@koendb You could always use a bridge with a separate tailpiece to occupy some of the bump?

Hi. Looking at all the ways to bend a accoustic side and watching Marks' youtube video, it appears that the fundamental thing to bending is the creation of steam. So if this is the case, would a pipe ...

Had to contemplated taking the angle from the centre line incorporating the end on the neck into it? AS a matter of fact, I did. But You do have a point though, if you look on the original drawing, t...

@koendb I think what doesn’t sit right is the curve into the flat end of the neck then the angled take off on the top wing, it doesn’t look intentional. Hard to explain where I’m coming from here. Had...

I’d make the angle the top wing comes off the bridge end of the through neck more shallow, it looks a bit harsh to me which doesn’t quite work when the other wing smoothly curves. @Tej thx for the co...

@koendb like it! A couple of points, personally I’d make the angle the top wing comes off the bridge end of the through neck more shallow, it looks a bit harsh to me which doesn’t quite work when the ...

This is what I came up with reshaping an existing plan Attachment : NeckTrough-1.png

I’ve only ever owned 25.5” scale guitars, I tried to play as SG copy that had a shorter scale length and simply couldn’t play anything well at all, felt very alien everything being that little bit out...

24.75" scale length is indeed easier for bending. Same strings feel less stiff then a 25.5" scale length. I guess 25" is a good compromise and probably the shortest scale length to allow for 24 frets...

@hudsoncustoms Welcome!

hammered dulcimer @hudsoncustoms I had to look up what that was, curious instrument! Welcome to the forum anyway, what did you have in mind to build?

Though not a stranger to the world of building custom musical instruments "from scratch," I am relatively new to the custom guitar building realm. I grew up building high-end hammered dulcimer (of all...

@russ have you got any of their clamps?

Welcome @powerful !

Thanks Tej

@powerful Welcome, there are a few people at different stages of acoustic build who I’m sure will share advice and help out if/when you need it! Enjoy!

Hi everyone. New member here from Ilkley, West Yorkshire. I intend to take out a premium membership in the next few weeks and take advantage of the Dreadnaught build course. Never built an accoustic b...

Interesting you talk about scale length and which to choose. I am in the process of starting another build and also changing the scale length. My previous build was a 24.75 scale (Gibson Les Paul ...e...

A couple of months ago , I started drawing a body shape that I liked on a piece of scrap paper. Attachment : IMG_20210321_170221071.jpg I quite liked the idea and decided to start working out s...

@clinton I like the idea of hand sawing, but I don't think my lung capacity is up to the job anymore, I will be making a router sled though. This morning I visited the factory I used to work in, they...