Good news, found my hardware, turned out that it was in the bottom of a box that I hadn't looked looked in because "I wouldn't have put it in there" Attachment : 20230910_154527.jpg Thats the ...

The alu tube & ebony dust looks way better - much cleverer. I keep thinking that I should try cutting out just the wall of the tube and keep the middle intact. A small bit in the CNC should be ab...

I decided to tackle the first oak top carve top I did, fret markers were wonky and I didn't think they looked particularly good. Also the body could've been sanded better. I'd already stripped it to u...

Love the superspeed videos - makes it all look so simple 😉

@russ home stretch

@marcel Today I celebrated my 66th birthday by working on the frets. Happy birthday Marcel, what better way to spend a birthday.

Marcel, just the thickness of a veneer away from perfection ….

Happy Birthday Marcel. 😀

Make sure you get the hairdresser done before the childbirth. You don’t want to be having a bad hair day on all the grandad-holding-the-baby photos. 😉

@tv101 We could all send our spare parts up to you to fit? You could make a 4 pickup, 5-string guitar with 1 volume and 3 tone pots and 2 bridges That would be very kind, but I'll just bide my time...

We could all send our spare parts up to you to fit? You could make a 4 pickup, 5-string guitar with 1 volume and 3 tone pots and 2 bridges …

Another delay in fitting the hardware, can't find it. Searched the shed, house, garage and car last night, its not at home. Its got to be in the caravan somewhere, thats me back in limbo again.

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Yesterday , I continued my build of the renaissance guitar… Shaping the tuning pegs handles , using a little holding jig and an improvised, temporary fence on the spindle sander. With a violin pegshap...

Getting near the finish now, just the electronics to fit then a few set up tweaks Attachment : 20230907_162513.jpg Attachment : 20230907_175447.jpg

My favourite song today:

Frets all levelled, crowned and polished and logo done Attachment : 20230902_172625.jpg Attachment : 20230902_172558.jpg Also trying out ebonising, you put 0000 wire wool in a jar wi...

Looking good @jamesbisset 👍

Meanwhile, the frets can go in. I opted for an ebony fingerboard because archtops/jazz guitars always have ebony fingerboards. Obvs.. I also opted for stainless steel frets, but Mr Bailey really didn’...

on the body I carved in another curve on the right side, also the replacement tuner has arrived today, thanks to northwest guitars for the great customer service, I'd highly recommend them. Attachm...