Hi Whyte, Life’s other commitments are always a problem when it comes to something as complex as building a guitar. I have tended to commit whole, or half, days to it at the weekends, as interruptions from people or phone…   Read more»

Last Friday I saw what may very well be the most emotionally memorable gig of my life. Jon Gomm at the Haverhill Arts Centre with a total audience of no more than 40-50. This was his first proper gig back…   Read more»

Don’t over think it Boo, it took me 40 years to start building my first acoustic, once I did it took about 3 months to have it strung and playable. Anything you need I may be able to help you…   Read more»

And that’s the thing, that’s the single most special thing about this, the experience. There’s nothing quite like it. You will never forget that feeling Cheesewhisk! Whilst obviously somewhat distanced, stringing and playing my first self-built guitar for the first…   Read more»

Hey Boo,
it’s great to have you putting this little machine through its paces and to see it doing such a sterling job for you! Whoever knew that sewing machine motors could be so useful?
Cheers
Darren

One of my all time favourite love songs performed by, very sadly, one of the early victims of C19. Love songs don’t have to be pretty or fancy, they just have to be real and I absolutely love the honesty…   Read more»

My advice, for what it is worth, is to think of a good reason why you wanted to do it as it ended up and then stick to it. By all means you can say that you’ll do it differently…   Read more»

And thanks to all the forum members whip gave advice along the way, especially on pups and wiring – not my natural habitat so very grateful for your input. Cheers guys, what an amazing support group we have here!
Cheers
Darren

@riccardo
If you are able to print it you can almost certainly mirror it at this stage, either before it after you trace it.
Cheers
Darren

Hi @alancoffey, I love a satin finish, it can just look so much less bling than high gloss and on the right instrument it looks great. I made a nylon strung Maccaferri and I can’t even remember what lacquer I…   Read more»

Hi @rocknroller Thanks for the link. This company used to trade as Georgia Luthier and the first two guitars I built were from their Grand Symphony plans. I was very impressed by the amount of information supplied, certainly compared with…   Read more»

Posted by: @mikeyrjiom do you need to use three centre seam strips ? Hi Mikey, If you mean the cross grain reinforcements on the internal side of the back then I would certainly recommend that you do this for all…   Read more»

1) The process can cause the veneers to wrinkle as they are formed over the arch. Hi Archie, is this from experience or from that imagination of yours? The degree of compound curvature required to form fronts/backs of an arch…   Read more»

Hi @archie and welcome to the most amazing guitar making forum in the world!There is quite a lot to cover in your post and it may take a couple of replies to get though it all as I am at…   Read more»