Mar 18 2009

Guitar Building Day 13

Published by WeiHu under Guitar Building, India

Tasks:
1. Shape and attach cap to heel
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2. Prepare bridge
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3. Sand and prepare everything for spray

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4. Spray

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Progress after day 13:
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Mar 17 2009

Guitar Building Day 12

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Tasks:
1. Shape the round curve of the neck with a rasp then sand paper

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2. Microsaw frets
3. Hammer in frets
4. File and sand fret ends to length

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Progress after day 12:

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Mar 16 2009

Holi! Festival of Colors!

Published by WeiHu under India


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Today after working on the guitar I jump on my bike and head into Calangute to run some errands. On the only intersection that I pass a group of kids covered from head to toe in multi-color powder pants blindsides me with handfuls of color power thrown at me. I quickly become the canvas in what looks like an Indian rendition of modern art. The same scene is seen throughout the town and as I ride down the busy streets I quickly become covered. In town I discover that it is an Indian holiday called Holi and this activity will continue for several days.

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Mar 16 2009

Guitar Building Day 11

Published by WeiHu under Guitar Building, India

Tasks:
1. Sand the purfing until flush

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2. Saw fretboard

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3. Saw head veneer to fit trussrod
4. Insert trussrod
5. Dry fit fretboard and then glue on to neck

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Progress after day 11:

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Mar 13 2009

Guitar Building Day 10

Published by WeiHu under Guitar Building, India

Tasks:
1. Saw off and then sand off excess soundboard and back
2. Route out a groove for the purfing on the edges

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3. Bend purfing on heated pipe and glue on

Progress after day 10:
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Mar 12 2009

Guitar Building Day 9

Published by WeiHu under Guitar Building, India

Tasks:
1. Chisel and sand out the braces for back
2. Glue in the bracing pattern

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3. Chisel the braces to an arc

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4. Clean inside the guitar

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5. Glue on back

Progress after day 9:

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Mar 11 2009

Guitar Building Day 8

Published by WeiHu under Guitar Building, India

Tasks:
1. Shape the back
2. Glue in tail veneer for the side joint and sand

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3. Glue braces for saddle

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4. Chisel the braces to an arc

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5. Glue on soundboard

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6. Route out the shape of the back

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Progress after day 8:

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Mar 10 2009

Guitar Building Day 7

Published by WeiHu under Guitar Building, India

Tasks
1. Join Indian Rosewood backs together
2. Route sound hole and shape of the soundboard

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3. Chisel and sand out the braces for the soundboard (This creates the slight upward bend in the soundboard as well as gives the guitar is tone).

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4. Glue in the bracing pattern
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5. Chisel out the groove at the bottom of the side joint

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Progress after day 7:

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