by Caz | Jul 20, 2010 | !Bailey Guitars, Acoustic guitars, Custom guitars
or ‘Putting in the dots and the frets…….’ Putting the dots in is easy just drill a hole the same diameter as the dot (size for size) and glue them in. I Used 3mm Mother of pearl for the front dots – I think they look really classy. The...
by Caz | Jul 20, 2010 | !Bailey Guitars, Acoustic guitars, Custom guitars, Custom inlays
How to inlay a mother of pearl shape I get the logo’s made by Mike Reid at Small Wonder. Sometimes I make them myself but it does gets a bit boring after you have done a few and sometimes I need them in a hurry. He is the UK inlay specialist so does a great job...
by Caz | Jul 17, 2010 | !Bailey Guitars, Acoustic guitars, Custom guitars
Doesn’t it look lovely? And the guitar too…. I got a bit carried away today and forgot to take any pics while I was carving the neck – not to worry I’ll do a post on neck carving one day……something for Kenny to look forward to...
by Caz | Jul 17, 2010 | !Bailey Guitars, Acoustic guitars, Custom guitars
Not long to go now! I decided to carry the binding through to the headstock becuase it just looks great! And I love doing the fiddly bits. It is easier to do this before the fretboard is glued on so that was the plan. The headstock veneer was glued on then cleaned up...
by Caz | Jul 16, 2010 | !Bailey Guitars, Acoustic guitars, Custom guitars
Making the truss rod – obviously! The truss rod is there to counteract the bending effect of the strings under tension. There are loads of different types of truss rod but I make my own like this. The threaded part of the rod goes through the hole so the nut can...
