Made my kerf linings now, I think the the flat sawn strips are more flexible than the quarter sawn I used when making my jig. Dry clamped the trickier side of the front, looking okay. Attachment : ...

If you are going to 'tune' any of the braces, plates, chambers make sure to offset your tuner by 1/4 note (A=431) The last thing you want is parts tuned to concert pitch. Until you have a few builds u...

@robin Thanks I haven’t seen this before and only have his mandolin book. For a first build I would stick with Marks course and it will be a good guitar. Tap tuning is fairly advanced.

@peter-c-f The sound waves on bowed and plucked instruments are different. I watched a science demo when I attended classes at violin school using transducer pick ups and an oscilloscope. For bowed i...

@robin violins are tuned F front and F# back

@peter-c-f If you are interested, I found 'The Art of Tap Tuning' by Roger H. Siminoff a great source of information - not just theoretical, but more importantly practical tips. Thanks for the book...

@rocknroller912 @peter-c-f I've just watched Mark's "Black Art" video of the acoustic course where he talks about tap testing. He also goes on to say that making and carving the braces to the dimensio...

@peter-c-f Question. Do you tune the braces when carving, or are you focussing more on dimensions This is my first acoustic build, I wouldn't have a clue how to tune a brace. I'm following the dir...

@boo I’m amazed with this acoustic build of yours, I’m slowly being convinced to have a go myself. The acoustic build is so different from the electric, a whole range of new challenges, I'm thorou...

@robin Hi Robin, I cut my kerfed lining to 0.5mm thick. You have to be very careful with it but it is very bendy. 🎶🙂🎸🙏

I've had a go at making kerf lining with my version of a jig that was in a video that @swepri posted a few days ago. My first attempt kerf lining isn't as bendy as I'd hoped it would be. The convenien...

Back grafts and braces glued on now. The back is made from three pieces, so grafts at the two joins rather than one central graft. A bonus of having two back grafts is that they stopped the braces sli...

So we finally decided to copy the switch location like his musicman JP6 guitar which works out nicely. I thought it'd be in the way but it isn't. I drilled from the front with a 3mm bit, then used a 3...

Well the yew didn't work out, developed a hell of a back bow, broke the trussrod trying to straighten it lol. Attachment : 20231202_233225.jpg Attachment : 20231202_233451.jpg Anyway...

The X braces are glued on now, one at a time, I won't carve them yet, wait until I'm ready for assembly. The repaired split in the soundboard isn't quite invisible but it isn't obvious either, so I'll...

@peter-c-f I've got the last transverse brace glued across the break now and its looking okay. I'll get the X braces on tomorrow, that'll put some strength into it and I'll can breath again.

I've been gluing on grafts and braces and all been going well. I got to the point where I didn't have enough long braces so made another one. And then this morning, disaster, some you in Scotland migh...

@rocknroller912 Glad to see you are doing an acoustic Robin, it’s looking good so far. Its been a long term project but I've managed to spend some time on it lately. Its a whole different game fro...

I had a practice shot at a the rosette today, turned out not too bad. I bought a circle cutting guide for my dremel, it works quite well but the depth and radius adjustment is quite basic and needs a ...

Got the neck pocket done today, sorted most of the shaping around it and also did the neck heel Attachment : 20231121_161854.jpg Attachment : 20231121_173226.jpg Attachment : 20231...