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Post by latestrummer on Dec 21, 2014 15:20:42 GMT -6
I'm going to string together pictures ect of the acoustic I built from march 2014 - Oct 2014. Just as a intro I have only been into guitar for about 4 years, thanks to my daughter who wanted lessons. Once her guitar got into our house I couldn't put it down. I did a few repairs, removing and regluing a bridge and fixing up a 1968 Framus 12 string whose sound board was coming off. After I fixed up the 12 string I just thought why not build one. I used wood that I had laying around ( I work in the building material industry) because I wanted to see if I could pull it off before spending lots of money on wood. All told this guitar cost about $110 to build. I used two books Guitar Maker's Manual by Jim Williams and Guitar Making- Tradition and Technology by William Cumpiano and Jonathan Natelson. I also watched many Youtube videos on the subject as well as blogs and asked a few questions on this forum as well. So here goes! Back is three pcs of African Mah and top is Western Cedar  Attachments:
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Post by latestrummer on Dec 21, 2014 15:25:35 GMT -6
Pic 1 is the top being glued Pic 2 is the back after being glued, used a bit of news paper so that I didn't glue the top or back to the wood holding it flat ect.   |
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Post by latestrummer on Dec 21, 2014 15:30:26 GMT -6
I had routered a trough in the back to put in Walnutto strengthen the joints between the three pcs and glued them up. _   |
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Post by latestrummer on Dec 21, 2014 15:34:39 GMT -6
The interior braces for the back include vertical flat braces along the joints from the cedar of the top and clear cedar braces with a raius that was shown in Jim Williams book. I placed shims along the edges to get the curve right.  |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 21, 2014 15:42:16 GMT -6
awesome!!! keep the pictures coming. You are going to force me to at least try and make an acoustic... I hope I can this up and coming new year.
EB
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Post by latestrummer on Dec 21, 2014 15:42:56 GMT -6
Pic 1 neck scarf cut. the angle was a little severe but I figgured it would still do the job Pic 2 thinning the head stock with a little jig and a hand planer ( I've had that planer for many years and I'm finally using it) Pic 3 gluing the neck, problem was it slipped a little while drying so I had to heat it up and take it apart, the next time I predrilled and screwed on the outside edge that would be coming off any ways.    |
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Post by latestrummer on Dec 21, 2014 15:54:10 GMT -6
Pic 1 head stock glued on, second times a charm! Pic 2 trusrod is in , I cut the slot on my table saw, measure 8 times cut once  Pic 3 glued in a thin maple cove for the trus rod and did most of the shaping of the neck    |
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Post by latestrummer on Dec 21, 2014 16:01:28 GMT -6
Pic 1 gluing on headstock Pic 2 evidence of an error, I shaped the fret board before cutting the slots, won't do that again cutting the slots was alot harder when you don't know where "square" is Pic 3 the clamp board for building the body, this plus 2x2 pcs of wood with a hole drilled through end to end and a 3/8 bolt with washers and wing nuts works awesome!   Attachments:
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Post by latestrummer on Dec 21, 2014 16:06:23 GMT -6
Pic 1 gluing up blocks for the rosette Pic 2 laying out biscuits for the rosette, also evidence of another mistake cutting the sound hole before routering out the rosette trough, I just make thing hard on myself Pic 3 jig I made to cut the rosette trough    |
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Post by latestrummer on Dec 21, 2014 16:13:14 GMT -6
Pic 1 rosette trough cut, this was one of the most nerve racking things I did, took my time and took off a hair at a time Pic 2 gluing in a thin strip of Walnut, had to borrow from my wife's sewing stuff Pic 3 rosette glued up just need to sand it level    |
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Post by latestrummer on Dec 21, 2014 16:17:05 GMT -6
Pic 1 Rosette sanded flush, wish I had stained the Walnut rings because they don't pop the way they could Pic 2 laying out the bacing for the top Pic 3 gluing up the X braces    |
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Post by latestrummer on Dec 21, 2014 16:21:43 GMT -6
Pic 1 adding side braces Pic 2 gluing the last on, holding the whole top flat so she wouldn't warp Pic 3 braces after scalping them and with the bridge plate in    |
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Post by latestrummer on Dec 21, 2014 16:25:46 GMT -6
Pic 1 business end of my steam box! Pic 2 trying out the steam box, propane Coleman stove and a meat thermometer for temp, once it boils it goes to about 220-240 in no time Pic 3 scraps bent on the first trial    |
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Post by latestrummer on Dec 21, 2014 16:32:47 GMT -6
Pic 1 sides cooling in their jigs, I left them in for about 48 hours Pic 2 sides out of the jig Pic 3 neck block as this will be a bolt on neck in spired by my Framus 12 string, I figgured if it stays in tune ect and it from 1968 then why not    |
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Post by latestrummer on Dec 21, 2014 16:38:43 GMT -6
Pic 1 gluing on the neck block, itdoes add some weigh! Pic 2 gluing the sides to the block, shims tapped in to make sure it's tight Pic 3 top held in placewith bloc screwed through the sound hole, note the clamps around to hold the sides in place    |
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