jason f

What type of acoustic are you making and whats this dish thingy ?

What about one of these The Legacy Mill

Thanks , i've just started the second build and don't want to make the same mistakes . Looks like it wasn't one though .

On my first acoustic build the binding went in deeper than the soundboard and the sides meaning that i had to let it into the linings a little . Is this normal or do you rebate it around the linings if this happens ?

Seems you where right , i've just ordered a load more parts and mentioned i wasn't happy with the bracing stock . It seems there was a mix up and they are sending me out some more free of charge .

I'd rather not say who it's from as i am new to this guitar building game and getting quite into it . ( I may need to use them again ) As a joiner the quality of the timber is very bad but i am used to working with flat sawn timber that needs to have a nice finish . When i think about it maybe it's like building a roof out of notty pine because i like the look of it but structualy it's not a very good idea .

Oooops too late , ive started making them from Doug Fir . Also the soundboard from Doug Fir and the back and sides from Wenge . The first guitar is spruce braced and sounding good so it's play time on this one .

It's running a little out but not too bad .

I spose it does look like Spruce but it also looks like alot of white wood i have in the workshop .

Thanks for the links . The supplier i got the timber from is on that list but i did explain it was my first build and to be honest i would have sent me the bad stock aswell . I'm not sure i know enough about guitar building to change from the plan i am using yet and didn't think about the timber having to change sizes . Hmmmm more to sleep on but it's great fun making them .

I got sent two blocks of wood that i would normally throw on the fire , i paid £20 for them , what's that $40? and one of them had woodworm flight holes . As they where blocks i could quater saw them myself for the bracing . They wouldn't plane to a nice finish ( they furred up and had to be sanded smooth ) I don't think it was Spruce but thats what i ordered . I do have some western red cedar that is very light , i was suprised when i picked it up . Maybe that will be better for the bracing as the Wenge is very heavy . It's not a case of looking around the workshop for anything i can use to save a few quid it's more that i have so much left over stock from my carpentry and joinery business that it kills me to pay £20 for 4p worth of timber . Spruce maybe easy to find in the states but over here in the UK it's like rocking horse dodo . At least it is to my suppliers .

Yes i agree wenge wouldn't make good bracing now i think about it . What about Douglas Fir for all the bracing ? I made my first guitar out of wenge with spruce bracing and a spruce soundboard and it has a real nice very loud sound to it .

First off hello everyone I've just started my second acoustic guitar and after getting what looked like packing crate material from the suppliers for the bracing i thought i would use some stock from my joinery workshop . I've read that the back bracing can be the same material as the back ( in this case Wenge) But i cant find any info other than spruce for the sound board bracing . I have some ; Douglas Fir Southern yellow pine Parana pine Redwood and whitewood aswell as hardwoods like meranti . I'd also like to make the soundboard out of Douglas Fir . Are any of these timbers any good for bracing and soundboard ?