New builds OOO's 12 fret to the neck
I thought I'd share a little of the builds I'll be doing over the next few, ....several, months.
The plan...build two OOOs this year.
No.1 Malaysian Blackwood back and sides, bear claw Sitka spruce top, Wenge neck. 45 style
No.2 Camatillo sides, three piece Camatillo, Blackwood, Camatillo back, Wenge neck. 45 style
So far:
Sides
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Some lovely figure and color in the Camatillo
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The bridge plate being glued in.
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I'll try to add a little more each month.
Once again I'd like to thank Jack Spira for allowing me to build in his workshop. I learn something new each time I visit as he keeps an eye on my progress.
Let me know what you think of the guitar as it progresses. It's the process I am loving as much as the anticipation of the final product.
New builds OOO's 12 fret to the neck
The Stewmac kits are a great start for acoustic builds. I'd go for it if I were you. The instructions are great and if you've done the electric builds you should not have an issue.
There are lots of YouTube tutorials and some great books out there.
Thanks for the +ve feedback on the build.
I'm lucky to have a good friend as a teacher/mentor. Jack Spira is an amazing luthier and lovely human being. I feel blessed to be able to use his workshop and learn so much from just watching his methods and some direct instruction/guidance from time to time. He guided me through my fist build a few years ago and has allowed me to work in his workshop, on and off, for the past few years.
It is great to be able to just chat about the pros and cons of various methods of construction with someone that has been making a living producing world class instruments for about 30 years.
He shares openly stories of failures and success. He is realistic about the variability of the instruments and the efforts needed to try and minimise the variation. Talking through his journey over the years has allowed me to benefit from his experience. I now have a good foundation to go off and experiment with finding the distinctive voice I'd like my guitars to have. I'm enjoying the process.