No way you’re a Glasscock. My grandmother was a Glasscock, are you kin to any Pearsons or Thomases?

So I worked on getting the top ready to glue down today, but it’s not gonna go together easily. I flexed the top a little today, and heard a little pop but can’t find a crack or split yet. I’m…   Read more»

Picked this up again today, did some looking and measuring again, and I have settled on a back access shape. Now I can finally move forward on the body, and hopefully that’ll push me into tackling the neck and neck…   Read more»

HA! Imagine finding a guy from the US on a UK forum, who’s 30 minutes east of you. I’m over in Bowling Green, @rathius . That guitar looks awesome and the signatures don’t detract from it-I see a lot of…   Read more»

Haven’t had time to fool with this over the summer. Things have gotten away from me a bit but I now have 14 guitar pedal designs up through the engineering sample phase, 5 of them are production ready, and three…   Read more»

Next up, I had already glued up the top, which you got a glimpse of up above this post.

It’s still thicker than I want, but it’s pretty soft too so I’ll have to find a way to protect…   Read more»

Got a little work done on this this week, last week of school. Hopefully things continue going well, however I don’t like the way the CNC software for the router does its toolpaths. Turns out, the software will not allow…   Read more»

Due to some other obligations, I haven’t made it as far as I’d like to by now. I did get the top jointed and glued, and lightly sanded, but not thicknessed to what I want it to be yet. I…   Read more»

I am more concerned about glue joint area than I am side wall strength. My bridge and fretwire showed up today, so I got to ogle the guitar jewelry a bit this morning. (Schaller 3D-6 in gold)

More work on this today. (And the Uke!) I sanded the first 6 coats of clear coat on the Ukulele with some 800 grit, making sure NOT to cut through, and after a wash and tack-cloth, I shot another coat…   Read more»

The mildew is mostly contained and nothing touched it that didn’t also cause issues. I ran the boards through the thickness sander and was able to get 99% of it off, and am looking at options with my friend the…   Read more»

Copied the body outline and cut it out, layed it over the body blank to see what it could be. I found the bridge and fretwire I want to use at a good price, and they say it shipped out…   Read more»

Did a little sketching, the only things that are actually measured are scale length, maximum string spacing possible, and the neck-to-body joint location. Everything else is negotiable at this point, but I kinda like the shape.

Here’s the body…   Read more»

I think I have a plan now. 27.5″ scale length, bone nut (because I have half a dozen bone blanks) sapele body, sapele neck (once I find a piece the right size and shape) redwood top, and…gold hardware. This is…   Read more»

Tomorrow I have to go in to school and do some cleaning up. I’ll take photos of the two one-piece blanks I have, and the top that I want to use. More worryingly, I realize that there is some blue-colored…   Read more»

One of these days I have to try again to get the body properly finished. After that, just have to tidy up the pickguard and get the second pickup wound. I’m already itching to start another build so I better…   Read more»

So, my string gauges as recommended to me by D’Addarrio and Ernie Ball: Ernie Ball Recommendation: Strings:Heavy gauge – 20lbs tensionHigh G 0.014″Low G 0.030″ WoundC 0.023″ wound or 0.020″ plainE 0.016″ plainA 0.012″ plainLight gauge – 15lbs tensionHigh G…   Read more»

17″ scale-would be considered a “tenor” uke. I have the explorer body that is getting the gibson style bridge so I haven’t cut the neck pocket yet because I’m a chicken. I’ve done the math, I know the angle, and…   Read more»

Been a long time-and it’s still not finished. I did make some progress but the color’s gotta be cut back and done again, I did not sand to a fine enough finish and the metal flake is fine enough that…   Read more»