First Guitar
First Guitar
Howdy Fellers,
I just thought I'd display my first attempt at guitar building. It's a D-18 kit from Blues Creek Guitars. I learned quite a bit, mostly by making plenty of mistakes! I'm amped up to get started on the next one!
I just thought I'd display my first attempt at guitar building. It's a D-18 kit from Blues Creek Guitars. I learned quite a bit, mostly by making plenty of mistakes! I'm amped up to get started on the next one!
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so glad you enjoyed your trip into guitar maker land .
John Hall
Blues Creek Guitars Inc
Authorized CF Martin Repair Center
president of Association of Stringed Instrument Artisans
http://www.bluescreekguitars.com
Blues Creek Guitars Inc
Authorized CF Martin Repair Center
president of Association of Stringed Instrument Artisans
http://www.bluescreekguitars.com
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nice work! what type of finish it that?
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That's really nice work! Thanks for sharing!
And welcome to the world of Guitar building, and the KGF!
BTW, What should we call you? Can we call you "one nine" for short? p~
And welcome to the world of Guitar building, and the KGF!
BTW, What should we call you? Can we call you "one nine" for short? p~
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Number Nine, Number Nine!
That's a really nice looking guitar, That's really your first? Is that Mahogany B&S? What are you going to build for #2?
David L
That's a really nice looking guitar, That's really your first? Is that Mahogany B&S? What are you going to build for #2?
David L
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Thanks guys. I wish I knew about this forum before I started building. Yes, this was my first guitar, although not my first wood working project. The other stuff I have done (long bows, canoe, kayak, boat building) is completely different. I must say I enjoyed the process thoroughly. The finish is Behlen stringed instrument gloss laquer. I think I put on 8-10 coats, which is probably way too many, but I was horrified of sanding through the finish, so I definitely erred on the side of caution. I sort of approached this project like my first long bow project, with hope, but with no expectations of success I figured I at least want to make it look good, in case it doesn't play worth a flip. But to my surprise, it plays well. I'm still tweaking the action a little, but overall the end result far exceeded my expectations. And of course, I sanded it with a range of paper starting at 400 going to 2000, then buffed. Again, that may have been a little overkill, but I got the desired effect. The back and sides are mahogany. For my next rig, I plan on building essentially the same guitar, but from scratch. I'll use rosewood on the back and sides instead of mahogany, and some sort of wood binding. There's just something wrong with plastic binding on a wooden guitar.....
BTW - My name is Mike, last name Birke. I put my name on the guitar in case it gets lost
BTW - My name is Mike, last name Birke. I put my name on the guitar in case it gets lost
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Welcome to the forum Feller!
That Git looks mighty fine from where I'm sitting.....good work.
We will enjoy seeing what you do next. Build on!
Kevin
That Git looks mighty fine from where I'm sitting.....good work.
We will enjoy seeing what you do next. Build on!
Kevin
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Nice looking guitar! You need to take pictures while you are working on the next one and post as you go.
Welcome to the forum.
John
Welcome to the forum.
John
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