Author Archives: gryder

Schaller provide a template which they advise to tape on and mark the drill holes through (the PDF photo installation guide is available on their website is superb). As this is my first time using the bridge, I’m following the … Continue reading →

The back of the body has had a 1/2″ round over bit applied using the borrowed large router. The bigger router, while really heavy to lift (7kg!), was remarkably stable and good for the job. The back round over looks … Continue reading →

Before the bridge and pickups can be located, the next step is to cut the neck pocket. The bridge has a range of 10 – 15mm for string height, so I’ve gone for a depth of neck pocket to leave … Continue reading →

The top has been glued, left for a few days (mainly due to lack of time) and then trimmed flush with the body. The end result is pretty good, though the centre line is a bit off at the back … Continue reading →

Now I’ve rough cut the top to size, I can use the offcuts for real testing of the dyes (as I was using different bits of wood before). The flame grain isn’t very strong to the naked eye until you … Continue reading →

Lacking a thicknesser / planner, I had to get the wood cut for me. In general this isn’t a good idea, as wood doesn’t stay that true for gluing up over time – especially after being posted! However, I’ve had … Continue reading →

Cutting the control cavity is far simpler when you can drill through from the front and clear out most of the wood. I’ve reused the control cover template from the previous guitar, as it fitted, meaning it was very quick … Continue reading →

Above is the end result of removing the wood for the semi-hollow chamber. As previously mentioned, before I stopped the project last time, I hogged out the wood to the wrong guide line – meaning I couldn’t smooth out the … Continue reading →

With the template is finished, the next step is to copy it’s outline onto the guitar. After this, I’ll turn my attention to finishing the internal hollow sections, including drilling through for the guitar controls. The lack of dust extraction … Continue reading →