my guitar builds, w/PICS

[CWood8656]

Hey all,

I've been building guitars lately, thought I'd post a few pics, since everybody, including me likes build pics.

Build one, mahogany/sitka, based on a Martin kit with modifications. It sounds great, and is very easy to play.

 

[CWood8656]

Build two, EIR/redwood, with curly maple binding and accents. Some kit parts, some scratch built. It's in finish now, another week until I can start to wet sand.

These have been a blast to build, and I've really learned a bunch. Next up is a scratch built Claro walnut/engelmann spruce short scale.

After tht, I want to build one for Barbara, (bdeclee).

Thanks for looking,

Chris.

 

[killdeer43]

CWood,

Color me highly impressed. I'm a cabinet maker (one of my hats) and I can always appreciate the things people do with wood. Your finished products are superb in every way that I can see. Kudos to you!

Now, how do we go about sampling the sound?

Cheers,
Joe

 

[CWood8656]

Thanks Joe,

We just bought a new condensor mic, and the plan is to make some nice clips of the new guitars. I'll be posting them as soon as we get around to making them.

Chris.

 

[bluesypicky]

As I was going through your pics, the same two thoughts Joe expressed came to my mind:

1- What an impressive craftmanship.
2- Any sound clips?

Since you already answered number 2, I will be anxiously waiting for your next posts......

Hats off! :wink:

Pascal

 

[cjd-player]

Looks great CW.

I especially like that redwood top.

 

[geoguy]

Wow, those look great . . . I've built cabinets, but never considered building a guitar.

Forgive my ignorance, but the yellow-tipped rods appear to be providing steady pressure while the body is clamped in a jig. Why is that?

BTW, I've previously worked at a Superfund cleanup site in Your Fair City . . .

- Mark

 

[CWood8656]

Thanks guys,

Mark, it aint all that fair! But, my bride is here, so it's worth it.

Those rods are part of a device called a go bar press, really old tech way of applying even pressure to something being clamped.

Here's a better pic of the one I made, the top is adjustable, so I can control the pressure and thickness of whatever is being clamped.

 

[GardMan]

Very nice! Thanks for sharing the process... Dave

 

[Guildmark]

Very nice, Woody!

A friend here started building guitars a couple years ago, too. Nothing better to do during his retirement. He started by re-building one I had, and then he started building his own - entirely from scratch! That's what amazes me! He kept #1, my daughter got #2, he kept #7 ( his hand-carved archtop) he's building #10, which he also plans to keep, and all the others were friends' orders. Oh, and he finally started taking lessons this past summer, so he could play what he built. :shock:

Keep up the good work!

 

[dreadnut]

Beautiful, Woody I love the top on that rosewood guitar too, really nice grain! From the photos, the workmanship looks excellent :shock:

I like to play 'em, but I don't know if I'd have the patience to attempt building a guitar :x

 

[Paddlefoot]

Fine work Cwood. Is that a sinker redwood top? I have a piece of sinker that looks similar that I'm building into a tenor uke.
For anyone who really want to try a build but doesn't have the confidence to start with a guitar, Stewart-McDonald has inexpensive ukulele kits that you can start out with and not be too stressed over the learning process.

 

[CWood8656]

I don't think it's sinker redwood, at least LMI didn't say so when I ordered it. It's a nice piece of wood, though. I expect some nice sound from it.

Chris.

 

[Telenator]

Beautiful guitars. I haven't built any acoustics but I've been scratch building electric guitars since 1981. Your photos are a true inspiration!