Moyra and Doreen continue to build....... Doreen and Moyra live locally so are able to come for 1 day at a time. Most people live too far away, so they have to take a train or fly in, and so they prefer to come for 5 days at a time....
Build Your Own Guitar
New (nearly) Bailey Video found on you tube!
Adam came on the build your own guitar course back in May 09. He has put together a brilliant slide show of the whole process. Billy also put together a slideshow of his Archtop build Click here to see other Bailey related videos
Sea Foam Green with Binding – Part 1
Rosie's guitar Rosie made this guitar on the Bailey BYO course, he wanted a full gloss paint job. As there is only enough time for a matt or oiled finish on the course he left it with me to spray. I had to do...
Sea Foam Green with Binding – Part 2
Rosie's Guitar Following on from Part 1 - after removing the masking tape a little work is necessary to remove any of the colour which has bled onto the binding. This is done by scraping with a blade. After this I flatted the surface...
Tony the Dragon
Chasing the Dragon....... You have to hand it to him. Tony spent 4 days solid working on that inlay and never complained much at all when i kept telling him to go over it again. I bet his back was killing him and his eyes were strained but look at the result. 10 out...
August BYO – Our youngest ever! (not you John)
Our youngest ever BYO'erJoe (2nd from right) Left to right: Simon, John, Joe and Theron (his dad) proudly display their new born babes..... All these guitars are set neck (glued in) - This is the easiest style of guitar to make on the course as it makes installing the...
June BYO – Bareknuckle Boys
A handsome bunch.....( of guitars) Left to right: Dan, Neil, (me), Sam and Chris. These four all work for Bareknuckle Pickups and came to build their own guitars.......That's me in the middle.......I run the course........of course.......I'm thinking maybe about...
April 09 BYO
Tony begins the 'Dragon'. Willem, Hans, and Fred arrive from Holland to build their first guitars. Tony will return on the next course to continue with this one. Obviously there is not time for this sort of...
March 09 BYO
An Absolute pleasure to have these four and help them all build their first guitars. William came from Brazil! The others were slightly more local. The photo of Chris's guitar doesn't really do it justice but that...
Dec BYO Special
Tom finishes his fretless bass with a TREM! When Tom first asked me if he could make this I did think he was a bit mad.... but aren't we all? Started on the Nov course this guitar took 8 days (3 days longer than normal) mainly because...