Over the weekend I was finalizing the forms for the guitar and was finally able to get a close look at the indian rosewood sides and curly maple binding that I ordered from LMI.  I spent a few extra dollars and had them do the critical bending in their shop.  When you order a kit, you get 40% off shop […]

A GoBar clamping deck is a nifty system for clamping.  By bending fiberglass or wood rods between the upper and lower “decks”, it is easy to put pressure just about anywhere you need it.  In guitar building, this is key for tasks such as clamping the internal bracing in place (more on that in future posts), where it is difficult […]

It is hard to build an acoustic guitar without some way of routing perfect circles for the sound hole and the decorative rosette that surrounds the sound hole.  Unfortunately, unless you are making circles all the time, spending the bucks on a commercial jig is hard to swallow. I already had the Dremel from earlier projects and the Dremel plunge […]

It’s hard for me to build only one of anything.  I learn so much on the first attempt that I want to incorporate on the next.  But how many boats, surfboards, or guitars does one man need?  Bad question.  If there is still room in the house, yard, or shop, then there is room for more.  Of course, this needs […]

All lacquered (not licquored) up and ready  to go. This has been a pretty satisfying reworking of the guitar.  I was able to get the bow out of the neck, reshape the neck profile, refret with slightly higher frets, change the color, and lower the action.  Pretty successful on all accounts. The final setup went well and I am very pleased […]