Great work John ! Thanks for sharing the pics - Inspiring. Inlays and frets then you are ready for finishing? Are you going to leave the front of the fretboard blank (side dots only)?

Previously posted under "Return of the Thistle" I have been making slow progress. Main problem was the hand cut dovetail neck joint which is now complete and done with very sharp chisels, a digital mi...

Thanks guys! I have often thought that the tiny sound hole on the petite bouche was a bit of a 'FU!' to Mario Maccaferri who had fallen out with, and ended his association with, the Selmer Company by ...

Amazing work - When we made ours I think we did the same thing (use a radius dish like we do on the back) - it was a few years ago! The soundboard should be flexible enough to conform to the shape.

That’s all looking very good!

Anyone old enough to remember this project? It is actually over a year since I did any work on this guitar, having stopped to think about how to shape the sides to take the pliaged soundboard. The sha...

Love the bass Herb, nice build. It really is a good fix for the inlays, glad you got it sorted, I bet it felt like nightmare when you realised you had put them in the wrong place. I can just imagine t...

Bass-tastic - Glad to help!

During a hiatus in my acoustic build I thought I'd try my hand at 34" scale, bolt-on neck bass. Here's what happened... Full scale drawing, a book-matched maple top from Surrey Timbers and piece of ma...

@david-johnson09 This article on grounding wires is just what I need, cheers!

Posted by: @ @david-johnson09 That is a really cool device, I must invest. Cheers.

@darrenking That is some good advice and a logical sounding approach to soldering. I must become more proficient at soldering, it really is my weak spot.

@david-johnson09 thanks mate. marking out the fretboard is the tricky part

Splendid! What is the scale length?

@markbailey Hey Mark, thanks mate. I wanted a 24 fret Tele, but still keep all the standard dimensions, especially the neck. The Low E is standard 25.5" scale length, the high E is 24.0" scale length

Hey Roel - Welcome and congrats on the guitar! Outstanding work for your first build! I'm sure the others will agree and might have some q's for you - Let me be the first: What scale lengths did you d...

I would say it's a bad idea because the zero fret is under string pressure all the time and is bound to wear faster than the other frets. Ive repaired lots of guitars with zero frets and also think th...

the zero fret does not need to be bigger than the other frets, if you think about it, if a bigger fret was needed then the first fret would need to be bigger than the second fret, the second fret woul...

So a couple of years ago I decided to try and make a 12-string myself. This is beautiful @marcel, I have thoughts of making a 12 string one day. You are inspiring me.

Can I be your friend @marcel. I’m 55 in a couple of years and you give out such lovely presents ? Another stunning example of your work..