Author Archives: LuthierMan
Back glued on best guitar ever
Sanded/leveled the sides, sanded the back, cut it out, glued it and clamped it. Progress! I’ll start gluing some nice braces in tomorrow, maybe start making the spruce top.
The Best Guitar Ever moves ahead
Today I leveled the edges of the shell and installed the first set of stringers where the top will attach.. I’ve gone on ad nauseam about the benefits to longitudinal rigidity from using steambent stringers, as opposed to the kerfed … Continue reading
Tail Block is in
Step by step… tomorrow I’ll do the linings. Looks pretty symmetrical to me, the new forms I am using are helping matters along.
End block glued in
I trimmed the sides so there will be taper, back to front on the instrument, and then glued in the headblock. The neck will be bolted to this, by and by. No more work on this guitar for today: tomorrow, … Continue reading
And here we go
Go a lot done today. I bent up the sides for a new guitar — Ovankol, which is related to Rosewood, but is not endangered– and glued up the back. The bending went “OK” but not perfect. Some minor cracking … Continue reading
Lots of upgrades in the shop… getting ready for my best guitar ever.
So I find I have more time on my hands than I’ve had in decades… as I have joined the millions idled due to COVID and I no longer have a day gig for now. But I spend my mornings … Continue reading
N95 masks and extra gloves donated… STAT!
The Minnesota Nurse’s Association put out a call for unopened N95 masks and gloves… those poor people are trying to deal with the pandemic without protective gear. I found some unopened in my supply cupboard. It’s nothing… but it’s something. … Continue reading
Here’s one I finished up a few weeks ago. Thin bodied jazz box with a Stratocaster-style neck.
I have been remiss about posting, not that anybody reads this or anything, but anyways here’s another I built. It’s an acoustic guitar with one passive humbucker pickup, and a bolt on Stratocaster-style neck. You can see the big honking … Continue reading
Reconditioning an old old guitar that breaks ALL the rules of what a fine instrument should be
I picked up an EKO Rancher XII today… and by ‘picked up’ I mean when I bought it I almost got a hernia. The thing weighs 7+ pounds. It ws made in the 1960’s or early 70’s. I have … Continue reading
Affixing the bridge, while making sure intonation is dead-on correct
I put the bridge on the guitar today. Because accurate bridge placement is crucial to making sure the guitar plays in tune all the way up and down the neck, it’s something you need to get right the first time. … Continue reading