...Gluing the back braces and the rosette... Read part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5, part 6 The back braces are curved so when they are glued to the back it too becomes curved. The...
Acoustic guitars
Bailey custom acoustic guitar- Ziricote and Bearclaw Bootlegger-P2
...Making the top, back and sides... Read part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5, part 6 The body is made up of these three parts Top (bearclaw sitka spruce), back, and sides (ziricote) I...
Bailey custom acoustic from 40,000 year old Kauri-p5
...Finishing... Read Part1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4 Sandy had originally asked for an oiled finish but this guitar is so special I thought it deserved to be given the...
Bailey custom acoustic from 40,000 year old Kauri-p4
...Mother of Pearl 'Southern Cross' inlay... Read Part1, Part 2, Part 3 The guitar is now fretted and inlaid ready for finishing... Sandy had mentioned some kind of...
Bailey custom acoustic guitar- Ziricote and Bearclaw Bootlegger-P1
...Decisions, decisions... Read part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5, part 6 Euan chose Ziricote for the back and sides of his custom Bootlegger and Bearclaw Sitka Spruce for the soundboard. The bootlegger...
Bailey custom acoustic from 40,000 year old Kauri-p3
Working on the neck Read Part 1, Read Part 2 After the neck was carved, I strapped it into the string tension simulator. This simply holds the guitar firm while pushing up on the back of the headstock and pulling down...
Bailey custom acoustic from 40,000 year old Kauri-p2
Making a new custom guitar from the oldest workable wood in the world! Read Part 1 first Sandy was kind enough to provide a link to this web page...
Preston Reed plays his new Bailey guitar
More info about Preston's Bailey Baritone
Bailey custom acoustic from 40,000 year old Kauri
...Amazing honour bestowed upon us!... Sandy turned up about five weeks ago to tell us he was moving to New Zealand and he had...
Preston Reed’s Custom Bailey Baritone- update
Preston writes about his new guitar I'm lost for words...Thanks Preston! It was a real thrill to make an instrument for such an outstanding player. It was an adventure learning about his style of playing and how that translated into a guitar built to his specific...