In this episode of DIY Guitar Making, I answer YOUR questions! Questions/Topics: – Soundboard cracks and humidity – Eastern White Cedar for Tops – Purfling materials for a headplate – How deep to cut your nut slots – The role of patience and perseverance in lutherie – more suggestions on what I should build next! […]
Category: Q & A
Q&A | My next build, how to store wood, planers vs. jointers, and more!
In this episode of DIY Guitar Making, I answer YOUR questions! Topics/Questions: – Slide Guitar Nut Compensation – Buy a planer or a jointer first? – Stewmac side bending machines – What should me next build be? – Best way to store wood – bridge plates – Quilted Mahogany – Soundboard radius in the upper […]
Q&A | “The Tree” Mahogany, Bending Solid Linings, Fretboard Radii for Acoustics and More!
In this episode of DIY Guitar Making, I answer YOUR questions! Topics/Questions: – Flattening the top radius in the upper bout to glue the fretboard tongue – Bending solid linings or laminating solid linings – What is the lowest fretboard radius used for acoustic guitars? – Bosch Colt trim routers – The story of “The […]
Q&A | Nut Compensation, Buying a Planer, Bridge Repairs and More
In this episode of DIY Guitar Making, I am answering YOUR questions! Topics include: – What Material Choices have made a noticeable difference, tonally? – An Acoustic Bridge replacement – When to Install Frets? – Adding Compensation at the Nut – What’s the next Build? – Uses for the Planer – Buying Fretboards versus Making […]
Q&A | How much Inlay is Too Much, Making a Saddle Slotting Jig, Tool Flatness and More!
In this episode of DIY Guitar Making, I answer YOUR questions! – Guitar Builds & Workflow – Inlays – Tool Flatness & Tool Maintenance – Bridge Plates & Materials – Saddle Slot DIY – 13 Fret Guitar – Fretboard Process – Scale Length and Jigs 🔴 All episodes available at diyguitarmaking.com 🔴 Register for an […]
Q&A | Woodstock Show, Gluing frets, Automotive Finishes and More!
In this episode of DIY Guitar Making, I answer YOUR questions! 🔴 All episodes available at diyguitarmaking.com 🔴 Register for an 9 day Hands-On Guitar Building Workshop in Bernville, Pennsylvania: https://ericschaeferguitars.com/learn-to-build-your-own-guitar/ 🔴 Check out the online course “Building an OM Acoustic”: https://ericschaeferguitars.com/course/building-an-om-acoustic/ 🔴 To commission an instrument from Eric: https://ericschaeferguitars.com/instruments-ordering/ 🔴 Check out the Radial […]
Q&A | Smelliest Woods, Haze in Finish, Best Wood and Tool Suppliers, and More!!
In this episode of DIY Guitar Making, I answer YOUR questions! 🔴 All episodes available at diyguitarmaking.com 🔴 Register for an 9 day Hands-On Guitar Building Workshop in Bernville, Pennsylvania: https://ericschaeferguitars.com/learn-to-build-your-own-guitar/ 🔴 Check out the online course “Building an OM Acoustic”: https://ericschaeferguitars.com/course/building-an-om-acoustic/ 🔴 To commission an instrument from Eric: https://ericschaeferguitars.com/instruments-ordering/ 🔴 Check out the Radial […]
Q&A | Luthier’s Mercantile is Closing!!!
In this episode of DIY Guitar Making, I answer YOUR questions! 🔴 All episodes available at diyguitarmaking.com 🔴 Register for an 9 day Hands-On Guitar Building Workshop in Bernville, Pennsylvania: https://ericschaeferguitars.com/learn-to-build-your-own-guitar/ 🔴 Check out the online course “Building an OM Acoustic”: https://ericschaeferguitars.com/course/building-an-om-acoustic/ 🔴 To commission an instrument from Eric: https://ericschaeferguitars.com/instruments-ordering/ 🔴 Check out the Radial […]
Q&A | How to Install Abalone Purfling
In this episode of DIY Guitar Making, I am answering YOUR lutherie related questions! 🔴 All episodes available at diyguitarmaking.com 🔴 Register for an 9 day Hands-On Guitar Building Workshop in Bernville, Pennsylvania: https://ericschaeferguitars.com/learn-to-build-your-own-guitar/ 🔴 Check out the online course “Building an OM Acoustic”: https://ericschaeferguitars.com/course/building-an-om-acoustic/ 🔴 See Eric’s Available Instruments: https://ericschaeferguitars.com/available-instruments/ 🔴 Check out the […]
Q &A | How Soundbox Depth Affects Tone
In this episode of DIY Guitar Making, I am answering YOUR lutherie related questions! 🔴 All episodes available at diyguitarmaking.com 🔴 Register for an 9 day Hands-On Guitar Building Workshop in Bernville, Pennsylvania: https://ericschaeferguitars.com/learn-to-build-your-own-guitar/ 🔴 Check out the online course “Building an OM Acoustic”: https://ericschaeferguitars.com/course/building-an-om-acoustic/ 🔴 See Eric’s Available Instruments: https://ericschaeferguitars.com/available-instruments/ 🔴 Check out the […]