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...

Shinto's are brilliant.... An angle grinder is even more brilliant.... ?

Carving the neck is taking time! Almost done the first three facets. I'm using a Japanese saw rasp (Shinto). Attachment : Half carved.JPG

Brilliant... Many thanks for that. I am reminded of the classic Billy Connolly story. Yes, I know it's not about guitar making per se, however, there are many ancillary activities pertinent to H&S...

@frocesterbill That's a tricky one. There's the coefficient of apparent contraction due to extreme cold, various variable thresholds (pressure, pain and efficacy) and the perceived political pantomime...

I have to agree with all that's been said about appropriate 'pacing', comestible sampling and beverage top-ups. I was going to mention something about the inverse ratio of bladder retention against ag...

Thanks. I need to carve the bugger first! Yikes!!!

This feels like a thread hijack! ? I glued the fretboard to the neck, I think that's making the neck part 1 finished. Just need to install the truss rod next!!! Joking! Attachment : Glued Fretboa...

@frocesterbill Yeah, watching the videos a few times to ensure I make no mistakes does slow me down a bit, with practice you could probably make something within a couple of weeks I guess. Although I ...

As you say - no rush - just trying to get a feel for how much progress you could make in a day - I guess that by the time you have watched the video several times and checked, double checked and tripl...