Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Sound port

I was asked for a close up picture of the sound port on KitGuitarsforum.com, so I thought I would put one here too. Thats it. Nothing witty to say. Enjoy the soundport. I bound it with a maple veneer so it would look purty. I think I need to enlarge it. But I am not sure yet.

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Monday, January 4, 2010

Hello again. Check this out...

Well...here it is. I did a lot of work, but with the holidays keeping me busy, I had to let my blog updates slide. As a result, the guitar is almost finished except for the lacquer. Stewart Macdonald sells these Bridge Bolts that allow you to string up a guitar that does not have the bridge glued on yet and play it. They basically bolt the bridge on and have a hole through which one can pass a guitar string. I am the one who did the aforementioned string passing through. I bought them since I simply could not wait until the spring to lacquer this baby and play it. Here are a few pics of the mostly finished product. Above, you can see the whole guitar in all of its unlacquered glory.


Here is a closer shot of the neck.
And above, you can see the neck and rosette. I bound the neck but I am still not sure I am going to leave the end of it as is. I may cut the neck slightly shorter to square it off...or not. I kind of like my unorthodox binding at the end of the finger board. Look closer and you will see what I mean. Well...that's all until spring. I can't do anything but play it for a little bit, then put it aside and do a little finish sanding. At least it has a really nice case my wife got me for Christmas to keep it safe, warm and humidified. One more pic for good measure.