For Milo, Who Now Knows The Way – Instrument Details…
For Milo, Who Now Knows The Way – Instrument Details Instrument Images
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Soundboard and Back Construction…
The soundboard on a guitar is that part to which the guitar strings are pinned via the bridge and which contains the guitar’s sound hole and rosette. The back is — well — the back of the guitar. Both the soundboard and back consist of two pieces of wood that have been created by splitting […]
Rosettes…
The sound hole on an acoustic guitar has a problem. Its edge is comprised of both edge and end grain, and end grain is very structurally weak. To avoid any future problems, the sound hole is reinforced, usually with a structure called a rosette. A rosette is, at its simplest, a ring of material that […]
It’s Not the Heat…
It’s not the heat…it’s the humidity. After taking time off to reorganize the shop and to make some new woodworking jigs and fixtures, I was ready to begin construction of some new instruments. It was at this point that I realized that the humidty in the shop was lower than expected and fluctuating, with the […]
As Promised…
As promised…here is the completed and finished guitar that my friend, Jon, built. This is a jumbo sized guitar whose back, sides and neck are white oak, and has an englemann spruce top, ebony fretboard and walnut bridge, with a hand applied shellac finish. Jon came over to the shop for about 4 hours each […]
