Hi, I am making my first guitar, a classical one. I have Bogdanovich's book but his guitar is far too complicated except for a masochist! I am basing mine on his but leaving out all the fancy bits. I ...

Brilliant course - enjoy it!

Happy building Kev! Go for it!

Cheers Kev - Best of luck to ya - if you have any Q's- just ask!

Hi Everyone, I’ve signed up for the course to build an electric guitar. I’ve been playing for 45 years or so on and off in various bands local to where I live. I have also maintained and set up a few ...

Posted by: @markbailey @a-p-p-o I'm going to talk about this on todays livestream - Cheers!! nice one, I just caught up with it, some great advice there.. appreciate it, cheers.

@a-p-p-o I'm going to talk about this on todays livestream - Cheers!!

@markbailey thanks for the reply. sounds like good advice. I shall plod on with the courses and probably see you round in the forums.

Hey Appo - Glad you found us! Making a living in this game is not easy, but I'm living proof it can be done if you are determined enough. The best advice I can give you is to start with a basic build ...

Hi there. I'm Paul, or APPO. I quit my job last year and decided to be a luthier. ( I know.. crazy) it was partly for health reasons but mostly because I want to be happy most of the time! I'm 46, I t...

Looks great Clinton...

@david-johnson09 Surprisingly it was not tough carving Purpleheart. I found saw cutting and drilling was a little bit more challenging than normal.

@clinton Thanks for sharing those pics - very beautiful and incredibly useful for anyone else making this style of guitar!

Love the colour. Purple Heart is meant to be tough, how was the carving?

Nice work mate

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@markbailey It is Purple Heart top and neck, Koa Fretboard and back, Mahogany chambered rim/body. Did not realize how dense and hard Purpleheart is. It dulls your blades quick.

Awesome! Nails that vintage , just slightly eccentric, unique design character.

@clinton That is GORGEOUS!! Lovely colour and finish (one of Stewmacs new Purples? or is it actually Purpleheart!?) - would love to see some build pics - internals etc..I bet @jamesbisset will like th...

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