My favourite song today, Simon Phillips (best drummer ever) and Protocol V:

Next job was to shape the fretboard on the bandsaw and router.

And then glue it on to the neck.

 Today I took the thickness of the headstock down to appoximately 15 mm.

 And…   <…[Read more]

This afternoon I cut the fret slots.

My favourite song today is one I play with one of my bands, the John Spijker Trio.

My favourite song today:

Today I have put some coats of wood hardener on the top wood as spalted maple (or any spalted wood) can be quite brittle. So no spectacular progress today, but it does give an impression of how it will look…   Read more»

[quote data-userid=”15064″ data-postid=”24668″] @marcel That neck is beautiful, did you laminate it yourself ? or where did you get it from?I am considering making the laminated necks myself I am already looking for some wood at Masave, but I have…   Read more»

This morning, after making sure they fit seemlessly (a tiny bit of routing and some sanding) I glued the pieces of wood for the top together.

 And this afternoon after sanding it flat I glued the top on…   Read more»

Made some progress today. First I’ve cut the fingerboard a bit shorter and narrower and with my router made it to 6 mm thickness. And sanded it flat.

 Routed the truss rod channel.

 Cut out…   Read more»

I’m not a great fan of flat wounds. I have flat wounds on one of my fretless…   Read more»

My favourite song today:

@swepri it will be 30 inch.

My favourite song today, another classic.

My favourite song today:

 

My favourite song today:

 

My favourite song today: