Bart Migal is another repeat customer. He originally found one of my guitars at a dealer in New York, and it was a gift to his dad! Then he commissioned this one (seven string cutaway) from me a few years ago. It got string whipped while changing strings, so he sent it to me and I gave it some attention. Shown below, larger than life.
While I had it, I decided it needed some work on the frets. A few had come loose. And the finish on the back of the guitar was grotty. So I brought it on to my kitchen workbench and refeshed the french polished shellac.
It’s just wood, but I love it so.
Thanks Bart. Your guitar was a fine guest.
Here is a recording of the repaired guitar! Sev Jeff Bob 14 Nov 11
Bob gave me his old guitar to repair. Reyes, 1963. Tipo E. No strings. No golpeador. No tie-block bone. No nut. Other than that, not the nicest wood, full of cracks, mildewed on the inside.
Still worth fixing up I think. But I let it set in my shop for a couple of months at least.
Bridge before bonefitting tie-block coverGluingtie block with covera heelNeck is nice and striaght.Treble frets
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It has been a couple of months since the last blgntry (neologism?). I had a long drive to San Luis Obispo for the La Guitarra Fest. Sold one guitar there and another upon my return. Been busy since then with … Continue reading
It’s been a while since I posted anything…. so I’m re-remembering…. how not to make a gallery.
I have been way too busy at my .5 time day job… too busy to spend enough time on guitars, that’s for sure. The quarter ends in a week or so. I’m right in the middle of grading exams. It’s a 2 day job. But I took a break to put these audio recordings from April to some pictures I took in the winter.
Ganz Guitar Youtube video with audio (sublime)
I finished the Hauser, but before I sent it away I took a few pictures.
Just a couple pictures…you can click em to enlarge.
Micah made two roses. He also joined a beautiful spruce top, before he returned to Portland.
I set aside the top and one rose, and decided to inlay his second string rose into a multi-colored cedar top.
Micah finished his two rosettes! It is nice to see them done, mostly very well done. It is also nice to have him in my workshop. I also manage to get a bit of work done on the Hauser model. Filling pores with epoxy. The end-graft is a pretty peice of burl.
Rosettes … I put together a couple and so did Micah. He seems to have caught on to my technique. We both learned a bit.
