Humidity is important. When I build a guitar in my shop, I try to control the humidity. The wood must by dry. I have three ways to change humidity. First is a dehumidifier. It gets used mostly in the summer, … Continue reading
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Before a guitar gets a french polished shellac finish, there is lots of attention to detail in preparation. Sanding, smoothing with a cabinet scraper, looking from all angles and lighting. Even the fingerboard gets oiled. Pores get filled. The top … Continue reading
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Ganzanillos continues to make progress… looooking gooood. The box is closed, the bindings on, body sanded. The clamps are for gluing in the carbon fiber neck reinforcement.
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The sides meet at the butt of the guitar… they get a splice to clean up the joining.
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December 2017… work on Kevin’s Guitar. I took a week to go to DC, but things are progressing nicely.
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OK, it happens. An error. The glue dries. I probably should have undid it but the guitar asked me to please finish her. So, she has a slight deformation that will not keep her from playing beautifully. I’ve had her … Continue reading
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Here are two rosettes inlaid into great European Spruce tops. I have to make a choice which to use for a particular guitar. So, left or right?
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What’s going on in the workshop: Rosettes and Tops! Plus, I’m almost finished french polishing a new cedar double top.
Rick has had the guitar, Solidarity, for a couple of years. The progress he has made on it is great, and he has a couple new videos that demonstrate how his music is coming along. He has some nice pictures … Continue reading
