I started a foolhardy journey into the world of luthiery last January, having dabbled a little with tatty cigar boxes a couple of times previously.
Yesterday I finally finished the thing. I will probably still finesse the action somewhat- the saddle can probably be a bit lower. However, to my great pleasure (and some surprise), not only did it all hold together when I strung it up, but I think it sounds pretty good too. It has a big powerful bass response that I wasn't really expecting to pull off on a first build.
Its all mahogany, with ebony fingerboard and bridge. X braced, and based on plans in Jonathan Kinkade's excellent book on guitar making. Kinkade happens to be fairly local to me and a friend of mine knows him and owns a couple of his guitars but I;ve not met him myself. The neck is like a baseball bat. My act of rebellion against the avalanche of horrible skinny necked things which fill the guitar shops :-)
Anyway- here it is... Some pictures, and a short video with various bits of noodling.
Yesterday I finally finished the thing. I will probably still finesse the action somewhat- the saddle can probably be a bit lower. However, to my great pleasure (and some surprise), not only did it all hold together when I strung it up, but I think it sounds pretty good too. It has a big powerful bass response that I wasn't really expecting to pull off on a first build.
Its all mahogany, with ebony fingerboard and bridge. X braced, and based on plans in Jonathan Kinkade's excellent book on guitar making. Kinkade happens to be fairly local to me and a friend of mine knows him and owns a couple of his guitars but I;ve not met him myself. The neck is like a baseball bat. My act of rebellion against the avalanche of horrible skinny necked things which fill the guitar shops :-)
Anyway- here it is... Some pictures, and a short video with various bits of noodling.