by Caz | Mar 16, 2012 | !Bailey Guitars, Custom guitars, Design Your Own, Electric guitars
Kristian’s guitar will be the next to be finished but while waiting for glue to dry, wood to settle, and parts to come, I had a chance to get stuck into Rohan’s, which is the star of the design session video I posted recently. As usual I like to...
by Caz | Mar 14, 2012 | !Bailey Guitars, Bandsman, Custom guitars, Electric guitars
Completing the neck and making the body Neck and body almost complete The headstock is ready for inlaying Routing the body profile Bandsawing the body shape Control Cavity and Coverplate Recess Most of the routing is done before cutting out the shape… Routing...
by Caz | Mar 9, 2012 | !Bailey Guitars, Bandsman, Custom guitars, Electric guitars, News and Events
Kristian’s Custom Bandsman Kristian’s pickups have arrived The body is marked out Gluing the headstock veneer Side dots installed The frets are pressed in Blending in the facets Carving the neck facets Compound fretboard radius 2 Compound fretboard radius...
by Caz | Mar 8, 2012 | !Bailey Guitars, Custom guitars, Design Your Own, Electric guitars
Custom Guitar Design Session Full Spec and Design Session | Rohan Custom Build Part 1 | Rohan Custom Build Part 2 | Rohan Custom Build Parts 3 | Rohan Custom Build Completed Pictures | Rohan contacted us originally about a custom version of the Bailey Bandsman...
by Caz | Mar 5, 2012 | !Bailey Guitars, Acoustic guitars, Archtop guitars, Custom guitars
Fitting the neck to the body with a dovetail joint Archtop guitar dovetail jig The dovetail slot in the body Archtop guitar dovetail front view Neck dovetail ‘test piece’ The neck dovetail jig The ‘neck test piece’ is dovetailed The actual neck...