#2 , a StewMac 000-18 Slot head, is in now in the building

[Srick]

Thank you all!

I’m considering a maple pre war Gibson L00 with bloodwood binding kit from Mr. Hall as my next build.

What do you all do with all of these extra guitars?🤣🤣🤣

[nkwak]

Congratulations! Your fretboard inlay looks immaculate! Great job!

I'm envious that you got it done in under a year. Don't knock side bending, either. It is one of the funnest parts of the process because after enduring sometimes hours of feeding a thickness sander and flexing the wood you come away with something guitar shaped rather quickly.

[Srick]

A funny thing happened while I was making tweaks.

The bridge has unslotted pins, so it wasn't a surprise when I was tuning up and heard a bunch of pings from the bridge. Obviously, the winding on the ball end was getting caught in a too-tight slot. I got out my files and worked away. The pings are gone. BUT, here's the kicker: the guitar's resonance and overtones seem much fuller now. I'm sure the ball ends had been next to the bridge plate before, but maybe they weren't? Anyway, no complaints from me.

It's sounding nicer and playing better every day. I've seen this referred to like so: "the wood is learning how to be a guitar." Maybe/ Or it could simply be that I am learning how to play this new instrument. All of the time in the shop put a big damper on my practice time. I've come to the conclusion that I am a much better builder than I am a player!