Some activity in my workshop at last

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Some activity in my workshop at last

Post by kiwigeo » Thu Sep 09, 2021 5:31 pm

Well it's been nearly a year since my new house build finished and it's taken this long to get my workshop reinstalled and muster up the motivation to get back building. A few pics of goings on.....

Build 1: A falcate braced classical. Making up a bridge for same.
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Build 2: A falcate braced Parlour guitar. The original bridge bugged me so I shaved it off and made up a new one.
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Build 3: A Gore style OM cutaway
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Project 4: Major service on a 1997 Fender Strat. Someone's done a sh*t job on the shielding so I plan to tidy up same. I'm also considering replacing pickups with a set of EMGs
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Re: Some activity in my workshop at last

Post by simso » Thu Sep 09, 2021 7:32 pm

Nice simple classical bridge jig, like it
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Re: Some activity in my workshop at last

Post by seeaxe » Thu Sep 09, 2021 7:34 pm

You've got more projects on the go than I have !!
I like that parlour guitar, have to make a nylon strung one of those one day.
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Re: Some activity in my workshop at last

Post by kiwigeo » Thu Sep 09, 2021 8:12 pm

simso wrote:
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Nice simple classical bridge jig, like it
The jig is basically straight out of Trevor Gores "The Books". The wedges holding the blank in place I dont think are in Trevors original jig.
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Re: Some activity in my workshop at last

Post by WJ Guitars » Fri Sep 10, 2021 9:12 am

I can see Martin that there much action going on in the workshop that is keeping your focused on the wonderful and very rewarding guitar building processes. I like how you have your working areas set up.

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Re: Some activity in my workshop at last

Post by Dave M » Sun Sep 12, 2021 2:23 am

Good on you Martin. That's not just a bit of activity!

I am myself decanting back into the shop now the gardening season is ending in this neck of the woods.

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Re: Some activity in my workshop at last

Post by mtodd » Sat Oct 16, 2021 9:17 pm

Its great to see your workshop in full swing and projects on the go Martin. Have you been working on the classical guitar for long? It looks great.

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Re: Some activity in my workshop at last

Post by kiwigeo » Sun Oct 17, 2021 10:29 am

mtodd wrote:
Sat Oct 16, 2021 9:17 pm
Its great to see your workshop in full swing and projects on the go Martin. Have you been working on the classical guitar for long? It looks great.

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A couple of years now. Right now I'm busy making up a new neck for the thing. The old neck's heel block never fitted tightly against the body and the holes for the bolt down tenon were too close to the heel block to allow easy tightening of the bolts.
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