Gluing the block for the heel

This is an arty photo of gluing the heel block. I played with the very difficult light with strong sun and deep shadows, trying to capture something artistical. You can see the joining of a soundboard in the background.

fiddling with the headstocks

A small solea on number 82

drilling the holes for the machine tuners

Here you have my drill setup for the machine tuners.

tuning a peghead

I´ve noticed that many players have no idea of how to tune a peghead. I´ve even seen experienced players kind of have fear of pegheads. I hope this little video helps.

gluing the headplate

my scarf joint setup

gluing the scarfjoint.

Starting guitars number 85, 86 and 87.

Here we have some piles of wood. From the left. 85,86 and 87

guitar number 84 finished

So here she is. Another sweet peghead. This time with an inlayed soundport.

number 83 finished

Her we have number 83:

number 82 finished

A nice orange maple blanca

forgetting things inside the guitar

I know its something that happens, but its the first time it happens for me.

Today when I had strung up number 82, I found that it sounded very weak. hmmmm. I decided to wait for a day and went to eat. When I came back to the workshop, I started the preparation for gluing the bridge on number 83 but I couldnt find the clamping caul that I put inside the guitar when I glue the bridge. It wasnt where it should be. I even started to clean the workshop which is the best way to find things and then.... ahhhh 1 + 1 might be 2... Its inside guitar number 82. Yes, there it was glued with double side tape. So in the end it was a happy story. I found my clamping caul, the guitar sounds great and the workshop is cleaner than it was before.

French polishing

Not much to say. Doing small circles on the surface of the guitar with a pad loaded with shellack. So I tried to make some arty photos. I might try to catch the movement better tomorrow.