Hey Luthiers, hows the saw dust today?
A friend of mine came to Puebla for a couple of days, he lives in Uruguay, and he wants me to make him a guitar. But he,s going back to Uruguay in 35 days so I have to hurry! I know that for many of you Luthiers this would be a peice o cake, but not for me, I have always taken about 90 days to make a guitar. So it,s time to learn.
I figured a Jr type guitar would be the simplest/fastest one to make considering that my buddy does not like Fenders (so no Teles or Strats)! I know that a Bolt-On would also be faster, but if all goes well I think that a Set-In looks better in a Jr guitar.
So here is the wood:
Korina body blank
Palo Escrito top
Rosewood fingerboard
Cedar neck
Cleaning up the body blank before rough cutting
Rough cut and thicknessing
Preparing the top for a glue up
Glue up
Cutting the Fret Slots