Post by Alan J on May 22, 2019 12:20:03 GMT
Recently inspired by Collins' HB10 Giveaway, a Gibson CS356 I decided to embark on my own, piccies attached. I've never built an electric guitar before, only acoustics, so I am finding this a lot of fun (thanks collins).
The plans I found involved a lot of contouring of the back and sides so I decided to use a CNC machine for the Douglas Fir back and Flamed Maple top.
The machine did a lot of excavation, put contour lines onto the surface and drilled holes where required. It took about a day to program the laptop and then took two days so far to finish all surfaces. In my mind I am still a Luthier as the finish will still require a meticulous approach.
In my mind I cant get over the fact that I may have cheated, where is the line to be drawn? I don't grow my own trees, I don't fell them, neither to I plank them and grade them. I rely on others with machinery to cheat on my behalf.
Thoughts?
The plans I found involved a lot of contouring of the back and sides so I decided to use a CNC machine for the Douglas Fir back and Flamed Maple top.
The machine did a lot of excavation, put contour lines onto the surface and drilled holes where required. It took about a day to program the laptop and then took two days so far to finish all surfaces. In my mind I am still a Luthier as the finish will still require a meticulous approach.
In my mind I cant get over the fact that I may have cheated, where is the line to be drawn? I don't grow my own trees, I don't fell them, neither to I plank them and grade them. I rely on others with machinery to cheat on my behalf.
Thoughts?
Jo whoever he is.
