DIY Guitar Making

In this episode of DIY Guitar Making, I answer YOUR questions! Questions/Topics: - Mount Gretna Outdoor Art Show - Favorite Guitar brands/companies - Fret slotting saws - Marketing your guitars - How many pounds of pressure do go-bars produce? - Inlaying into dark woods as opposed to light woods - Lazy builders - Jim Lill debunking electric guitar tonewood debate - Neck profiling jigs do accomodat...

In this episode of DIY Guitar Making, I answer YOUR questions! Questions/Topics: - Do headstock templates include space for the nut? - A jig for profiling necks with a router - An audio example of a student's guitar - Choosing fretwire with the right tang size for your fret slots - Leg tapering jigs for the bandsaw - A case for titebond over hot hide glue - Bevelling fret slots - Why Strats a...

In this episode of DIY Guitar Making, I answer YOUR Questions! Questions/Topics: - hide glue vs. titebond - fish glue - how deep should purfling be inlaid? - inlaying turqoise - The "Best" Guitar show - Using waxed wood strips like Teflon strips - Top thickness - french polishing and tru oil - fastening latches to molds - the neutral zone for a dual action truss rod 🔴 All episodes avail...

In this episode of DIY Guitar Making, I answer YOUR questions! Questions/Topics: – What do you do with your scrap wood? – Buying pre-bent sides – Best heating blanket for side bending – radial rosettes – thicknessing backs as a resonator or a reflector – Thicknessing tops – Plate gluing jig – laminated sides – inlaying Opal for fret marker dots – What is the purpose of a shooting board – modifying...

In this episode of DIY Guitar Making, I answer YOUR questions! Questions/Topics: - Chisel Sharpening - source for dyed purfling strips - bridge wood - amp repair - mesquite for fretboards? - happy accidents - what to do with "mistakes" - the role of patience and focus in nut slotting technique - bird's eyes on silver maple - why does sugar maple burn so easily? 🔴 All episodes avail...

In this episode of DIY Guitar Making, I answer YOUR questions! Questions/Topics: - Can backs be flatsawn? - a miter box design for cutting scarf joints - Best wood bindings to replace white plastic bindings - Best topwood for a parlor size instrument - using slotted or unslotted bridge pins - building a light box/ light box alternatives - the 14th fret hump - sourcing backstrip material - fixing s...

In this episode of DIY Guitar Making, I answer YOUR questions! Questions/Topics: - Tasmanian Blackwood - Radial rosettes - Binding the inside of the soundhole - Making radius dishes - Paste wax for preventing glue from sticking to jigs - Pinless bridges - Box elder for guitars? - What is your sharpening process for chisels and planes? - Inexpensive Wenge - Avoiding lint and dust in finish - more o...

In this episode of DIY Guitar Making, I answer YOUR questions! Questions/Topics: - Soundhole Binding - Bone nut/saddle porosity - Saddle height - vacuum bags for laminating sides - solid linings - fixing misplaced fretboard dots - carbon fiber humbucker covers - sanding the contour of the bridge wings - how to deal with lint and dust in the finish - flat sawn lumber for sides - maple as a back and...

In this episode of DIY Guitar Making, I answer YOUR questions! Questions/Topics: - Soundboard cracks and humidity - Eastern White Cedar for Tops - Purfling materials for a headplate - How deep to cut your nut slots - The role of patience and perseverance in lutherie - more suggestions on what I should build next! 🔴 All episodes available at diyguitarmaking.com 🔴 Register for an 9 day Hands-On Gu...

In this episode of DIY Guitar Making, I answer YOUR questions! Topics/Questions: - Slide Guitar Nut Compensation - Buy a planer or a jointer first? - Stewmac side bending machines - What should me next build be? - Best way to store wood - bridge plates - Quilted Mahogany - Soundboard radius in the upper bout - More about "The Tree" 🔴 All episodes available at diyguitarmaking.com 🔴 Regi...

In this episode of DIY Guitar Making, I answer YOUR questions! Topics/Questions: - Flattening the top radius in the upper bout to glue the fretboard tongue - Bending solid linings or laminating solid linings - What is the lowest fretboard radius used for acoustic guitars? - Bosch Colt trim routers - The story of "The Tree" mahogany - Measuring top deflection - Countersinking tuners - Sta...

In this episode of DIY Guitar Making, I am answering YOUR questions! Topics include: - What Material Choices have made a noticeable difference, tonally? - An Acoustic Bridge replacement - When to Install Frets? - Adding Compensation at the Nut - What's the next Build? - Uses for the Planer - Buying Fretboards versus Making them yourself And More! 🔴 All episodes available at diyguitarmaking.c...

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🔴 Register for a Hands-On Guitar Building Workshop: https://www.ericschaeferguitars.com/learn-to-build-your-own-guitar/ 🔴 Check out the Online Guitar Building School: https://ericschaeferguitars.com/course-directory/ 🔴 To commission an instrument from Eric: https://www.ericschaeferguitars.com/instruments-ordering/  🔴 Check out the Radial Rosette Maker Jig: https://www.ericschaeferguitars.com/t...

🔴 Register for a Hands-On Guitar Building Workshop: https://www.ericschaeferguitars.com/learn-to-build-your-own-guitar/ 🔴 Check out the Online Guitar Building School: https://ericschaeferguitars.com/course-directory/ 🔴 To commission an instrument from Eric: https://www.ericschaeferguitars.com/instruments-ordering/  🔴 Check out the Radial Rosette Maker Jig: https://www.ericschaeferguitars.com/t...

🔴 Register for a Hands-On Guitar Building Workshop: https://www.ericschaeferguitars.com/learn-to-build-your-own-guitar/ 🔴 Check out the Online Guitar Building School: https://ericschaeferguitars.com/course-directory/ 🔴 To commission an instrument from Eric: https://www.ericschaeferguitars.com/instruments-ordering/  🔴 Check out the Radial Rosette Maker Jig: https://www.ericschaeferguitars.com/t...

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🔴 Register for a Hands-On Guitar Building Workshop: https://www.ericschaeferguitars.com/learn-to-build-your-own-guitar/ 🔴 Check out the Online Guitar Building School: https://ericschaeferguitars.com/course-directory/ 🔴 To commission an instrument from Eric: https://www.ericschaeferguitars.com/instruments-ordering/  🔴 Check out the Radial Rosette Maker Jig: https://www.ericschaeferguitars.com/t...

🔴 Register for a Hands-On Guitar Building Workshop: https://www.ericschaeferguitars.com/learn-to-build-your-own-guitar/ 🔴 Check out the Online Guitar Building School: https://ericschaeferguitars.com/course-directory/ 🔴 To commission an instrument from Eric: https://www.ericschaeferguitars.com/instruments-ordering/  🔴 Check out the Radial Rosette Maker Jig: https://www.ericschaeferguitars.com/t...

🔴 Register for a Hands-On Guitar Building Workshop: https://www.ericschaeferguitars.com/learn-to-build-your-own-guitar/ 🔴 Check out the Online Guitar Building School: https://ericschaeferguitars.com/course-directory/ 🔴 To commission an instrument from Eric: https://www.ericschaeferguitars.com/instruments-ordering/  🔴 Check out the Radial Rosette Maker Jig: https://www.ericschaeferguitars.com/t...

🔴 Register for a Hands-On Guitar Building Workshop: https://www.ericschaeferguitars.com/learn-to-build-your-own-guitar/ 🔴 Check out the Online Guitar Building School: https://ericschaeferguitars.com/course-directory/ 🔴 To commission an instrument from Eric: https://www.ericschaeferguitars.com/instruments-ordering/  🔴 Check out the Radial Rosette Maker Jig: https://www.ericschaeferguitars.com/t...

🔴 Register for a Hands-On Guitar Building Workshop: https://www.ericschaeferguitars.com/learn-to-build-your-own-guitar/ 🔴 Check out the Online Guitar Building School: https://ericschaeferguitars.com/course-directory/ 🔴 To commission an instrument from Eric: https://www.ericschaeferguitars.com/instruments-ordering/  🔴 Check out the Radial Rosette Maker Jig: https://www.ericschaeferguitars.com/t...