Custom Built Spanish – 8th update

Its finally getting close! almost done… Today I put the frets in and levelled the edges.Although I’ve got the length right and a 45° angle on the edge they still need a little bit of work to remove the sharp edges.Might even be finished soon… Keep watching, to see it from the beginning click here. […]

Custom Built Spanish 6th update

As it was a little quiet last week I did a little more on the Spanish. I’ve put some fret markers on the side of the fretboard.  Using the pillar drill to drill the holes. The markers come as a long thin plastic rod.  Glue the end into the holes… and cut it just slightly […]

Custom Built Spanish 5th Update

I don’t seem to get much time to work on this one, but it’s been a little quiet this week so I’ve finished off the bridge. The 2 white strips are bone so that the strings don’t cut into the wood when they are tied on.  I’ve still got to cut the saddle for the […]

Custom Built Spanish 4th update

After a busy week I had a fairly quiet weekend.  I had a little bit of a rub around the Spanish Acoustic I’ve been building for the last 18 months or so.  It occurred to me that I hadn’t published any pictures for ages and its come on a long way. The neck was just […]

Spanish Acoustic – Final Update

Well its done.  It didn’t come out quite as well as I would have liked.  I just couldn’t find the right shade of wood veneer, but its better than the hole it had to start with! Click here to see the start of this project. A comment from the owner: “Thankyou very much George for […]

Spanish Acoustic – 2nd Update

Having chosen the piece of wood I’ve cut out a slot on the guitar and a matching slice of veneer. Glue the piece of veneer in place… Once the glue has dried, its sanded in to get a smooth surface and some lacquer it should look OK. To see the final results click here.

Spanish Acoustic – 1st Update

Things didn’t work out quite as I would have liked.  The colour match wasn’t quite right and the damage to cover is a little too large.  Since it’s in such a prominent position, right on top, it will need some closer attention. I’ve found some small pieces of wood veneer on e-bay, I just need to work out which […]