I mentioned this guitar in another thread and Allen and Richard have suggested i make my own for it.
Its my year 12 design and technology final piece and im happy to say im nearly finished.
Its a small bodied design and has a 9.5inch cone (cheapy from stewmac)
the top and back are made from Mahogany (a recycled bench top) and the sides are Blackwood (bought from and bent by Tim Kill)
im using a Biscuit style bridge simply because the soundwell is a lot easier to make (time is of the essence in year 12)
As this is my first build and i dont have much experience in guitar construction, i bought a book called Build a Weissenborn, by Terry BUdell which has been really handy.
I have also had a lot of help from Tim Kill, who bent my sides and had me up to his workshop a few times to give me guidance which has been a real help.
i also borrowed a mould, which has made the build a lot easier and kept the sides in shape before the back was glued on.
i opted for a slotted headstock because i like the look of them, but am using normal machine heads turned upside down (so it can be tuned easily when sitting on the lap)
For the coverplate and tailpiece i am using rusted galvinised iron (similar to Donmo Rustbuckets), as i wanted the guitar to look old (part of the subject requires you to have a theme/style- mine was recycled and vintage materials) I'm going to use rusted screws for the fretboard markers as well which i hope looks good.
thats the best photo i have of the shape at the moment, but ill try and take a few tomorrow now the back and headstock are in.
any suggestions and criticisms are most welcome!
cheers,
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