thanks

  • @lukastechtips
    @lukastechtips2 күн бұрын

    I thought you were talking about something else 😅 😳

  • @BeauHannamGuitars
    @BeauHannamGuitars2 күн бұрын

    @@lukastechtips hahahha

  • @candymanexpress8
    @candymanexpress82 күн бұрын

    Some basses have more than 4 strings 1st string C 2nd string G 3rd string D 4th string A 5th string E 6th string B Some folks string their fours 1D,2A,3E,4B Some do their fives 1C,2G,3D,4A,5E All to taste, preference and need for circumstance (You know I love you, though) Many ways to do it

  • @BeauHannamGuitars
    @BeauHannamGuitars2 күн бұрын

    @@candymanexpress8 yep. When I get a 6 string bass in, I’ll do another video hahah. But if you have a 6 string bass, you probably know how to tune it

  • @GuitarQuackery
    @GuitarQuackery2 күн бұрын

    That's a great looking bass. What is it?

  • @BeauHannamGuitars
    @BeauHannamGuitars2 күн бұрын

    @@GuitarQuackery Hagstrom - I forget what year this was made - 1960’s I think

  • @GuitarQuackery
    @GuitarQuackery2 күн бұрын

    @@BeauHannamGuitars Beautiful bass. I just wish they put that strap button closer to the tip of the horn, like on a P-pass.

  • @BeauHannamGuitars
    @BeauHannamGuitars2 күн бұрын

    @@GuitarQuackery I don’t think I used it with a strap so didn’t notice that.

  • @MariUSukulele
    @MariUSukulele2 күн бұрын

    Beau, there‘s a mistake in the listing @ 1:24 - the 2nd string is given the same as the 1st. Kindest regards fröm GermanY 🇩🇪

  • @BeauHannamGuitars
    @BeauHannamGuitars2 күн бұрын

    @@MariUSukulele thanks for pointing that out- too late to change it now :( thankfully it’s just the second go over

  • @Colemanfishing
    @Colemanfishing2 күн бұрын

    I thought you were gonna burn it 😭😭😭

  • @BeauHannamGuitars
    @BeauHannamGuitars2 күн бұрын

    Hahhah

  • @pallecla
    @pallecla2 күн бұрын

    Nice bass.

  • @BeauHannamGuitars
    @BeauHannamGuitars2 күн бұрын

    Yes indeed!

  • @halcooper3070
    @halcooper30702 күн бұрын

    Any interest in a bunch of old hagstrom 1s? I have 7

  • @BeauHannamGuitars
    @BeauHannamGuitars2 күн бұрын

    7 !!!! You could probably sell 6 Hahahha

  • @halcooper3070
    @halcooper30702 күн бұрын

    @BeauHannamGuitars I buy guitars at auction, don't sell enough. Of the 7, there are probably 5 complete :) it's a project I plan to take on, but haven't because I'm lazy at the core :). But I love that switch design sooo much (that co er is often missing).

  • @BeauHannamGuitars
    @BeauHannamGuitars2 күн бұрын

    @@halcooper3070 these are cool Basses!

  • @halcooper3070
    @halcooper30702 күн бұрын

    @BeauHannamGuitars almost bought a bass, it went too high. Never seen one played. Thanks for the video

  • @BeauHannamGuitars
    @BeauHannamGuitars2 күн бұрын

    @@halcooper3070 my pleasure

  • @whythesadface
    @whythesadface2 күн бұрын

    First

  • @BeauHannamGuitars
    @BeauHannamGuitars2 күн бұрын

    But never the second. I should say first rather then top, but either way people (beginners) get confused- I usually back it up with “the thinnest string”

  • @john6627
    @john66273 күн бұрын

    I have an S6 from around 2010 that has a crack from the sound hole that goes straight up along the fretboard, exactly as you show at 3:09, but only on one side. I fear it is as you said, almost a throwaway guitar because this fix is such a hassle, and I doubt it would be worth selling with the crack present. The real stupid part is it came with the crack new 14-15 years ago when I should have returned it to the shop, but didn't for various reasons (birthday gift, first guitar, etc). Trying to decide what to do with it when I found your video... I'll probably keep it as is and if/when it becomes unplayable I'll try to do something myself. I really dislike these guitars now... ugh...

  • @BeauHannamGuitars
    @BeauHannamGuitars2 күн бұрын

    Sorry to hear it- the crack along the fretboard edge really sucks. It’s all fixable though. I have a video I have to edit shouting how to do it. As for fixing your guitar, it just depends what it’s worth. They can be fixed but the expoxy makes it harder.

  • @michaelfitzpatrick5185
    @michaelfitzpatrick51854 күн бұрын

    I have a 1998 Seagull + Spruce (old neck attach, so it could more easily be repaired if needed). That said, my neck set 25+ years later is just as good as it was on day 1 as far as playability and external look goes). I take good care of all my guitars and minimize any drastic changes in temperature and humidity. I keep it strung with recommended gauge strings (or lighter). If I do any "up tuning", I always return it to standard tuning so I don't overstress the neck. I do the same for all my other acoustics (Martin, Taylor, Guild, and Carvin) as well.

  • @BeauHannamGuitars
    @BeauHannamGuitars4 күн бұрын

    Nice. Seagulls new (post 2006) is a great neck joint solid and stable. It’s just bad when it needs adjusting.

  • @lynpugs
    @lynpugs4 күн бұрын

    Do you cut the binding channels after the finish is applied?

  • @BeauHannamGuitars
    @BeauHannamGuitars4 күн бұрын

    No, before

  • @janieguitarnerd
    @janieguitarnerd4 күн бұрын

    I'm assuming you aren't finished cleaning it😅

  • @BeauHannamGuitars
    @BeauHannamGuitars4 күн бұрын

    Hahahha- no

  • @cugir321
    @cugir3215 күн бұрын

    Yamaha's Urea is harder then regular plastic. I'm happy with it compared to bone. I've tried bone and Urea in guitars...the guitar sounds the same. May have to try a tusq.... I've noticed a big difference using a Zero glide nut....it uses a stainless or nickle zero fret built into the nut....increases sustain and brightness. I love them. They stabilize the tuning. I have a zero glide in my Yamaha LL-16. The LL16 is an incredible sounding instrument...I think it outshines most of the martins...I play with 8 or 9 guys who have all the expensive martins (Every week). I've seen it embarrass a D45 and D28. The stainless zero fret nut is part of the thing....overtones are the other thing...more bottom and top....less mid's.

  • @cugir321
    @cugir3215 күн бұрын

    Tusq

  • @evan2165
    @evan21655 күн бұрын

    How do you have alla those? Guessing through collecting or something, but still

  • @BeauHannamGuitars
    @BeauHannamGuitars5 күн бұрын

    I borrowed the exotic ones from an older luthier.

  • @boyzpxoqun48
    @boyzpxoqun485 күн бұрын

    How did he get wooly mammoth ivory is my question

  • @BeauHannamGuitars
    @BeauHannamGuitars5 күн бұрын

    That piece as on loan from another luthier

  • @commiedog425
    @commiedog4255 күн бұрын

    .....

  • @mikelilly7285
    @mikelilly72856 күн бұрын

    Where the hell do you get prehistoric ivory from? 😅 Nevermind I didn't ask that.

  • @BeauHannamGuitars
    @BeauHannamGuitars5 күн бұрын

    On loan from another luthier

  • @cindyrobbins7018
    @cindyrobbins70186 күн бұрын

    Of all of these, the TUSQ caught my immediate attention. Thank you for taking the time to educate us!!

  • @BeauHannamGuitars
    @BeauHannamGuitars6 күн бұрын

    @@cindyrobbins7018 thanks- and yes, the TUSQ has the most distinct sound

  • @mikelilly7285
    @mikelilly72856 күн бұрын

    Nice

  • @BeauHannamGuitars
    @BeauHannamGuitars5 күн бұрын

    Thanks

  • @KBorham
    @KBorham6 күн бұрын

    Second buffer shot from the floor was weird......just sayin : O

  • @BeauHannamGuitars
    @BeauHannamGuitars6 күн бұрын

    @@KBorham hahahhah- that wasn’t a buffer shot, that was a nut shot!

  • @blh3741
    @blh37416 күн бұрын

    I love the thick tape tip... Even a 60yr old woodworker can learn new tricks.

  • @BeauHannamGuitars
    @BeauHannamGuitars6 күн бұрын

    @@blh3741 thanks 😊

  • @guitfidle
    @guitfidle7 күн бұрын

    You got the dropsies!! 🤣 Now I want to try Corian... Me personally, I tend to stick with bone.

  • @BeauHannamGuitars
    @BeauHannamGuitars7 күн бұрын

    Your a bone man! 🦴

  • @davefengler4266
    @davefengler42667 күн бұрын

    Now you need 5 of each! Just because you can never have too many clamps.

  • @BeauHannamGuitars
    @BeauHannamGuitars7 күн бұрын

    @@davefengler4266 yep- I already want more of the second smallest dark ones

  • @that_thing_I_do
    @that_thing_I_do7 күн бұрын

    Interesting, plus the music was pretty good, too.

  • @BeauHannamGuitars
    @BeauHannamGuitars7 күн бұрын

    Hahah- thanks

  • @KBorham
    @KBorham7 күн бұрын

    On PC speakers, I could just barely tell the difference between some of them, but not enough to judge. Excellent topic, will be interesting to do live drop testing on my bench.

  • @BeauHannamGuitars
    @BeauHannamGuitars7 күн бұрын

    Tone tests on KZread are kinda dumb in that it’s all about the mic recording it and how good your speakers (and ears) are. But it is surprising to hear, like you said, many sound very similar.

  • @KBorham
    @KBorham7 күн бұрын

    ​@@BeauHannamGuitars the concept is solid, even if you can’t hear on PC speakers. I ordered some Tusq. Planning on measuring the f response difference on a guitar. Thanks for the sound concept😁

  • @edmiller4149
    @edmiller41497 күн бұрын

    Thanks for the information, Beau. Especially the results and discussion about bone and tusq. You answered a lot of questions.

  • @BeauHannamGuitars
    @BeauHannamGuitars7 күн бұрын

    My pleasure

  • @short6691
    @short66917 күн бұрын

    True confessions: I have used an “engineered plastic” material for the nut and saddle on all my ukuleles. I have never used a modern or pre historic bone. I started building ukuleles after I retired from the aerospace industry. I had tested a variety of plastic parts for use in very high temperature applications. The material specs of some plastics approach bone in terms of bending modulus and exceed it in strength. There are many plastics that would be way too soft, but the reenforced (30% glass filled)PEEK (poly ethyl ethyl ketone) has worked well for me.

  • @BeauHannamGuitars
    @BeauHannamGuitars7 күн бұрын

    Nice- I could do a plastics only video!!!!! Some plastic is like rubber, some hard as glass

  • @markgarron7138
    @markgarron71388 күн бұрын

    Thank you

  • @BeauHannamGuitars
    @BeauHannamGuitars8 күн бұрын

    My pleasure

  • @frankmormon2503
    @frankmormon25038 күн бұрын

    Awesome idea , I think etch a sketch was actually a 70’s toy maybe 60’a

  • @BeauHannamGuitars
    @BeauHannamGuitars8 күн бұрын

    Thanks. I loved my etch a sketch!!! Before my Commodore 64

  • @sdr50
    @sdr508 күн бұрын

    Thanks for the effort that went into this testing and blessings on the use of bone. Great contribution👍

  • @BeauHannamGuitars
    @BeauHannamGuitars8 күн бұрын

    Thank you and my pleasure :)

  • @whythesadface
    @whythesadface8 күн бұрын

    I use bone, I get it up the street at the butchers.

  • @BeauHannamGuitars
    @BeauHannamGuitars8 күн бұрын

    Now I’m hungry! Hahahah 🥩

  • @CaptainRon1913
    @CaptainRon19138 күн бұрын

    How do they know if you use elephant ivory? Spend a month to do a $5000 DNA test? I use Tusq. Can't find anyone who says, "that sounds like shit, are you using Tusq?" They're an excellent company, and I'll continue to support them

  • @aliure09
    @aliure098 күн бұрын

    Nylon 6/6 is old interesting choice

  • @BeauHannamGuitars
    @BeauHannamGuitars8 күн бұрын

    I've not heard of Nylon 6/6

  • @aliure09
    @aliure098 күн бұрын

    @@BeauHannamGuitars highly recommend it

  • @BeauHannamGuitars
    @BeauHannamGuitars8 күн бұрын

    @@aliure09I’ll look into it. Thanks

  • @TadykaGuitars
    @TadykaGuitars8 күн бұрын

    I want to spend day dropping saddle blanks also… 🙃 Huge job, someone needs to do this, cheers!

  • @BeauHannamGuitars
    @BeauHannamGuitars8 күн бұрын

    HAHAHHA- thanks- I did it so you don't have too! 😍