Jan's first instrument made on our build your own custom guitar course Jan made this on a recent build your own custom guitar course here at the Bailey workshop. It...
Guitar Making Students
Build Your Own Custom Guitar – 27 Aug to 4 Sept – BYO-293
Peter's neck thru body bass- made on our build your own custom guitar course Peter made this bass in 7 days on a recent course here at the Bailey workshop. He chose...
Build your own guitar – Sat 15th and Sun 16th October
Shona starts building a guitar for her son, Stevie continues with his 5-string fretless archtop bass, and Marvin finishes his fathers 'Colt' guitar started 30 years ago! A busy weekend at the bailey workshop Shona and her...
Build your own custom guitar – kevin – BYO 297
Wine red, single cut, with f-hole Kevin came on Saturday to complete the guitar he started back in June. As he had wanted a gloss he'd had to leave it with us for...
Build your own custom Bass – kevin – BYO 292
4- string bass with bolt on neck Kevin made this Bass last time he came on the Bailey Build Your Own course. He brought it back with him for a 'once over' so while he did the fishing touches to his latest work I took the...
Build Your Own Custom Guitar – 27 Aug to 4 Sept – Part 2
Four students, eight days, two basses, two guitars. Read part 1 Another great bunch of lads this lot. The course went really well with no major hitches. The worst thing that happened was...
Build Your Own Custom Guitar – 27 Aug to 4 Sept – Part 1
Half way through - still a lot to do.... Peter, Jan and Marcel have come from Holland, joining Kevin from the UK on our build your own custom guitar course. Marcel is a veteran at this having...
Build your own acoustic – Adam Savage
Bailey build your own acoustic course Macasser Ebony Dreadnought style Guitar- by Adam Savage The name's Savage...Adam Savage...007. Adam made this guitar some time ago on our...
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...
Build your own custom guitar- Dave Fletcher- spray job
Caramel burst- colour test Dave made this guitar recently on the build your own custom guitar course. He wanted a gloss finish which means leaving it...