@koendb
Dont give up yet most things can be fixed. Post some close up pics and get a few opinions.

@koendb
If there is a crack on the opposite side same place then I guess it’s a fault in the wood due to drying and outside your control, but you are working with it so that’s good.

@jamesbisset Very interesting question James. I wonder if the bridge position on factory guitars is related to the nodal point on strings ie the stationery point which doesn’t move when a string is played. I’m sure you know that a…   Read more»

@koendb
Top job invisible mending. A lot of the skill is learning how to fix mistakes as they happen, so it must have given you a big confidence boost.

@koendb Looks like you have it fixed ok. An alternative to cleats for cracks is very thin pieces of parchment which some violin suppliers sell. Unless you’re a vegan of course. It’s very strong and doesn’t dampen the soundboard as…   Read more»

@koendb I would glue with Titebond and clamp like a normal joint but the longer you leave it the harder it will be for the edges to meet together. When you’re gluing the bracing I would fix it with the crack…   Read more»

@boo
Think you’ve just shaded it and no more

@boo £6 plus for a 35ml measure. I don’t drink whisky by the way.

Spectacular looking guitar

@robin
At £6 plus a nip in the local pubs I don’t think you would be having very many

@robin
My town has a whisky distillery also opened a few years ago and it does tours. Cafe as well.

@bpower The Bailey workshop is located in a good area on the west coast and not too far from Glasgow airport so it’s a good place to start from, just don’t go in July or August the west is full…   Read more»

@bpower 
Its cold wet and miserable most of the year but probably still warmer than Canada 

@koendb Carved solid top is actually easier than an acoustic flat top because there’s no radius dish or thickness sanding involved. The gluing surface between the front/back and ribs is flat, which can be achieved with a small block plane….   Read more»

@boo
Looks like a guitar makers convention somewhere in Scotland, hopefully not too far in the future. My local pub does real ale and has a micro brewery in the cellar.