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I don’t feel like ‘splaining. They say a picture is worth a thousand words…
Category Archives: workshop
Humidity And Guitars – another resource
If you look at this information at http://americanmusicfurniture.com/humidity-matters/ You can see the effects of too much humidity and not enough. Here is a small section of that page. What do other guitar builders have to say? From the Martin Guitar Company … Continue reading
Humidity testing the shop hygrometer
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If you remember the previous post about humidity, recall the plastic pouch with special crystals that control the humidity in the pouch at 32% rh? After 24 hours in the pouch , the hygrometer reads…. 31%. Pretty accurate. The least … Continue reading
Humidity. Measurement and trusting the numbers.
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
Finish prep…
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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
January 9 2018
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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.
Both sides now
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The sides meet at the butt of the guitar… they get a splice to clean up the joining.
Top for Kevin’s Ganzanillos
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December 2017… work on Kevin’s Guitar. I took a week to go to DC, but things are progressing nicely.
A blemish.
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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