Acoustic Guitar Build part 11 // fixing the neck joint mistake
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Hats off to you for not quitting on it. If it had been me in your place,i would've quit on life let alone quitting on the neck🤣.
Thanks man!
Your learning with every mistake you are helping others too.
And there were a lot of mistakes, haha. Thanks for watching!
@@CMRWoodworks I am learning too trying to do a repair on my favorite guitar sometimes a repair seems more difficult than building one. They cannot take away the knowledge gained. Thanks again for your videos.
For anyone on the fence about building a guitar, don't be discouraged by this. The neck angle is a super tricky part of the process, probably the most difficult aspect of your first guitar build, for sure. Chris did a great job of figuring out his mistakes and being patient enough to correct them without scrapping the project, entirely. It can be really frustrating in the beginning, and for my first two builds there were several separate days where I was pushed to tears because of wasted time, effort, and money that I had poured into the project. That said, the neck angle jig Chris is using is fantastic, and works amazingly when used correctly. I'd highly recommend it for building (alternatively, you can make your own as the plans for it are somewhere out there on the internet, not sure if they're free or not). But the key is to watch and re-watch the videos of Robbie demonstrating the process (they're all free and public on TH-cam) and make certain you understand what he's saying and doing before cutting into this critically important mortise-and-tenon joint. Chris, I commend you for your persistence, patience, and humility, and I really hope you continue to build more guitars in the future. You learn so much from these mistakes (trust me, I know about mistakes) and it will only get easier as you continue to make more. When you're finally at the end, a day I can't wait for, you will be so fulfilled when you hit those first chords. The best-sounding guitar is the one you struggle to build yourself, and I'm sure it will sound incredible to everyone else listening. Keep up the good work, it's looking gorgeous, and I'm anxious to see the final result.
Thanks so much for your awesome comment! I really appreciate you taking time out of your day to type it out. It‘s true that I learned a whole lot about the neck angle joint from making the mistakes. There‘s a whole list of things that I have in my head to do better on the neck guitar and most of them are from realizing mistakes I made on this first guitar. Thanks again for commenting and also for watching!
You are so correct man. I struggled with that more than anything else. Once you get it, you get it. My first 2 guitars were an exercise in honing my shimming & repair skills, which actually ends up being better in the end. Lutherie is full of crazy problem solving. Once you make your first satisfying build, it makes it all worth it:) I am so impressed with your honesty. More beginning luthiers need to understand where their mentors started. I learn new things all the time, which is why I am enjoying watching you figure it out
Perseverance, perseverance, perseverance! Great job hanging in there. I have been watching videos by a luthier named Chris Alvarado with Driftwood guitars. He had a video with the first guitar he ever built. It was unplayable, but he drove home the importance of finishing it anyway. That way you learn all of the lessons on your first guitar. Otherwise you will make the mistakes after the point that you quit on the second guitar. ;-)
Yes, I saw Chris‘ video that you mentioned after I had moved past this part. I was very glad in the end that I didn‘t give up. That‘s just the way I felt at that specific time just after realizing the mistake I made. Anyway, glad you watched!
I love the new look.
This episode is priceless! Way to hang in there brother.
Thanks so much man! I appreciate the comments!
Enjoying the series! Not sure if you’ve heard of this yet, but if you carve out the inside heel just about an 1/8” or even 1/16” deep leaving yourself a perimeter around about 1/8” wide, you’ll save yourself a bunch of time sanding while setting the angle! Perimeter, heel cap and fretboard will hide the carving and it’ll go much smoother!
Thanks for watching! I learned to do that and I did do it on this build, but I still left too much material around the perimeter and it took way too long. On my current build (2nd guitar) this process went much smoother. Thanks for the feedback!
The joint looks great! Nice work man.
Thanks again dude!
So glad you kept moving forward! Great job.
Thanks Shannon!
Glad you stuck with it!
Thanks!! Me too!
Good save!
Nice man!
Looking forward to hear the sound!!!
Me too! Thanks for watching!
Hi Chris, As someone who is building his sixth guitar right now, I find your videos both inspirational and frustrating. It’s inspiring to see that I am not alone in having to deal with major errors. With that kind of perseverance you’re gonna make great guitars! It’s frustrating because when I see you do stuff like shim the neck in the jig I can’t grab you and shout no!!!!!
Haha, I can imagine some of the anguish I caused experienced builders during portions of the build! Well, I can say I learned a lot of lessons! Thanks for watching and commenting!
Hey Chris, I'm currently binge watching your videos. I've just started building my first guitar and so far I have spent so much time chasing silly mistakes with the neck it would probably have been quicker to start again. The trouble is, I made it from a piece of very beautiful flamed mahogany, so I loathe to waste such a beautiful piece of wood. I think that so far I have managed to recover from all the mistakes but boy oh boy it is really stressful. So I'm loving your videos that show the vulnerability of us mere mortals! Thanks for the great info and the entertainment along the way!
Thanks so much for your comment! I appreciate the time it took you to type that up. Thanks for watching and I‘m glad you have enjoyed so far!
Chris, neck set is a learnt process. I have always had trouble setting a neck. I'd like to think that I will master it one day. When I worked at Martin I would watch workers neck set and they did it without much issue. I guess being sure the block is square, makes the body square, making the neck square as well. Prep is key to building. Good that you have overcome the issue and moving forward will learn from this. Good job.
I definitely have learned a lot! Quite a few things that take place during the bending and body construction have an affect on later parts, as I‘ve found out. I definitely have a list of things to be mindful of for the next one! Thanks for watching and commenting!
I totally agree, this was one of the most challenging parts of my ukulele build, too. I did not measure all that much, so I guess there was less to worry about. But as you said, we are happy with what it is because it is our first build.
I‘ve got a list of things to check off before getting to the neck joint on my next guitar! Doing those things should help me greatly with this part. Plus I might take another course or something on doing the neck set correctly. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Chris! Great job, I am so happy for you. I am planning to make an acoustic myself, and I was looking at your channel every day to see if you will carry it on after the last video. So glad you did, so happy for you. You give an inspiration to all of us non-professional woodworkers who want to do this and make us less afraid to do it. Keep up the good work!
Thank you so much! I am so glad to inspire others to jump in and try something like this! Before I jumped in, an acoustic guitar build seemed like such a far off unreachable goal, but now I have learned so much and progressed farther than I ever thought I‘d be capable of doing. If showing the progress and the ups and downs of it all inspired someone else to take the leap then I am so happy. Thanks for taking the time to type out such a kind comment!
I’ve watched episode one all the way up to this episode today and I’m impressed. Got yourself a new sub. I’ve built a les Paul kit guitar and built a telecaster from scratch and found in both instances that half the battle is learning and overcoming your mistakes. Which you’ve managed to do really well. I’ve debated on trying an acoustic build for some time now but this series has sold it for me. Looking forward to the next episode, keep it up 👍
Just seeing this 9 days later apparently. Sorry about that! Thanks so much for watching and commenting on this one!
Great video, and nice job salvaging it. (I was expecting to see you burning it “Jimi Hendrix”-style! JK! ). I look forward to the next one, it’s been great watching this.
Haha. I was thinking that if I couldn‘t make it right, then I was just gonna attach the neck as it was and then hang the guitar up in my shop as a memento! Glad it worked out. Still curious to see how it looks once I shape the neck… Anyway, thanks for watching and commenting, Charles!
Hey Chris! Just found your channel. I plan to start an acoustic guitar build in the near future. Really enjoy your channel and the honesty in your approach and presentation. Gives me confidence!
Thanks so much for commenting! And I appreciate what you said. My hope is that my videos can in some small way help other beginning guitar builders. Good luck on your upcoming build! Hope it goes well!
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MAHOGANY SANDS BEST WITH ONE TWENTY GRIT BTW
YEAH Floss from front to back. IF YOU"RE ANGLING BACK< I LIKE TO DO % PASSeS ON EACH side tHeN BLOW OfF THE DUST> YEAH MY KEYBOARDS SUCKS< IM NOT YELLING< I SWEAR
Is that spruce spalting where it's been setting
sHapE THE HEeeeel FIRST AND THEN FLOSS AND SORRY FOR THE CAPS MY KEYBOARD IS MESSED UP
Seems like it‘d be a little easier that way. In the course I‘m taking, he shapes his neck after attaching it to the body, so that may be why he suggested flossing before doing any shaping. Thanks for the input!
@@CMRWoodworks its gonna get hacked off and sand paper isnt cheap
Did this change the position of the 14 th fret ?
I think if it moved, it was only a millimeter or two - I think 🤔