by Caz | Jul 16, 2010 | !Bailey Guitars, Acoustic guitars, Custom guitars
Making the truss rod – obviously! The truss rod is there to counteract the bending effect of the strings under tension. There are loads of different types of truss rod but I make my own like this. The threaded part of the rod goes through the hole so the nut can...
by Caz | Jul 15, 2010 | !Bailey Guitars, Acoustic guitars, Custom guitars
OK….. just Neck…….. The neck is laminated to make it strongerer. For this guitar I used strips of Mahogany for the outside and Jarrah for the centre strip. I also used a black veneer (pressure dyed maple) for a pinstripe either side of the Jarrah....
by Caz | Jul 14, 2010 | !Bailey Guitars, Acoustic guitars, Custom guitars
…….OK, I lied about the gagged part……. …….I have just finished binding the body though which is quite exciting. I have been concentrating on the ziricote guitar because that one has a deadline – it’s for a birthday...
by Caz | Jul 13, 2010 | !Bailey Guitars, Acoustic guitars, Custom guitars
A Blast from the past This is a very special custom acoustic I made a few years ago for a good friend of mine ‘Duffy’. It has always remained a favourite as it’s so different from anything else I have built – a mixture of gypsy guitar and...
by Caz | Jul 4, 2010 | Build Your Own, Build Your Own Guitar, Guitar Making Students
We got there in the end! It was not easy though, the last 2 days were especially hard work. With hindsight I wish we had worked a bit later on previous days, so I will bear this in mind for the next ‘custom’ course.Headless Hans, Paul and Luc complete...
