"Treebeard" - regeneration of a Baritone guitar

davewhite Luthier / Guitar Maker Luthier Aemulor et ambitiosior Posts: 3,548	"Treebeard" - regeneration of a Baritone guitar Jun 28, 2016 21:47:48 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by davewhite on Jun 28, 2016 21:47:48 GMT The position for the bridge is scribed and the lacquer carefully removed: Then the bridge is glued on using hot hide glue:
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"Treebeard" - regeneration of a Baritone guitar Jun 30, 2016 10:47:54 GMT ocarolan and mel like this

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Post by davewhite on Jun 30, 2016 10:47:54 GMT

The label is signed and glued in:

Setting up the instrument involves fitting the Gotoh tuners and nut to the neck, bolting on the neck, reaming and slotting the bridge pin holes, fitting the bone saddles, fitting the strings and dialling in the desired action and playability by adjusting the neck relief with the truss rod, cutting the nut slots and setting the saddle heights. Here’s the finished guitar:

Here's a quick recording of the new "Treebeard" with the strings just on recorded with my Zoom H4n in Stereo mode with no added EQ or effects:

"Becky and Simon's Wedding Waltz"

He's back 8-)

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". . . the one thing a machine just can't do is give you character and personalities and sometimes that comes with flaws, but it always comes with humanity" Monty Don "Mastercrafts", BBC March 2010

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"Treebeard" - regeneration of a Baritone guitar

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