*Knew I’d forget. In a previous job, I had a colleague who printed out a bunch of stickers with the words ‘Actual Size’ and took great delight in stic...

Searching for dovetail archtop guitar on Duck Duck Go has Bailey Guitars as the second link: Tag:dovetail neck joint - Bailey Guitars Which is nice....

Brief hiatus caused by family visit but now I’m on the case: I can confirm that the drawing on this thread is all my own work. This is easily demons...

@frocesterbill Oh yes, something exactly like that! I’ll investigate. Thanks

Thanks for tackling this on Workshop Wednesday! I’m going to update my drawing to reflect what you suggested. Meanwhile, in my defence... You’re a...

That’s good to hear, Darren. Ditto with the Illustrator 88 (on a Mac SE with a 9" b/w screen) and for years afterwards, but now it’s both too expensiv...

@markbailey Wild horses couldn’t tear me away!

b)In either case, is there any reason other than tradition which would prevent me slanting the heel and block to make upper fret access more comfortab...

Two questions then: a) If I opt for the dovetail technique, is there a foolproof Bailey system involving a jig and a router? b)In either case, ...

@markbaileyThanks Mark! The drawing is being done using a Mac app called Graphic - $29.99. There’s also an iPad version for 8.99, although I don’...

One more comment before I take a deep breath and move my drawings to the Design Your Own Guitar section. I’ve now read the Jim English ’Making a La...

Just had a very helpful reply from axesrus.com. According to Craig (as far as he can tell), Trev Wilkinson worked with Gotoh originally but never trad...

@frocesterbill Thanks Bill. I do think that KISS is always a good principle. I’m just struggling to work out what I’ll actually be buying. Zinc? Aloom...

Good discussion point actually. The success of the Gibson Juniors in a rock context was usually put down to the simple wraparound bridge bolted to a s...

I’ve been tweaking the design, and researching the hardware. The Wilkinson wraparound seems to come in different metals and prices depending where you...

@markbailey This might upset you: But yes, I see your point. And the p/u switch via the neck p/u opening? I scaled the ƒ holes while scaling down...