all brass construction Don't under sell it @Rocknroller912, it's made of bronze! Cheers Darren

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...

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 ...

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 with. Ti...

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 distanc...

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 hone...

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 the next time (insert ...

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 w...

Hi guys, here is my first electric build being played in anger by ‘Dave Davis’ AKA West End Star George from Rushden, at the Rushfest Sunny Afternoon cast reunion. It sounded great, he played a blinde...

@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 l...

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 informa...

Hi guys, I’m fed up with filing 6 nut slots so have we got any acoustic bass builders out there who might be able to point me in the direction of good plans or just share with me some hints and tips? ...

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 d...

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 fo...

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 work today f...

Hey Boo, Just wait until you move to Scotland and the midge season arrives!!🦟🦟🦟🦟🦟🦟🦟🦟🦟 Or clefs, they’re also really lovely!! The...

Thank you @koendb and @boo for your comments. Being complimented by your peers is the highest form of appreciation there is. Thanks guys. And Boo, when you make the jump to properly hollow, I’ll do an...

Drum roll…………. Hey, it’s got strings on!! After a huge delay in my extracting the necessary digit I have actually finished my Maccaferri Petite Bouche! No excuses, I just kept finding reasons not to s...