I forgot to blog anything about my second guitar build. I managed to avoid the mistakes that I made on the first one but made some new ones this time.
Serial Number 0002
- Top: Sitka spruce
- Back and Sides: Rosewood
- Neck: Maple
- Fretboard: Zircote
- Bridge: Zircote
The rosette is the same as on the first guitar.
I was really happy with how this guitar was turning out until I went to glue on the bridge. I had masked off the bridge area with tape while shellacing the top. When I removed the tape and double-checked the distance to the bridge, it was off by half an inch. I knew that if I tried to shellac the unfinished area it wouldn't come out looking right. I had some more of the burly maple veneer that I used on the first guitar, so I cut a piece and glued it over the unfinished area.
So it looks kind of funny but, hey, it adds character, right?
Then I went to string it up and discovered that the neck was crooked. You can see it if you stand back or if you sight down the neck. I drilled a 7th string hole in the bridge and just shifted all the strings over one.
The finish came out beautiful on this one. The French polishing technique is a lot of work, but the results look great.
So now I have to build a third guitar. I'm going to keep doing this until I get it right.
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