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Day 21: Shaping the neck

March 27, 2012 /1 Comment/in , /by

27/3/2012 10am-5:30pm. Shaping the neck, heel block and headstock: Lots of carving, filing and sanding today. This has been one of the most magical parts of the guitar-making journey. To carve a neck, heel block and headstock out of a chunk of wood feels amazing.

Press Articles & Interviews

February 27, 2012 /0 Comments/in /by

Click the links to see full article & source FOLKBLOG 6 Jun 2015 INTERVIEW: World Environment Day Sue Barrett interviews musicians about their natural environment DAILY REIVEW 19 Feb 2014 REVIEW: Eastern Lounge Review Jenny Biddle’s Eastern Lounge performance reviewed by Lloyd Bradford Syke FOLKBLOG 21 Sep 2013 INTERVIEW: Playing for the Rent Musicians talk […]

Jenny Biddle wins “People’s Choice Award” at the Tamworth Country Music Festival Busking Championships

February 9, 2012 /0 Comments/in , /by

Jenny Biddle wins the People’s Choice Award at the 2012 Tamworth Country Music Festival! Performing for nine days straight, alongside over 500 other street performers, Jenny Biddle won the hearts of Tamworth Country Music Festival attenders this January, taking out the People’s Choice Award in the 2012 Australian Country Music Festival Busking Championships. Congratulations Jenny on your […]

Day 11: To BREAK or not to BREAK!

February 6, 2012 /0 Comments/in , /by

DAY 11 –6/2/2012 11-2:30pm.  I was a little reluctant for the first day back at the workshop for the New Year, as I knew this session would involve remaking the sides of the guitar from scratch after I broke the cutaway on my first attempt at hand bending. My new sassafras pieces had arrived and […]

Day 7: Creating the soundboard bracing

December 8, 2011 /0 Comments/in , /by

Creating bracing for the soundboard: Today was all about creating the bracing for the soundboard. This is a detailed process, and there’s a set formula/layout to follow. Altering this formula will have a profound effect on the distribution of the sound across the soundboard, thus altering the sound/tone.