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Started a new batch of guitars. Modified my side bender, started laminating sides and made a whole new set of molds from some new CNC'd templates!
Just finished up two new guitars yesterday that I'm very happy with. One is an Antonio de Torres model and the other is my standard model. I'll be showing them at the NW Handmade Musical Instrument Exhibit in Portland this weekend. It's my first show, so wish me luck! It should be a fun time with lots of cool builders to check out.
Lots of work to do!
Made up some neck blanks. Cut, trued and glued the scarf joints. Inlayed carbon fiber reinforcements. Fit necks and glued them up.
Glued fingerboards. Carved necks, heels and head stocks. Cleaned everything up and started French polishing! After many attempts to try out different pore fillers, I'm back to shellac and pumice. It's really the most pleasant compared to everything else.
Just finished up two solid days of binding. My fingers hurt, but everything turned out great. I've been working on a new process that makes it much less stressful and virtually idiot proof. Virtually...
Finally started forcing myself to take more breaks and walk around the neighborhood. These past few days have been beautiful and I've been reading my new book about Clara Schumann at this weird park up the hill from Lincoln Park. Not a bad view...
In other news, I've been gluing up a storm. Braces, braces and more braces. Got two bodies put together and ready for binding.
Several months ago, I tried to have someone lacquer a guitar for me. Unfortunately, it didn't work out and I had to strip mountains of splotchy nitrocellulose lacquer off of this thing. The torture is finally over and I am ready to start French polishing!
In other news, I started another batch of mosaic logs, built a refined version of my clamping jig, made a new outside mold for my Torres model and bent a bunch of sides.
