Lots of progress on all the projects in the shop. Been working tons of hours on things and it’s shaping up and looking good. Many various stages here- bracing, rim work, neck mounting, glue ups, and wood binding installation. Next up- complete sanding and prep, then staining and painting. The archtop building process is LONG […]
Monthly Archives: June 2013
So the catch 22 with hollow archtop guitars is the more the carved guitar is voiced for maximum resonance, the more it is susceptible to feedback problems at high volume. This is because the wood not only responds to its own string vibration, but also to anything around it (bass player, drummer or even a […]
Had a BLAST doing the headstock inlay on number 300. Super fun watching it come together. It took a lot of planning and scheming to get all the pieces to fall into place with the right layering. It was super dicey cutting through the brass sections with that tiny .015 diameter detailing bit. I just […]