Work from 11/28 to 11/29/2008 With the body assembled I added the ebony end-flash and bound the top and bottom edges using ABS plastic. The end-flash hides the seam at the bottom where the sides meet. The binding cleans up the joints, adds decorative elements to the guitar, and gives [...]
Work from 11/11 to 11/29/08 With the front and back plates made and braced and the sides bent to shape, I could start assembling the body. I started by making the head and tail blocks. I then installed the kerfing and glued on the plates. The head and tail blocks [...]
Work from 11/1 to 11/25/08 The sides were THE part of building that scared me. They are the thinnest parts of wood and they have to be bent to just the right shape. The bending really worried me. You don’t steam bend them in the mold like other bending I’ve [...]
Work from 11/1 – 11/11/08 The first work was on the soundboard. I thicknessed and joined the two book-matched halves, inlaid the rosette around the soundhole, and formed the interior bracing. Work on the back was similar.
Work from 09/01 – 11/1/08 The first thing I did when I knew I was going to build an acoustic guitar was to buy a good book. After a lot of research I ended up buying two. The first was “Build Your Own Acoustic Guitar” by Jonathan Kinkead. It has [...]
