Hi. Good news on the Thistle Archtop front. Got the wedges trued and glued before I went on holiday and have returned to making sawdust at last. I wish there was some way to attach the photos. I'm ope...

Hi. Tried to post Thistle photos but don't get the wee paperclip to attach them. I'm using android with Windows 10. Any ideas???

Hello. I've just joined the happy community with the aim of building another guitar. Having completed the "Thistle" last year with the online video series, I am getting bolder with "Thistle 2". More a...

You should all watch this! Steve Anderson’s guitars fetch big money. The guitarist in the vid is world class. He doesn’t need to sponsor SA. Very interesting alternative to the normal. It’s true that ...

@md54 Birdseye veneer is mostly rotary cut and occasionally crown of or flat cut I believe. Cutting it on the quarter would result in much narrower leaves, which would reduce the value, and so it is r...

Ok, I picked up the veneers yesterday and have trimmed them and edge glued them into oversize sheets with the maple being long grain and the poplar cross grain. I have also put them through the wide b...

Thanks Darren - what a useful graphic!

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@darrenking Yup, I guess that would work but I don’t fully understand the timber cut terms. ps the back is dished but appears to have no bracing at all! So I guess it must have been pressed to a very...

Further info on the Sorrento. I now think it's Chinese! It's one of a recent run of 're issues of an early models. The minimal top arching doesn't look great but I honestly am not bothered. You're onl...

Posted by: @markbailey The Sorrento is a Korean repro and is probably the cheapest guitar I ever bought. It’s also one of the best sounding and playing guitars I ever owned. I won’t bore you or brag...

Posted by: @darrenking Hi MD54 (Snappy name, I like it!) and welcome to the club! I love the Sorrento, there is some beautifully elegant about the simplicity of it design and lines especially the sin...

Posted by: @frocesterbill Welcome MD54! As Jonathan said this is a friendly place and the videos are really good - my first home build went really well. And apologies for crashing into your thread a ...

Welcome MD54! As Jonathan said this is a friendly place and the videos are really good - my first home build went really well. And apologies for crashing into your thread a few days back! You aren’t v...

and a welcome from down south. This is definitely the place to be and there are loads of people willing to help. My first build is something of which I am very proud, but it certainly wouldn't have h...

Posted by: @markbailey Posted by: @md54 @markbailey No I own one and I have just taken every measurement I can and drawn my own plan. For a hollow jazz guitar it’s relatively basic. Great - th...

Posted by: @md54 @markbailey No I own one and I have just taken every measurement I can and drawn my own plan. For a hollow jazz guitar it’s relatively basic. Great - that helps! couple of q's Do...

@frocesterbill I’m not qualified to answer that question! Better ask the guys who know what they are talking about. Cheers

@markbailey No I own one and I have just taken every measurement I can and drawn my own plan. For a hollow jazz guitar it’s relatively basic.

Hi Folks New member here. I’m a life long jazz guitar nut and now approaching retirement I’ve set up a workshop in my conservatory. My objective is to build an Epiphone Sorrento replica as a first gu...