garynava
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Post by garynava on Feb 17, 2014 17:02:05 GMT
The model 2 guitar is now coming together. As with all my guitars, the neck is joined to the body with a tapered dovetail joint; the female section in the body is routed whilst the male section is cut and fitted entirely by hand.   The alignment of the neck is, of course, critical and on a cutaway even more so, as one edge of the fingerboard has to line-up perfectly with the edge of the cutaway.  Once the neck has been glued in place (no clamps, just a good joint and gravity!), I continue the slot for the carbon-fibre rods into the body to make the joint even more rigid.  And after some more careful alignment, the fingerboard goes on.   Inlays tomorrow! Cheers Gary |
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Post by leoroberts on Feb 17, 2014 17:07:46 GMT
Looking good, Gary ... I love this shape - it's just so curvaceous! Looking forward to seeing what you do with the inlays, like  |
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Post by alig on Feb 17, 2014 17:09:58 GMT
Great stuff, Gary. I love guitar-build threads.
I'd really, really love to watch a build in person.
All the best,
Alasdair.
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Post by garynava on Feb 18, 2014 8:48:21 GMT
Great stuff, Gary. I love guitar-build threads. I'd really, really love to watch a build in person. All the best, Alasdair. Well, if you've got a spare 100 or so hours.......you'll have to bring your own sandwiches! In between the photos there are hours of work, which many might find a little tedious; fortunately I don't! Cheers Gary |
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Post by Martin on Feb 18, 2014 9:19:32 GMT
Cracking photos, Gary!
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Post by garynava on Feb 24, 2014 17:02:53 GMT
The position markers are in place...  And there are some extra photos of the inlaying process in my latest blog post.Cheers Gary |
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Post by garynava on Mar 1, 2014 16:50:50 GMT
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Post by andrewjw on Mar 1, 2014 17:57:03 GMT
Just shown the mandoC these pics ...she's in lurve!  |
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Post by leoroberts on Mar 1, 2014 20:44:24 GMT
Immaculate work, Gary  |
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Post by 007 on Mar 1, 2014 21:40:58 GMT
It just looks better and better as it grows
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Post by earwighoney on Mar 1, 2014 23:01:34 GMT
Looking forward to seeing the instrument being finished.
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Post by garynava on Mar 15, 2014 17:18:02 GMT
Well Guys, we're into French polishing now, so nothing too spectacular will be happening for awhile!  Plenty of other things happening,if you're interested. Cheers Gary |
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Post by leoroberts on Mar 15, 2014 18:04:16 GMT
Well, if you're as rubbish at crafty stuff as I am, French Polishing counts as 'something spectacular'! The blog's looking goo, too, Gary |
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Post by garynava on May 16, 2014 14:40:26 GMT
Hi Guys, We're back! With the French polish now fully dry, the bridge can be glued on. In my opinion, this is one of the most fraught times in the construction of a guitar. Firstly, you’re working on a freshly finished instrument and secondly the placement of bridge has to be spot on. Here’s a brief description of the process. The underside of the bridge blank (lump of ebony) has to be shaped to match the curve of the soundboard.  Then I make the bridge itself, here it is ready to be positioned.  Some very careful marking out is done. Tip of the day- fold back one corner of the masking tape, makes it much easier to remove.  The bridge position is marked out with scalpel- just enough pressure to cut through the tape and score the finish.  Then the finish (whatever is used) has to be scraped off so that there is bare wood for the glue to adhere to.  Then we have a dry run…………  And then with glue.  24 hours later we’re ready for the setting-up process.  Cheers Gary |
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Post by leoroberts on May 16, 2014 14:53:57 GMT
Well, fraughtness completed, I look forward to hearing how she sounds, sir...
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