Martinedwards Posted May 31, 2007 Report Share Posted May 31, 2007 OK troops time for a step by step, more for my ego than anything, but hey, if you find anything more important than my ego I want it taken outside & shot!! Time scale is a quickie. I want this strung before the end of June. Its a "pay it forward" project. A number of people have been REAL good to me so I'm passing the goodness on. A young worship leader somewhere in Northern Ireland will be getting a new guitar before christmas. He or she doesn't know it yet, because he/she hasn't been found yet. I have a bunch of folks thinking & praying about nominations. All I know is that it won't cost them anything. (and they'll be right handed!! if a lefty comes to my attention, the next "pay it forward" axe might be a lefty) BTW, if you haven't seen the film, "Pay it forward" is a goodie. the world would be a better place if more people saw this film and acted on it......... So, using the same jumbo shaped mould that I used for the zouk, and the oak & granadillo guitars. I like the shape, but I'm going to make a cutaway too. top is AA sitka spruce with a LITTLE bearclaw figure which you wont really see in the pix til it's under finish....... so a few weeks anyway!! so, top halves joined and a bit of basic Jommetry..... the centre of the soundhole is 145mm from where the 14th fret meets the body. the soundhole is 100mm diameter the cutaway in this pic is rough. the real one will be bent freehand....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinedwards Posted May 31, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2007 plane the sides to 2mm. steam the sides with a wallpaper stripper for 5 mins to loosen things up then bend on a hot pipe. Clamp into the mould to dry and harden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinedwards Posted May 31, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2007 trim the excess from the sides. the tail wedge will be opened up after the tail block is glued in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erikbojerik Posted May 31, 2007 Report Share Posted May 31, 2007 (edited) Looks good! And I applaud the inspiration behind it! How are you going to deal with the neck block? Looks like the bass side doesn't go all the way across the neck block to meet up with the treble (cutaway) side. Edited May 31, 2007 by erikbojerik Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinedwards Posted May 31, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2007 Ah, you spotted the cunning..... well, mistake!! I've kept the bits I cut off so one will be glued back in there. I reckon there will be plenty of grip with the rest of the neck block and the sides, and anyway, the jion will be covered by the neck anyway. you got good eyes!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyManAndy Posted June 1, 2007 Report Share Posted June 1, 2007 Nice acoustic project! We don't get to see too many in prog. acoustics round here. CMA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biliousfrog Posted June 1, 2007 Report Share Posted June 1, 2007 yeah nice to see an acoustic in progress, looking forward to this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sawhorse Posted June 1, 2007 Report Share Posted June 1, 2007 Great! I'm so glad you're doing a step-by-step! I've never seen a step-by-step build for an acoustic. I'm excited to see it progress. Hopefully it won't be one of those 2 year long builds I've seen around Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinedwards Posted June 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2007 huh, spent most of today teaching..... YUK!!! anyway, I cut & glued in the neck & tail blocks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinedwards Posted June 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2007 (edited) and the back bracing and as for it taking two years? I'm a teacher. I get locked out of my7 workshop for two months starting in July..... the PLAN is to have it assembled, and possibly even finished by then..... Edited June 1, 2007 by Martinedwards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinedwards Posted June 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2007 rosette is leopardwood with maple purfling..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinedwards Posted June 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2007 back glued on & edges trimmed....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinedwards Posted June 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2007 and the neck (walnut) under way too. trussrod slot cut, maple veneer and rosewood fingerboard stuck on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retro_10s Posted June 5, 2007 Report Share Posted June 5, 2007 shexy!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biliousfrog Posted June 6, 2007 Report Share Posted June 6, 2007 wow, that's a chunky neck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fryovanni Posted June 6, 2007 Report Share Posted June 6, 2007 Interesting choice on the ladder bracing(removing a ladder in the lower bout area) especially for a small Jumbo. I saw the neck block and thought man that is beefy. Then I recalled why you did that. How does the extra bit you spliced in look? Looks like a healthy tenion on this one also. Is there a bit of a gap between the back and the neck block, or is that a shadow in the pic? Man, you sure are pumping out the guitars. Is this #4 or 5 this year? Peace,Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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