Don't under sell it @Rocknroller912, it's made of bronze! Cheers Darren

Hi Whyte, Life’s other commitments are always a problem when it comes to something as complex as building a guitar. I have tended to commit whole, o...

Last Friday I saw what may very well be the most emotionally memorable gig of my life. Jon Gomm at the Haverhill Arts Centre with a total audience of ...

Don’t over think it Boo, it took me 40 years to start building my first acoustic, once I did it took about 3 months to have it strung and playable. An...

You will never forget that feeling Cheesewhisk! Whilst obviously somewhat distanced, stringing and playing my first self-built guitar for the first ti...

Hey Boo, it’s great to have you putting this little machine through its paces and to see it doing such a sterling job for you! Whoever knew that sew...

One of my all time favourite love songs performed by, very sadly, one of the early victims of C19. Love songs don’t have to be pretty or fancy, they j...

My advice, for what it is worth, is to think of a good reason why you wanted to do it as it ended up and then stick to it. By all means you can say th...

And thanks to all the forum members whip gave advice along the way, especially on pups and wiring - not my natural habitat so very grateful for your i...

@riccardo If you are able to print it you can almost certainly mirror it at this stage, either before it after you trace it. Cheers Darren

Hi @alancoffey, I love a satin finish, it can just look so much less bling than high gloss and on the right instrument it looks great. I made a nylo...

Hi @rocknroller Thanks for the link. This company used to trade as Georgia Luthier and the first two guitars I built were from their Grand Symphony ...

Hi Mikey, If you mean the cross grain reinforcements on the internal side of the back then I would certainly recommend that you do this for all of the...

Hi Archie, is this from experience or from that imagination of yours? The degree of compound curvature required to form fronts/backs of an arch top gu...

Hi @archie and welcome to the most amazing guitar making forum in the world!There is quite a lot to cover in your post and it may take a couple of rep...

Hey Boo, Just wait until you move to Scotland and the midge season arrives!!🦟🦟🦟🦟🦟🦟🦟🦟🦟 Or clefs, they’re also really lovely!! Then you will truely kn...

Thank you @koendb and @boo for your comments. Being complimented by your peers is the highest form of appreciation there is. Thanks guys. And Boo, w...

Drum roll…………. Hey, it’s got strings on!! After a huge delay in my extracting the necessary digit I have actually finished my Maccaferri Petite Bouc...