Preston Reed talks about his Bailey Custom Baritone Guitar News just out! Preston talks at length about his Bailey experience in next months issue of Acoustic Magazine, due to be hitting the shops in the next few days. I will...
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Cairnes guitar
Jim Cairnes last guitar finished in the Bailey workshop Jim Cairnes passing was a sad loss to the world of guitar making but he leaves behind a legacy of work that will outlast us all. I was asked recently to...
Crack or split repair and prevention
....OUCH...A guitar makers nightmare... The Problem: It is very sad when after all your hard work something like this happens...it shouldn't but it does. It is surely equally upsetting for the owner. This is only the second...
Bailey custom acoustic from 40,000 year old Ancient Kauri
A guitar made with the oldest workable wood in the world! Read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5 The Ancient Kauri Bailey Bootlegger Custom guitar is now finished and has already flown the nest. Sandy came to our...
Bailey custom acoustic guitar- Ziricote and Bearclaw Bootlegger-P5
Assembling the body Read part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5, part 6 The courses are finished for a few weeks so It is time to carry on with this...
Preston Reed interview- from 41 Stories blog
Preston talks about his Bailey custom baritone acoustic From '41 Stories' blog.... A conversation with Preston Reed- One of the worlds most gifted guitarists Part 1 of a Two-Part Series about one of the world’s most musically gifted guitarists, Preston Reed.... Part...
Custom Bailey for Skerryvore- completed pictures
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...
Bailey custom acoustic guitar- Ziricote and Bearclaw Bootlegger-P4
...Bracing the soundboard... Read part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5, part 6 After the rosette is sanded flat and sound hole cut out then the top can be braced. The...
Bailey custom acoustic guitar- Ziricote and Bearclaw Bootlegger-P3
...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...
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...