Mountain Whimsy

The heavy woodworking is done and all the pieces are now one.  I suppose I could install the tuners, pickups, knobs, etc. and start making some noise, but there is still a lot of work that needs to be done.  This is true for just about any project I work on.  The building can go fairly quickly.  And the finishing […]

Now that the neck is glued in place, how do you decide exactly where to put both the tail-piece and the bridge?  This has been lurking around in my thoughts since the beginning of this project.  I mentioned in the earlier post that aligning the neck perfectly with the centerline of the guitar body is critical.  If I simply marked […]

OK.  Time to back fill some of the steps leading up to shooting the lacquer clear coats.  First up is attaching the neck to the body. I spent a bit of time while cutting the neck tenon and mortise ensuring that the neck would be aligned with the guitar’s centerline and not stick out a funny angle.  Even a little […]

Springtime in the Rockies can be extremely moody.  This past week we have had 70 degree days where we were riding our bikes in shirtsleeves.  Followed a couple of days later by a foot of new powder.  There is always something to do, as long as you stay flexible. Here are some shots from a recent drive in the Paradise […]

I’m jumping ahead in the story here.  I just could not resist.  I’ll back fill in later. The first few coats of clear lacquer over the tinted body.  I’m learning the spray game as I go.