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 […]
New Guitar Setup…
Over the past several weeks, I’ve been showing a friend of mine how to make a guitar. This past weekend, he completed the final steps of construction known as guitar setup. Guitar setup consists of several steps that include setting the neck relief, the saddle height, the nut slot depths, as well as setting the […]