Jazz Archtop

[verhoevenc]

I decided in the spare time between other projects and work, when I've got a couple minutes to spare I'd start preparing for my ultimate build.... what I've been working up to since I started luthiery: a hollow body jazz style archtop guitar.

But I also figured I'd practise in $5 HD pine before I destroyed some quality wood.

So I hand jointed with a plane (poorly) some of said pine, and rough cut out a shape. And yes I know it looks squaty, cause it's only 15" across, yet the same length (20.75") as a Benedetto 17". But I never plan to USE this top (cause of the wood, poor joints, and general shape, and cause it's purely jsut for practise) so it's all good.

Chris

[Vinny]

Hey Chris, were you in my shop ? I did the same with pine for my archtop, I got as far as bending the sides and getting the hollow body assembled. But I stopped building to make a Flying Vee for my son (almost finished) and have 2 Teles in the works. The Jazzbox in on the back burner right now, but its for me so I dont mind. I will be a Blueburst ES175 style thinline. -Vinny

Heres the Mold with the sides and kerf lining

http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l154/Vin...32/P1010476.jpg

Edited November 12, 2006 by Vinny

[verhoevenc]

truely uncanny! lol

Chris