Koendb
@koendb
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RE: My first steps in building an acoustic guitar

Side bending job done, now the pics: @rocknroller912: Yes ! If I can make it, I 'll definitely show what I have

3 years ago
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RE: My first steps in building an acoustic guitar

@Rocknroller912 I am using a flat board just like Mark does in the course. I wonder that myself, but I do expect and accept the fact that it won't...

3 years ago
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RE: My first steps in building an acoustic guitar

@rocknroller912 The bass side is thicker. Just finished sanding the other one to 2.15~2.25mm

3 years ago
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RE: My first steps in building an acoustic guitar

@rocknroller912 Ah I did not know that. Luckily for me, it seems to have worked out fine, It keeps its form pretty good now. I will sand down the ot...

3 years ago
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RE: Accoustic kit ordered

@powerful That is coming together nicely! I can only hope my attempt will end up as clean as yours ๐Ÿ™‚

3 years ago
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RE: My first steps in building an acoustic guitar

A couple of days ago, I started to bend one of the sides, which was still a bit too thick. ( 2.4 ~ 2.5 mm ) It took me quite a while, especially fro...

3 years ago
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RE: Acoustic Bliss

That was really nice, I enjoyed this very much!

3 years ago
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RE: My Shed

Good Luck, but more important: Have Fun!

3 years ago
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RE: My first steps in building an acoustic guitar

I dont know yet. I am trying to figure out whether I need to plane down the sides a little more ( I am now at 2.4mm~ 2.6mm) Since I have some leftov...

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RE: My first steps in building an acoustic guitar

Yesterday I took the sides of my guitar to a friend to thin them down on his thicknessing planer to as close to 2.2mm as we could. While we where at i...

3 years ago
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RE: Guitar Build #3

@bpower Nice Work man!

3 years ago
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RE: Acoustic Bliss

If I have time, I'll be there!

3 years ago
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RE: Accoustic kit ordered

@powerful That is looking really good! You are almost there! ๐Ÿ™‚

3 years ago
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RE: My first steps in building an acoustic guitar

Early this morning, before starting my workday, I started curving the back braces. During lunchbreak ( and some extra time ) I glued the braces in and...

3 years ago
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RE: My first steps in building an acoustic guitar

Cleaned the X-brace glue.. Everything seems to fit snuggly, especially the bridge plate and soundhole braces.

3 years ago
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RE: Steveh and the Aria ET 240

@steveh go go go! ๐Ÿ˜Ž ๐Ÿ˜€ ๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽธ

3 years ago
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RE: My first steps in building an acoustic guitar

Upper face brace and lowerface braces installed, carved and sanded. X braces glued...

3 years ago
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RE: My first steps in building an acoustic guitar

@petervirdee I am following Marks bootlegger design so I cannot take any credit for it unfortunately ๐Ÿ˜‰

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