by admin | Aug 1, 2011 | Acoustic guitars, Build Your Own
Bailey build your own acoustic course Macasser Ebony Dreadnought style Guitar- by Adam Savage I made this! The neck joint Snakewood binding and tail piece end graft The neck is mahogany Serial No: BYOA-007 Custom inlays Close up of the rosette You can customise your...
by admin | Jul 29, 2011 | Acoustic guitars, Repairs
….OUCH…A guitar makers nightmare… Humidipak Planet Waves Humidity Control Kit Sound board centre seam crack The Problem: It is very sad when after all your hard work something like this happens…it shouldn’t but it does. It is surely...
by admin | Jul 19, 2011 | Acoustic guitars, Custom guitars>Custom inlays
A guitar made with the oldest workable wood in the world! Read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5 The Ancient Kauri Bailey Bootlegger Custom guitar is now finished and has already flown the nest. Sandy came to our ‘Guitar Sunday’ at The Firehouse to...
by admin | Jul 14, 2011 | Acoustic guitars, Custom guitars
Assembling the body Read part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5, part 6 Scalloped bracing A closer look at the bracing The heel block is glued to the soundboard Fitting the sides Gluing the sides on Centre seam reinforcement diamonds Gluing the final kerfed lining...
by admin | Jun 29, 2011 | Acoustic guitars, Artists, In international press
Preston talks about his Bailey custom baritone acoustic From ’41 Stories’ blog…. A conversation with Preston Reed- One of the worlds most gifted guitarists Part 1 of a Two-Part Series about one of the world’s most musically gifted guitarists, Preston...
by admin | Jun 14, 2011 | Acoustic guitars, Custom guitars
…Bracing the soundboard… Read part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5, part 6 The rosette has now been sanded flat Cutting the soundhole The ‘change’ The flat braces are glued and ready for carving The finger braces are carved from full height...
