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Christian Crevels Handmade Guitars
Switzerland
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 14 พ.ย. 2010
Hi! My name is Christian and I am a Brazilian guitar maker based in Olten Switzerland. I use this channel to show my process of making guitars and to share some of the music I compose. My main intention is not to educate or to guide people on the craft of musical instruments, but rather to present it to those who enjoy seeing and listening to the workshop ambient or are curious about it.
This is also my own account of this hobby that has become a passion and a profession.
This is also my own account of this hobby that has become a passion and a profession.
Classical Guitar Full Build - #10 Benu - Christian Crevels Handmade Guitars
Full build of Classical Guitar #10 Benu.
You can see all my guitars on my Website:
www.crevelsguitars.com/gallery
0:21 Soundboard
1:43 Rosette
7:05 Bracing and voicing
11:11 Neck
17:00 Back and Assembly
21:05 Bindings
22:26 Fingerboard and Bridge
31:06 Sound Sample
Specs:
Aged Western Red Cedar with 7 Fan Bracing
Exotic Ebony Back and Sides
Spanish Cedar Neck
Bound Ebony Fingerboard
12-Hole Bridge
French Polish
There is a dedicated video for each part of the build, for those interested in more detail, just check out this Playlist:
th-cam.com/video/oVWzWwNr05E/w-d-xo.html&pp=gAQB
This guitar is currently on sale on my Website:
www.crevelsguitars.com/available-instruments
Or follow me on Instagram, where you can also see my builds!
@chriscrevelsguitars
#guitar #guitarmaker #luthier
You can see all my guitars on my Website:
www.crevelsguitars.com/gallery
0:21 Soundboard
1:43 Rosette
7:05 Bracing and voicing
11:11 Neck
17:00 Back and Assembly
21:05 Bindings
22:26 Fingerboard and Bridge
31:06 Sound Sample
Specs:
Aged Western Red Cedar with 7 Fan Bracing
Exotic Ebony Back and Sides
Spanish Cedar Neck
Bound Ebony Fingerboard
12-Hole Bridge
French Polish
There is a dedicated video for each part of the build, for those interested in more detail, just check out this Playlist:
th-cam.com/video/oVWzWwNr05E/w-d-xo.html&pp=gAQB
This guitar is currently on sale on my Website:
www.crevelsguitars.com/available-instruments
Or follow me on Instagram, where you can also see my builds!
@chriscrevelsguitars
#guitar #guitarmaker #luthier
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Thank you for these great videos. Can I ask how did you routed the Ebony reinforcement channel on the neck? Thank you
Yes, with a router with a fence referencing from the edge back when the neck stock was squared
Ok that is a ton of work. Thank you for sharing the process, it is really fascinating how the instrument is taking shape
Yes, I take about 120 hours for each guitar. Glad you like it!
It’s truly soul-calming to know that there are people like you-not only masters of the technical aspects of the craft, but also those who work with love, patience, and precision in every detail. My guitar was ruined by a so-called “luthier” after I brought it in with only a minor problem. Now, I have to save it myself. I would love to ask you a question, but it would be much easier to describe with a photo included. Is there any way I could send you an email? Either way, I sincerely wish you all the best!
Hello! Thanks for the kind words, I really appreciate that. Sorry to hear about your guitar. And yes, you can send me an email, of course: christian.crevels@gmail.com Cheers!
A beautiful guitar my friend!
Thank you! Glad you like it!
where are you located.excelent work
I'm currently in Switzerland. Although I have shipped guitar cross the ocean before, no problems
Graves y agudos se escuchan muy bien, es una hermosa guitarra con un sonido igualmente hermoso, me enamoré de su guitarra.
Hola Alejandro! Me contenta mucho que te encanta la guitarra! Está todavia disponible, si te interesas
Qué maravilla de trabajo artesanal. Que no daría por poder acariciarla; que belleza. Saludo Guitarrístico
Muchas gracias! Me encanta que te haya gustado, si quieres ver más de mis instrumentos, puedes visitar mi website! Saludos
Hola Chris, con sinceridad me encontré su video por una sugerencia de youtube, resulta que me gusta ver a los lutiers de guitarras o instrumentos de cuerda trabajar. Apenas toco guitarra y de lutería no se mucho, pero me fascina y he intentado buscar información sobre las diferentes formas o estrategias o técnicas de varetaje con las que se construyen la guitarras. He buscado libros que versen sobre el tema sin mucho éxito y Ud., trata sobre este tema en este video. Miraré cada video. Great Job!!!
Hola Alejandro! Bien venido, que bueno le interesa la luteria. Te indico dos libros de construcción de guitarras: el de Roy Courtnall y el de Irving Sloane. Están en inglés, pero creo que el español también están disponibles!
I thank you @@chriscrevelsguitars
BNAS e Veo q usas la cortadora manual de hacer vueltas... Me.recuerda a u pariente y su taller
Si, la uso mucho para cortar las rosetas!
@chriscrevelsguitars Hola Me gustó tu estilo. Se q manejas tecnología es válido. Sabe.. siempre me ha llamado la atención aprende a tocar. Pero no he tenido una guitarra... estoy en colombia en Valledupar César . .
Hi! Love your way to make! Where can I find that circle cutter?
Hey, glad you like it! I got it from dictum online shop, they called it a 'hole cutter with knob handle'
@ thank you very much!
Such an elegant beauty in both sight and sound!
Thanks! Means a lot!
Happy to see you back at it. I’m taking a break after my flurry of 5 guitars in a single year. I decided to enjoy my last one with and Engelmann spruce top. Gave two of the redwood tops away to family. Very satisfying to finally play the product of your efforts. I don’t make my rosettes and I admire the fact you do. They’re pretty unique, unconventional and I love them. And that fretboard is a stunner! Well done!
Hey Joey! Happy to be back at it. I had a detour into some orders that couldn't be filmed, and then other things. It is also good to take some time off building to just enjoy playing, and then it feels even better to start building again. Glad you like the rosette, must say I'm also proud of them!
Nicely done! What a pretty guitar. I really appreciate all the work you complete with only hand tools. I find it much more relaxing to watch, and I'm sure for you more fulfilling to use, hand tools over noisy power tools. How long would you estimate it took you to finish this guitar once you started on the build process?
Hey. Glad you liked it! Yes, I like to use the least machines possible, although I do sometimes. I normally take around 120 hours to complete a guitar, not counting drying time and such, so it is a time spread among a few weeks
@chriscrevelsguitars it sounds very pretty! I'm trying to learn how to make guitars. I want to make them for family members. I'm in research mode because I don't have a proper workshop yet. -What are your favorite woods to work with? -Where did you learn from? -Can you please recommend any books or TH-cam channels? -You said you were making a 7 fan bracing based on Hauser and Friedrich. What are the names of other guitar bracing patterns and their full names? -I have no idea what you were doing by vibrating the tea leaves but it was very interesting! I heard different tones for each pattern. Do you have any videos explaining it please? Thanks for sharing your knowledge!
Hey! Great that you like the sound of it, that is the final goal, after all! And welcome to Lutherie! It is a very fulfilling hobby if I might say so myself. I started out as a hobbyist as well. Regarding your questions: - Anything straight-grained :D but really, straight grain and no runout make a world of difference. - From the Internet! Really, I did not go to guitar-building classes or work with a master. A woodworking background will greatly help, even though I had none. - Sure! Look for the books from Roy Courtnall and Irving Sloane, for construction methods. And Trevor Gore and Giulano Nicoletti for the Science behind the sound of the guitar (where you will see the reason behind the tea leaves). And youtube channels: OBrienGuitars and Pablo Requena, there is a lot there. I also learned and benefited so much from the folk at Delcamp Classical Guitar Forum, it is a platform where guitar builders (beginners, masters and everything in between) chat about guitar making, do check it out. - So, the most famous is Torres, these are the names of the great builders of Classical Guitars in History. There are several of such in Courtnalls book. - Its Chladni Patterns! In short, it helps me gauge stiffness and resonance in the soundboard. I have one video on "voicing the tops", though I do not explain ii in depth. There is plenty on the matter on Delcamp Forum. Cheers and happy building!
@chriscrevelsguitars thanks so much for the information! I wrote it down for research. Happy Holidays from Nova Scotia!
@chriscrevelsguitars thanks for the lesson. I needed a reminder of this clamping style. What is the make and model of that tiny plane you used in the beginning please?
That's a Veritas Mini Router Plane! I absolutely love it!
@chriscrevelsguitars thanks.
Wow! Danke! Das war ultra interessant! Der Bau einer solchen Gitarre erfordert wirkliches Können! Da wird man ganz blass. Wenn man übt und spielt, hat man gar nicht so richtig auf dem Radar, was bei dem Bau der Gitarre, die man so liebt, vorausging. Danke noch einmal und liebe Grüße aus München. Andreas
Vielen Dank! Freue mich!
Nice to see you back again!
Nice to be back!
What is the real weight sound board and brace.thank you
Nice job. Looks like a great finish on those wide thin pieces.
Thanks!
Great job! Can you tell me the thickness and what angle is the cut for the headstock?
Sure, the headstock is normally around 20mm thick and the angle is around 11º, but anything between 8 and 15 is alright.
Hello, do you have any suggestions as to how to shellac finish something that has a bridge already glued on?
Sorry, I've never done it. Seems quite daunting to me, really.
I'm interested in your work. How many guitars have you completed so far ?
Hi, glad you like my work! I'm fairly new into guitar making, to be honest. So far I have completed 10 classical and 6 electric guitars.
Very nice sander. I am glad it worked so well for you and was not expensive to build. How is it working now after using it since 2023? Thank you for sharing the build process of your sander.
Hey, thanks for the question! It is still going! Some vibrations have crept in, so I use it now in lighter passes. It broke once, but its point of failure is exactly the coupler, so when it breaks the drum just separates from the drill. I also did some improvements on the dust lid
Hello, where could I find that drill holder? Thanks
Which one you mean? The 90 degrees?
@chriscrevelsguitars thank you. I mean the steel one that holds the drill vertical
You built the neck off screen? why is there a truss rod channel when there is no truss rod?
Yes I did build the neck off screen. In fact, I used a previously built neck I had. That is actually not a truss rod channel, just an ebony reinforcement strip of wood in the middle of the neck.
Thanks chris. I wws very curious about that, as ive seen them in other classical guitars. @@chriscrevelsguitars
Really impressed with your work, great presentation
Glad you liked it! Cheers!
No explaination of the voicing process, so essentially, we're not ment to learn anything, only watch you. Look at me, look at me.
Well, this is TH-cam, not a class. Anyhow, look for Trevor Gore's or Giuliano Nicoletti's books if you aim to understand the voicing process better.
Thanks for posting the video. I have requested access to your plans for the circle cutter. Thanks in advance if you are able to share that. Much appreciated from a beginning luthier.
Hello! I've seen the request and granted access, hope it helps out!
Imagine if you didnt match the other side and a couple years later a crack developed on the other side 😅😅😅😅
Wouldn't think it could happen, once the energy was released through the first crack. But certainly I believe matching the two sides was the best choice!
Pensa te, manco accordare sa...😡
Thank you for the video great work looks good and sounds good one can see in detail what is the difference between a manufacture guitar and a handbuildt Guitar so wish you succsess🍀🍀🍀🍀 and the guitar you buildt or what one can see in the video so viel Spas ich mach mir jetzt chügelipastelli😁
Thanks very much!
Thank you for the video! Great job! Do you think the 12mm rod is strong enough for the job? What is the diameter size of the drum? Thank you
I really think the 12 mm is ok. Bigger would be better, I suppose, but 12 is enough
Thank you. What about the diameter of the cylinder? How many cm is it?
This is a wonderful Guitar indeed ....
Thank you, I appreciate that!
You are an artist!
Thank you!
22:00 Wow! That was brave!
😂 it was scary!
The armrest position may have a large effect on the top tuning no? Would have thought it better to place on one external.
Depends on the extent of the armrest, really. This one is small and mostly only affects an area where the linings are. Affects? Yes, of course, but anything in a guitar affects. An external is also possible, but also affects the guitar as it adds weight to the sides. It's just a matter of preference.
Now that's a pragmatic design I think could make sense (as opposed to the 1000-hour builds you can find here on YT). Kudos!
It totally works! Of course it doesn't run like a professional machine, but it gets me 90% of the way there
Hi, nice work. Question: What oil for finishing do you apply and how do you do it...? Tru oil or Hardwax oil of something else..? I want to give some sanded soundboards of some old classical guitars a new finish, thats why i ask. Gr
Tru oil, most of the time. Just wipe it on and then wipe the excess off, once a day. Do as many days as you want, the more the glossier. I like to first coat softwoods with shellac, but that's optional.
hello can you put the links to get the rail and other supplies that you use ... And what are the exact dimensions of the rail? Thank you
Hello, unfortunately I don't have the links anymore. Many of the materials I used came from the local depot store, except for the coupler, which I found at Amazon.
thank you!!!!!!!!!
You're welcome,!
hello. in the first mode, which you showed us at 12:04 min., what was the frequency? Thanks🙏
Hey. Sorry for the delay, had to check my notes for this one. It was at 173Hz
@@chriscrevelsguitars Thank you very much and I'm sorry for the inconvenience. I am very pleased that you are sharing your experience. Good luck to you in everything
Gracias gran maestro por su video haré la propia❤
Dale! Diga-me después como se pasó
Que buen trabajo muy manual, excelente.
Muchas Gracias!
Very cool guitar, but we gotta hear the low string to hear the guitars resonance. ;)
Thanks. True, I have to find a proper guitar player to showcase my guitars
@chriscrevelsguitars I think you would do fine, maybe just play a short bass line next time. I watched the whole video though. Cool stuff.
50 simple Bach pieces for guitar is a good way to start .Just 3 notes max in any chords .Better than a random strum .
Với cây đàn tuyệt vời này, thì nó xứng đáng bao nhiêu tiền vậy anh.❤
Thank you!
super great job
Thanks
Thank you 👍 I enjoyed your patience,precision skills and calm. You have a great talent and passion. I try to make a bridge and saddle for my guitar which is an old acoustic Mayfair one( I think it's an early Japanese Mayfair handmade guitar) You are an inspiration
Glad to hear that, thanks!
Cool. Lots of work!
Indeed! Lots of work!
What's the metal circle thing you draw around called?
It is a normal washer
Love the scientific approach to tune the top, the radius on the fretboard and the overall guitar appearance. But you really need a good classical player to do the demo. A good classical piece would show the real potencial of the guitar. The volume, the dynamic, the overtones, the sustain etc.
You are right, my abilities as a player does not measure to professionals. I will work on getting some pro players to test drive the guitars!