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Recent guitar resto-mod w. Hand tool choices - C. in Indy - 07-23-2022
I met up with one of the local Forum guys today, and we talked about guitars a bit. I did my first "luthier project" this year, concentrating on hand tools wherever possible -- I didn't use a powered router.
I had a small (parlor) size guitar with nice appointments but a fairly tinny laminated body. I decided to extract the nice ebony-trimmed neck and bridge:
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I got in a kit from an eBay seller, using some parts but substituting my own choices for others. Here was the top, jointed with my No. 6, glued up, and a rosette & hole cut with my Veritas string-inlay cutter:
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The body glue-up was done with every clamp I had -- I didn't buy any nice ones just for this experimental job!
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Some careful backsawing and planing a wedge-shaped inlay was done here to conceal one ugly joint:
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For the binding/purfling, I made an adapter for the Veritas string-inlay cutting-gage, to follow concave curves:
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The guitar came out decent-looking and actually very good-sounding!
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It was a time-consuming project but I can see how builders can get addicted to these!
Chris
RE: Recent guitar resto-mod w. Hand tool choices - Mike Brady - 07-24-2022
Wonderful results, Chris! You are fearless apparently.
RE: Recent guitar resto-mod w. Hand tool choices - barryvabeach - 07-24-2022
Very nice work, especially considering nearly all of it was curved.