It’s just that! I give a tour of the shop where I build flattop acoustic guitars and where the Hands-On Guitar Building School workshops are held.
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In this episode of DIY Guitar Making, I talk about making a custom fox-style bridge clamp to pin and glue an unconventional bridge design.
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In this episode of DIY Guitar Making, I talk about the neck carving jig that I use, and the reasons why I think it is a better way to shape and contour a guitar neck. I also show you how to build this simple jig.
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In this episode of DIY Guitar Making, I talk about the radius of the soundboard and back plate, and the body depth taper from tail block to neck block as a design feature of acoustic guitars.
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A recap of all the 2018 Acoustic Guitar Building Workshops at Eric Schaefer Guitars!
Building a Guitar in 8 Days – A Recap of the 2018 Workshops from Eric Schaefer on Vimeo.
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I discuss the potential of CITES II updates for 2019 and specifically appendix II rosewood and how these changes affect luthiers and traveling musicians. I also give a nice little rant about rosewood obsession at the end.
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All Rosewood is under Appendix II protection of CITES. What is CITES? How does it affect us as luthiers, instrument dealers, and traveling musicians? I answer all this and more in this informal guide. Disclaimer: This is not an official source on CITES.
CITES Guide for Luthiers and Traveling Musicians from Eric Schaefer on Vimeo.
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I discuss a selection of tools that have been a very welcome addition to my shop. These tools are not the “necessary” tools of luthiers, but rather, tools that make guitar building more efficient, more precise, or just plain fun.
The Tools:
– Rolling Pin Sander from Elevate Lutherie
– Robo-sander
– Japanese Curved Edge Mini-Saw from Stewart Macdonald
– The Radial Rosette Maker
– Shinto Rasp
– Komelon Speed Cut Saw
To purchase the Radial Rosette Maker jig visit: https://ericschaeferguitars.com/the-radial-rosette-maker-kit/
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This episode is about improving comfort and efficiency in your guitar building workshop. I share 3 “hacks” that I’ve used to alter my environment for a better flow.
1. Radius dish workstation
2. A go-bar deck that goes
3. Workbench lightbox
My instructional article for building the workbench lightbox: https://ericschaeferguitars.com/install-a-workbench-light-box/
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That’s right. The concept of tonewoods as applied to solidbody electric guitars is a myth. I explain how the original concept of tonewoods as applied to acoustic guitars is taken out of context and used to infer that the choice of wood for a solid body guitar actually matters.
Please share this video with someone you love, who still believes in the fallacy of electric guitar tonewoods.
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