My client Ernie and I came up with a cool guitar to make- it’s based on my personal 7 string. These guitars will be a semi hollow 15″ laminate, with a spruce core and beech laminations. The outer shell on one is traditional spruce top maple back. The outer shell on Ernies is some gorgeous […]
Here’s how I finished up the Epoxy “Ebony” cast tail piece… A heavy duty brass strap is fashioned to wrap over the butt of the guitar. A cast cover makes it look nice and neat from the end view.
Birdseye Laminate Model 16- Setup Day! Installing all the new hardware and stringing it up for the first time! These posts show the old experimental composite bridge… since replaced with an ebony version.
Birdseye Laminate Model 16- Ebony Bridge This Post documents how I fabricate an ebony bridge! This one features a graphite saddle which adds a nice sparkle to the guitar’s tone.
Ive got a gig coming up at Chris’ in Philly this week. Drove down to do a rehearsal with those guys on Friday, here’s some tracks i recorded on my Zoom. Dont mind the clams or poor sound quality- its a rehearsal! During the Move First Born I Am Not There Long Walk Short Plank […]
Birdseye Laminate Model 16- Composite parts This post shows some parts I cast in the same epoxy method described in my earlier tailpc post. The pickup ring is a simple cast, and is then machined out to accept the handwound Kent Armstrong pickup. Perfect match to Kents pickup, which is “ebony” cast in the exact […]
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