Archive for May, 2013
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OM Guitar – Binding
By Tony on May 3, 201340On to the binding. Following in my path of building what I can to save money, I came up with my own binding routing jig. Watch out StewMac! These things are actually pretty easy to build. I made mine with a bunch of scrap MDF, a pair of under-drawer slides, a nylon washer and a piece of bungee cord. The […] -
OM Guitar – Bracing
More progress on the OM acoustic guitar. Guitars are subject to a lot of stresses once the strings are attached and brought into tune. This string tension can apparently rip a poorly built guitar apart – something I’d like to avoid. A series of internal bracing is designed to strengthen the guitar, without making it so stiff that the string […]