by Caz | Jun 25, 2011 | Build Your Own, Guitar Making Students
…Design session and making the fret boards… End of day 1 Taking the clamps off Gluing binding strips Marking the pick up locations band sawing the fretboard Fitting the tailgraft Profiling the fretboard Dave brought his own drawing Kevin works on his...
by Caz | Jun 18, 2011 | !Bailey Guitars, Custom paint jobs, Electric guitars
Here it is… Skerryvore custom from the Bailey workshop Alec from Skerryvore came on Thursday to collect his new shiny custom guitar He will be using this guitar in large venues so the EMG’s will be excellent- very loud and clear sounding with really...
by Caz | Jun 14, 2011 | !Bailey Guitars, Acoustic guitars, Bootlegger, Custom guitars
…Bracing the soundboard… Read part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5, part 6 The rosette has now been sanded flat Cutting the soundhole The ‘change’ The flat braces are glued and ready for carving The finger braces are carved from full height...
by Caz | Jun 8, 2011 | !Bailey Guitars, Acoustic guitars, Bootlegger, Custom guitars
…Gluing the back braces and the rosette… Read part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5, part 6 Fitting the back braces Notches are cut into the centre-seam strip for the back braces All the back braces are now glued on The back gets its curve from the braces...
by Caz | Jun 2, 2011 | !Bailey Guitars, Acoustic guitars, Bootlegger, Custom guitars
…Making the top, back and sides… Read part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5, part 6 Joining the bearclaw soundboard Bearclaw spruce top being glued on the joining board The sides were soaked before heat bending The sides after bending Mahogany is used for...
