The more-or-less copy of a Martin OM is done.
Posted: Mon Jun 15, 2015 6:10 pm
I already put a bunch of photos in the Blog Your Project forum, so I won't bother duplicating them here. This link ought to take you to them:
viewtopic.php?f=48&t=6884&start=130#p39220
Thoughts: It came out better than I ever expected. I'm very pleased.
The hardest part was getting a really good finish. I did shellac and French polishing, which is a heck of a lot of work and definitely has a learning curve. The final result was pretty good, but it's probably the aspect of the guitar I'm least satisfied with.
Building guitars is addictive: I want to know what the next one is going to sound like.
Building guitars, or instruments in general, is a wonderful excuse to buy all manner of tools.
My machine shop background, and the lathe and milling machine in the basement, came in handy.
viewtopic.php?f=48&t=6884&start=130#p39220
Thoughts: It came out better than I ever expected. I'm very pleased.
The hardest part was getting a really good finish. I did shellac and French polishing, which is a heck of a lot of work and definitely has a learning curve. The final result was pretty good, but it's probably the aspect of the guitar I'm least satisfied with.
Building guitars is addictive: I want to know what the next one is going to sound like.
Building guitars, or instruments in general, is a wonderful excuse to buy all manner of tools.
My machine shop background, and the lathe and milling machine in the basement, came in handy.