@poco7  I am a newbie in guitarbuilding. I have built two electric guitars the last year, guided by Marks courses. I worked in IT for the last 25 years and retired (early) recently after a reorganisation which left me with…   Read more»

@poco7 
Thank you! One more fun project to put on my bucket list.

Just a thought, what would happen if you took a thicker piece (maybe 10 mm), routed it in all the way until it meets the bottom of the neck and then start over with thicknessing from the back? And then…   Read more»

Yes you are right. I didn’t look close enough. A bit trickier to get a good fit against the volute area, then.

Clever idea to convert a cheap guitar. 👍 Where did you get the resonator parts from?

Bummer! If I should do it: Let the veneer go all the way to the end of the fretboard and make the groove for the nut later. I would roughly make a cut out for the truss rod adjustment before…   Read more»

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