....is it me or is life getting weirder? While you are saving for a real one why not get a virtual Bailey?. Great idea -I have to confess that I don't understand most of this but a friend of ours has created an animated Bailey guitar on 'second life'. This is him...
.....Now you see them, now you don't..... Jul 9, 2009 @ 11:48 Removing the mother of pearl inlays on Martin Taylors guitar 'The Chet' While I was waiting for a reply from Martin about whether or not he liked the inlay design I decided...
....nothing to see here.....at least that is the plan..... Jun 8, 2009 @ 11:44 Replacing the inlay on Martin Taylor's guitar signed by Chet Atkins. Sometimes I even impress myself....I had been worrying about how I was going to remove...
.....for the resting of the fingers on......or 'Ebony and Irony' Jun 7, 2009 @ 11:39 Work continues on Martin Taylor's guitar....The finger rest is made from two pieces of ebony - one for the mounting block and one for the finger rest...
Making an ebony bridge for Martin Taylor's guitar Jul 6, 2009 @ 11:36 Back in my comfort zone after making the celtic knots in the last part - can't wait to see what it looks and sounds like. The old bridge had a pieze pickup under...
...How I made the Celtic Knot lattices for Martin's guitar... Jun 5, 2009 @ 11:32 Martin liked the pics of the test pieces I sent him and chose the Koa over the ebony for the lattices to replace the original nasty plastic cover...
Starting work on Martin Taylor's guitar signed by Chet Atkins! Jun 4, 2009 @ 11:29 The first task is to remove all the old parts - easy enough. After 1/2 an hour I was left with the skeleton of a guitar and a large pile of scrap. Now...
....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...
...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 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...