It was hard to feel like I got much done today, as the changes are quite minimal in the photographs, but it’s all part of it.
Pinless Takamine bridge design
Designing a bridge:
You may have seen previous photos where I’ve had a bridge positioned on my guitar, but I haven’t actually created the bridge yet. In those photos, the bridge was a temporary bridge, used to align the neck when attaching it to the body. Read more
Frettin’ the fretboard today. Don’t rush, don’t fret! Today’s all about patience, getting it right. The more accurate at this point, the easier the set up will be when it comes time to string the guitar. Read more
Before refining the neck shape today
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. Read more
Baldie with a blow drier?
DAY 18 – 19/3/2012 10am-4:30pm.
Oh the irony. My first session back since shaving my noggin’ for the World’s Greatest Shave, and the first tool Chris hands me to get on with my guitar is a hair dryer……. Read more
Ready to route the guitar
DAY 17 – 15/3/2012 1pm-5:30pm.
Super productive day today. Bang, bang, bang. I routed a space for the bindings, hand bent the bindings, and glued them to the body! Read more
DAY 15 – 29/2/2012 11-5pm.
There’s something therapeutic about building a guitar. There’s something relaxing about doing woodwork. A guitar is coming out of the woodwork… Read more
Thursday 23rd February, Jenny was crowned Melbourne’s Best Busker for the second year in a row!
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 first Australian Award, and a BIG THANK YOU to the many music lovers who showed their tremendous support, voted, and bought Jenny’s tunes!
Sides, bent into shape
DAY 12 – 8/2/2012
10-4pm.
I am SO stoked! The two side pieces are now bent into the shape of my guitar. I left them clamped into frames over two days, and released them from the frames today. VOILÁ! The sides held their newly bent shape. They look amazing. Read more
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 to my surprise, these pieces of timber were far more beautiful than the first, I could almost say “Lucky I broke the first lot.”
