I was doing a series of short 30sec. videos, but decided to upgrade to a full length video showing the whole process in one hit. There are more than 60 photos strung together.

I get pretty excited when I finish a new project. This is my latest custom order, a doublenecked 6 string guitar and 4 string bass. It has my own P90 style handwound pickups in the 6 string section and Stewmac “select” bass pickups. There are two output jacks, so the bass can be played through [...]

Gluing top to sides

I am now ready to sand the linings level. It is best if one has a 24″ square sanding board covered with 80 grit paper, but most of us will have to make do with a 3″ or 4″ wide stick. The ends of the braces on the top and back should [...]

bent sides,endblocks glued

The shape of the body is drawn on the workboard, and the vertical posts are placed around the perimeter at strategic spots.The bent sides are placed in the makeshift mold and spreader clamps can be placed across the sides to hold them in place while they dry. Remember that a few minutes before [...]

marking out soundhole rings

cutting out recesses for soundhole rings

clamping the glued in rings down

                   There has been a slight delay since my last post, but here I am again, continuing with my tenor guitar soundboard preparation. This is a redwood top, and it has been thicknessed down to about 2.5mm on the 16 inch drum [...]

When you learn to make a guitar, you want it to sound good, and you want the shape of it to look good.Guitars of all shapes and colours have been used as a tool to attract attention for some time now. If there is a shape out there that you like, then copy it onto [...]

Belonging to a guitar club has been an invaluable asset, both in guitar making and guitar playing. Socializing and networking with peers, has allowed me a certain advantage over competition. For one thing, I get to stay on top of the latest news, techniques, and equipment which keep me up to date and aid me [...]