Bailey inlays and Alec logo About Inlays and water decals: The Bailey logos are made from Black Tahiti Pearl as are the fret position marker dots. This is what we call an 'inlay'. These are carefully cut out by hand using...
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Bailey custom one string bass-7/7- assembly and set up
...'One is more not four'... The One string wonder is packed up and ready to be sent out today so Andy will receive it tomorrow, all being well. It came out pretty good just a few minor niggles which got ironed out along the way:...
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...
Cross The Border come South for the Fastest Repair in the West
Sunday 11th April - the day after the night before Half of the Celtic Roots band "Cross the Border" popped in for a cuppa and a workshop tour this weekend - the summer sun appeared from somewhere and we drank tea in...
Bailey custom one string bass-6/7- making the body
...and stringing it up for a test... The bass will get another coat tomorrow then hang for a while to dry. We are still waiting for the acoustiphonic volume control. It is expected in about 10 days so we will have to wait...
Bailey custom one string bass-5/7- making the neck
One trick pony- April fools! No its not... I hammered the frets in and then ran a bead of super glue under the end of each one. This locks the frets in position. If the ends are locked in place the fret cannot move. After nipping to...
Build your own acoustic- 25-28 March 2011
Highlights from the course So much happens during a course it is hard to know where to begin...everyone has made great progress...
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...
Bailey custom one string bass- 4/7- making the neck
A tip for inlaying into maple Sometimes when drilling into softer woods the edges of the hole can look a little rough. The wood can be torn by the drill as it enters, leaving a furry edge like in the second picture above. To avoid...