This is a good site. I watch guitar building sites for many years. This is the best one for me. It has a spirit too, a philosophy of humans making song. It is modern, the most, but also ancient in tradition. Sophisticated & Native, all together. Full Respect* Everyone will enjoy & learn from these videos. Christian, you have found something good in living a life of meaning, & better in sharing it with us.
Watching You work has enriched my life. It is so important for us to see this lutherie in dynamic motion, as that is how it exists. All the books I bought do not teach this...cannot teach this. I like that you use the fretsaw to cut the plates.
At first, I thought that the two *boards*--the thin brown ones on top of the back plates were for padding when you wedge the triangles in the ropes. However, in the earlier video of the tops, you put something Underneath the joint of the spruce top joint --looks the same but giving the top plates a bow, or so it looks. can you explain the difference in the two processes, other than that you add a decorative inlay band in the back (which is of course a big improvement in the beauty of the back)
Hey there! Keen eyes you have! So, in this case of the back I do need the boards on top of it so that the center strip doesn't interfere with the wedges when clamped. At this point, the center inlay is thicker than the plates and it sticks out. The board underneath makes sure everything is pressed level, minimizing misalignments of the plates.
This is a good site. I watch guitar building sites for many years. This is the best one for me. It has a spirit too, a philosophy of humans making song. It is modern, the most, but also ancient in tradition. Sophisticated & Native, all together. Full Respect* Everyone will enjoy & learn from these videos. Christian, you have found something good in living a life of meaning, & better in sharing it with us.
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Watching You work has enriched my life. It is so important for us to see this lutherie in dynamic motion, as that is how it exists. All the books I bought do not teach this...cannot teach this. I like that you use the fretsaw to cut the plates.
Thank you for the kind words!
You are a master craftsman!
Thank you very much!
At first, I thought that the two *boards*--the thin brown ones on top of the back plates were for padding when you wedge the triangles in the ropes. However, in the earlier video of the tops, you put something Underneath the joint of the spruce top joint --looks the same but giving the top plates a bow, or so it looks. can you explain the difference in the two processes, other than that you add a decorative inlay band in the back (which is of course a big improvement in the beauty of the back)
Hey there! Keen eyes you have! So, in this case of the back I do need the boards on top of it so that the center strip doesn't interfere with the wedges when clamped. At this point, the center inlay is thicker than the plates and it sticks out. The board underneath makes sure everything is pressed level, minimizing misalignments of the plates.