Post by olsk on Nov 11, 2018 20:14:07 GMT
Hi - I am new here. My name is Oli and I am a luthier based in London. I have made 10 or so guitars, so still plenty left to learn, but the process is getting easier and I make less mistakes these days 
I started this new build in October and have just closed the box. It will be a 12th fret model of a small OM shape I designed - based off a Larson Euphonon. It has a cedar top and african mahogany back and sides. Spanish Cedar neck, rosewood fretboard and bridge. First time building with cedar - the piece I am using sounds almost metallic. Expecting good things. Pics & more info below!
Selecting the wood. I had a few different bits of cedar / hog to choose from and these bits looked best.
Carved back braces. I have relived the centre of the brace to try and get the back moving a bit more. The bottom two bars won't be tucked into the linings. The top two will be.
I have built the X brace thin and tall. It tapers in the lower bout but less so in the upper. Reasoning behind this is to keep the string energy bouncing around the lower bout, rather than leaking all over the place. I also like to make sure the area around the soundhole is kept stiff.
Box closed. Once the sides are cleaned up I will bind the body in white plastic (same as soundhole binding).
Mock up of the guitar with neck and bridge blank.
Once I sort the neck joint and binding, all that's really left is neck shaping and clean up. Oh and making a bridge.
Thanks for looking!
I started this new build in October and have just closed the box. It will be a 12th fret model of a small OM shape I designed - based off a Larson Euphonon. It has a cedar top and african mahogany back and sides. Spanish Cedar neck, rosewood fretboard and bridge. First time building with cedar - the piece I am using sounds almost metallic. Expecting good things. Pics & more info below!
Selecting the wood. I had a few different bits of cedar / hog to choose from and these bits looked best.
Carved back braces. I have relived the centre of the brace to try and get the back moving a bit more. The bottom two bars won't be tucked into the linings. The top two will be.
I have built the X brace thin and tall. It tapers in the lower bout but less so in the upper. Reasoning behind this is to keep the string energy bouncing around the lower bout, rather than leaking all over the place. I also like to make sure the area around the soundhole is kept stiff.
Box closed. Once the sides are cleaned up I will bind the body in white plastic (same as soundhole binding).
Mock up of the guitar with neck and bridge blank.
Once I sort the neck joint and binding, all that's really left is neck shaping and clean up. Oh and making a bridge.
Thanks for looking!
Jo whoever he is.
