MurphC Posted October 20, 2004 Report Share Posted October 20, 2004 Yes I don't quite know how to spell that. Anyways, after using the school's router to finish up my telecaster project, I happened to catch the interest of the spanish teacher, who as it happens built guitars for 20 years. Now he is showing us how to do repairs (right now I am refretting a Conn classical), and helping us design acoustic guitars which we will be building. Now, my shop teacher is supporting this, however he is very... thoughrough (spelling again...) and he wants a "oplan of procedure" outlining what we will be doing in clear steps. Does anyone know what exactly a plan of procedure warrants? Is this sufficent? 1. Trace design onto sheet of paper 2. Create a molding for the body 3. Bend the sides to shape 4. Cut the top and back with the band saw 5. Glue the bracings to the top/back 6. Assemble body 7. Inlay fretboard and attach to neck 8. Inlay peghead 9. Install rosette/binding 10. Finish body 11. Glue neck to body 12. Attach hardware And yes I realize that starting an acoustic as my second build is a little... advanced, but that's ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myka Guitars Posted October 20, 2004 Report Share Posted October 20, 2004 If you want a great plan of action get a good book on the subject. William Cumpiano's book Guitarmaking: Tradition and Technology is one of the best. It will answer all of your questions. Perhaps you could just show it to your shop teacher. I built my first guitar in shop class. I refused to make the birdhouse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitar_ed Posted October 20, 2004 Report Share Posted October 20, 2004 Check out stewmac.com They sell guitar kits and have the instructions posted on their web site. That will get you most of the way there. Guitar Ed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovekraft Posted October 20, 2004 Report Share Posted October 20, 2004 Why not ask your Spanish teacher for his plan of procedure? He may not have a carefully written outline of his building process, but he certainly knows his method, so he should be able to walk you through the steps. I know a lot of craftsmen who haven't ever analyzed the way they work, but they all have a defined progression of actions when they build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted October 21, 2004 Report Share Posted October 21, 2004 I don't know about a plan of procedure, but I think what happened there with the Spanish teacher is -extremely- cool and I hope you thank that guy in some way for offering his time/experience. PS, with a knowledgable instructor at hand, there's no issue with building an acoustic guitar first, I think that's extra cool! You are a fortunate guy it would seem, take full advantage of the adventure and live in the moment! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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