....A custom make-over for one very special archtop guitar.... ...Last year Martin Taylor came by the workshop and told me about the plans he had for one of his old guitars which had been signed by Chet Atkins. After several emails he...
Acoustic guitars
Darvel Music Festival 2010
...The 'Bailey Room' at the Darvel Music Festival..... Thanks to Neil and Sheila McKenna and all the other Darvel volunteers for inviting us to such a great event and giving us such a wonderful space. We had a large room all to...
Duffy’s Cafe Orchestra – On Amazon!!
...Duffy plays his Bailey Bouzouki....Buy it NOW!!!! Nice work John - Thanks for the credit.... Great to hear one of my instruments going global. Click here to hear audio snippets on Amazon UK...If you like it buy it....Do...
Rock Radio’s Bailey Acoustic – Signed by the stars!
Thanks to everyone who has played and signed it! We went over to Rock Radio today to return Billy Rankin's 12 string Washburn acoustic. It had been knocked over and suffered a bad break - the headstock had completely come off. I glued...
Alone in the Workshop – Part 17 – Ziricote guitar finished!
...On schedule - just in time for Rich's birthday! You may remember some time ago I started making four guitars - well I finally finished one of them today - bang on schedule. I have been concentrating on this one because of the...
Alone in the Workshop – Part 16 – Gluing the neck and bridge on
....The ziricote guitar has been sprayed and polished... The guitar has to be finished tomorrow as we are setting off on Friday to deliver it for Rich's birthday. It has been left as long as possible for the laquer to cure before...
Jon Gibbons Acoustic 12-string – Gluing the bridge
.....Last Kick of the ball.... The bridge must be located very accurately - it's a one shot deal. If it goes in the wrong place the strings will be over to one side or won't play in tune.The only fix if this happens is to remove the...
Jon Gibbons Acoustic 12-string – making the bridge
How to make a bridge The bridge blank is cut to size, then the holes are drilled for the bridge pins. I like to drill the holes first in case anything goes wrong. It is suprisingly difficult to drill 12 holes (or even 6) in a...
Alone in the Workshop – Part 15 – Spraying the Guitar
...Shinier than a shiny thing in shiny land (on a particularly shiny day) Achieving a mirror like finish is not easy. It takes a lot of patience and practice. All our guitars are finished 'in house' by Billy who has spent years...
Jon Gibbons 12 string Acoustic – Gluing the neck on
...Carol's toothbrush comes in handy sometimes.... Don't worry I always put it back when I've finished with it..... This is a custom job that has been hanging in the back room for a while. The finish is well dry and has been polished...