Episode #37 is an excerpt from The Online Guitar Building School. This video is about a jig that I absolutely love! The Robert O’brien Mortise and Tenon Jig (AKA Neck Angle Jig). There are alot of things about using this jig, however, that trip a lot of people up. So with this episode, I’m going to […]
Category: Design
Roughing out the Bridge
Another free excerpt from The Online Guitar Building School. In this lesson, I make a rough bridge from a rosewood bridge blank. This includes routing the shape, tapering or contouring the wings, and drilling the bridge pin holes. Was this useful? I would love to hear your questions or comments! I try to answer every […]
Inlaying Fretboard Markers and Side Dots
Another free excerpt from The Online Guitar Building School. In this lesson, mother of pearl dots are inlaid into the fretboard face and plastic rod stock is used to make side dots. Was this useful? I would love to hear your questions or comments! I try to answer every e-mail I receive, so please be […]
Creating a Headstock Template
In this excerpt from the Online Course, I demonstrate a practical method for creating a headstock template, whether copying your peghead design from plans or designing your own. Creating a simple Martin style paddle shape certainly simplifies things. However, I demonstrate a more interesting design incorporating long symmetrical curves. Was this useful? I would love […]
The End Wedge
A decorative end wedge hides the seam between the sides at the lower bout. This video excerpt from the Online Guitar Building School goes into detail about design considerations and the process for creating a clean and attractive endwedge. Video Transcript: Okay, the sides are looking pretty good at this point. The addition of a […]
Tools – Eric Schaefer Guitars – Online Guitar Building School
Eric Schaefer Guitars’ Online Guitar Building School This is a free video from the “Building an OM Acoustic” Course. Click here for more free video tutorials. In this lesson we will discuss various tools around my shop. This is just to get the gears turning in your head. This is not meant to be […]
Making a Guitar Mold
Eric Schaefer Guitars’ Online Guitar Building School This is a free video from the “Building an OM Acoustic” Course. Click here for more free video tutorials. Lesson Transcript: For this course, we are going to use an outside guitar mold. The mold is used during the side bending process and the soundbox assembly […]
Building a Steel String Acoustic Guitar: An Overview
*This is an inside look at The May 2015 Acoustic Guitar Workshop at Eric Schaefer Guitars. The class is an 8 day intensive course in Guitar Making with a maximum of only 2 students to a class. For more information on the courses go to Guitar Making Classes. In May of 2015 Chris (left) and Jim(right) built […]
Acoustic Guitar Design: Fretboard Woods
In part I of “Acoustic Guitar Design: An Insight into the Choices Made by Luthiers” I discussed body dimensions, scale length, string spacing, fretboard radius, neck profiles, fretwire size, wood selection and bracing. It was a very superficial glimpse into a number of complex topics. So much so that it is worthy of this disclaimer: *Disclaimer: This […]
Acoustic Guitar Design: An Insight into the Choices made by Luthiers
This article is intended as a basic primer into some of the acoustic, structural and aesthetic choices one must make when constructing a steel string acoustic guitar. The following includes notes on body dimensions, scale length, string spacing, fretboard radius, neck profiles, fretwire size, wood selection and bracing. Guitar players and woodworkers, amateur and professional alike, will […]