DIY Guitar Making Videos

Rules for a Successful Guitar Repair Business – Rule 1: Underpromise and Overdeliver

Post author By Eric Schaefer
Post date August 2, 2019
Categories In All, Guitar Repair, Uncategorized, Videos

In this series of videos I give my own thoughts and opinions on running a guitar repair business; how to deal with customers, how to gain a positive reputation; how to stay productive, how to market yourself to the musician community etc…
In this episode I discuss the first rule: Underpromise and overdeliver.

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Improving your Guitar Building Process by Doing Things the Hard Way

Post author By Eric Schaefer
Post date June 21, 2019
Categories In All, Design, Guitar Making, Uncategorized, Videos

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Bending Figured or Difficult Woods with Inconsistent Grain

Post author By Eric Schaefer
Post date June 7, 2019
Categories In All, Guitar Making, Uncategorized, Videos

In this episode of DIY Guitar Making, I talk about and demonstrate techniques for bending woods with a heavy figure or difficult woods with an inconsistent or unpredictable grain orientation. I use the 5 troubleshooting factors: Thickness, Moisture, Heat, Pressure and Grain Orientation to show how I look at the task of bending guitar sides.

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The Backstrip: It’s Function and Material Considerations

Post author By Eric Schaefer
Post date May 17, 2019
Categories In All, Design, Guitar Making, Uncategorized, Videos

In this episode of DIY Guitar Making, I talk about the role of the backstrip in reinforcing the centerseam of the back plate on an acoustic guitar.

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Keeping a Luthier’s Notebook

Post author By Eric Schaefer
Post date May 10, 2019
Categories In All, Design, Finishing, Guitar Making, Guitar Repair, Tools, Uncategorized, Videos

In this episode of DIY Guitar Making, A quick-tip on maintaining a notebook to improve your build process, and keep your guitar building shop rolling efficiently!

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How Thin should Guitar Sides be?

Post author By Eric Schaefer
Post date May 3, 2019
Categories In All, Design, Guitar Making, Uncategorized, Videos

In this episode of DIY Guitar Making, I discuss the range of appropriate thickness for bending guitar sides. I also talk about the thickness of figured woods and bending a cutaway.

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Stationary Equipment for Guitar Building

Post author By Eric Schaefer
Post date April 5, 2019
Categories In All, Guitar Making, Tools, Uncategorized, Videos

In this episode of DIY Guitar Making: One man’s opinion on the necessary stationary power equipment for lutherie. I discuss “the big 3:” Bandsaws, planers/drum sanders, and router table setups. I also discuss ‘less necessary but still great to have’ tools like the spindle sander.
Pat Hawley thickness sander plans:
https://woodgears.ca/sander/plans/index.html

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The Somogyi Style Guitar Heel

Post author By Eric Schaefer
Post date March 8, 2019
Categories In All, Design, Guitar Making, Uncategorized, Videos

For the prototype of my new Orchestra Model Cutaway, I incorporated a Somogyi style heel for the neck. In this episode of DIY Guitar Making, I talk about the player’s feel of the Somogyi heel, the aesthetics, and the practical considerations when implementing this type of design feature.

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Your First Acoustic Guitar Build – How long will it take to finish?

Post author By Eric Schaefer
Post date March 1, 2019
Categories In All, Design, Guitar Making, Uncategorized, Videos

In this episode of DIY Guitar Making: Some practical thoughts on estimating how many hours, days, months or years it will take you to build an acoustic guitar for the first time.

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