Cheers @mateyboy - It would be great if you could start a build thread here too !

Hello all, I'm fairly new to this community. I've attempted to build a few guitars over the last couple of years and made many mistakes and this means they are usually unplayable! So I'm a pretty usel...

Interesting video - good looking and sounding guitar!

You should all watch this! Steve Anderson’s guitars fetch big money. The guitarist in the vid is world class. He doesn’t need to sponsor SA. Very interesting alternative to the normal. It’s true that ...

Any video coming from the workshop courses Mark?

@darrenking That is fantastic - got a workshop course starting today so will be busy for a few days but can't wait to have a go at that!

@md54 Birdseye veneer is mostly rotary cut and occasionally crown of or flat cut I believe. Cutting it on the quarter would result in much narrower leaves, which would reduce the value, and so it is r...

Ok, I picked up the veneers yesterday and have trimmed them and edge glued them into oversize sheets with the maple being long grain and the poplar cross grain. I have also put them through the wide b...

@md54 Hmm... - No centreblock so it must have a heel block and tail block - 2 'Parallel' braces sounds reasonable - make sure they go right under the bridge posts - How are the pickups mounted? (Any r...

Ok, so I can get quarter cut 1.5mm tulipwood (poplar by any other name) and 1.5mm maple in either crown cut or quarter cut. Most of the images online suggest that the face veneer is crown cut, which i...

Thanks Darren - what a useful graphic!

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Posted by: @darrenking Hi md54, Quarter cut is as per an acoustic guitar sound board ie the grain runs at close to 90° to the surface. This cut typically displays lots of straight, closely spaced gro...

Hi md54, Quarter cut is as per an acoustic guitar sound board ie the grain runs at close to 90° to the surface. This cut typically displays lots of straight, closely spaced growth rings on the face. F...

@darrenking Yup, I guess that would work but I don’t fully understand the timber cut terms. ps the back is dished but appears to have no bracing at all! So I guess it must have been pressed to a very...

Hi, Ok, so I can get quarter cut 1.5mm tulipwood (poplar by any other name) and 1.5mm maple in either crown cut or quarter cut. Most of the images online suggest that the face veneer is crown cut, wh...

Further info on the Sorrento. I now think it's Chinese! It's one of a recent run of 're issues of an early models. The minimal top arching doesn't look great but I honestly am not bothered. You're onl...

Posted by: @markbailey The Sorrento is a Korean repro and is probably the cheapest guitar I ever bought. It’s also one of the best sounding and playing guitars I ever owned. I won’t bore you or brag...

The Sorrento is a Korean repro and is probably the cheapest guitar I ever bought. It’s also one of the best sounding and playing guitars I ever owned. I won’t bore you or brag about the many expensive...

Posted by: @darrenking Hi MD54 (Snappy name, I like it!) and welcome to the club! I love the Sorrento, there is some beautifully elegant about the simplicity of it design and lines especially the sin...