2013-09-20

Bending the sides

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I started to bend the sides, and to my surprise it's as easy as IRW. I think it's probably because I thin the sides to teh correct ...
2013-08-29

Thicknessing the sides

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I had to rest a while as my R wrist was painful. Signs of rheumatism? I had sprained my wrist during my company's inter-department soc...
2013-08-28

Sound clips

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Guitar #3 and #1 Here is the sound clip after changing the strings. I compared it with my #1. I must say initially #3 sounded quite ...
2013-08-02

Applying the finish

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20130802 I have decided to use polyurethane varnish for the guitar. First I pore fill using the wood pore filler. Then I sand it level. ...

Jointing the back

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20130802 I also jointed and glued the back. After much pondering and selection by my friend this piece of CSARW was chosen because it look...
2013-07-22

Making the nut and saddle

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20130722 I didn't actually took many pic for this process. The steps are quite simple: select an blank which is oversize a little and ...

Making the heel cap

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I actually strung up the instrument before I make and glue the heel cap. I'll describe the sound in the next post though. The heel cap...
2013-07-11

Fretting the fingerboard

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20130702 I began to fret the guitar. At first I wanted to listen to the open strings, but I can't seem to find my box of strings. Now...
2013-06-27

Gluing the bridge

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20130627 The bridge is on! I measured the correct distance from the 12 fret 325mm mark. I tape the bridge to the top and then I drilled 2...