On the advice of my diminutive future Power of Attorney holder, I took a personal day on Friday to hang out with my family and work on my guitar a little more. In the process of looking for something (ebony end pins! I KNEW they were in there!) in my closet, I discovered that I have enough wood in good condition to start another instrument. I have a top and back that are joined and roughed out. I have a pair of bent sides (from my first bending attempt) that aren’t badly burned or horribly misshapen. There was even a neck that I had roughed out. That sounds distinctly like a pile of expensive kindling waiting to make music!
The current project, 002, is still in the finishing stage. I made a few errors with the French Polish that some alcohol (denatured, not Bourbon) solved and I should be ready to buff the finish later this week and get to the business of mounting the bridge and neck. A little time with the belt sander will have a nut ready to go and I can string it up!
The next project, 003, got some work too. I cut out the joint for the neck and routed out the block. I’m a little short on kerfed material, so a little time with the saw will be in order before I can get the stuff glued. I have a few things to order (bindings, purflings, tuners, and bone pieces) but I think I have wood for a rosette lying around waiting for me to get with the program. Plenty to do! The build will be much slower as the temperature of my garage is inhuman most days as we head into the summer.
On top of the projects I mentioned in the last post, this is quite an addition. Exciting stuff!
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