Guitar 905 – Neck secured
May 25, 2010
Taped off the area where the lacquer needed removing for neck gluing.
I use a lacquer stripper then scrape away with a razor blade. This surface needs to be brought back down to raw wood for gluing the fretboard to the soundboard.
Once the surface is prepared, glue is applied, then the neck is bolted on and clamped.
Next, position the bridge and similarly remove the lacquer to allow gluing.
Mark on 03 Jun 2010 at 12:56 pm #
I’m glad I stumbled on your blog. I’m just getting ready to build my first guitar (a “kit” from Luthier’s Merchantile). It will be a Rosewood/Spruce OM.
Reading some of your past entries, I noticed that you (also) started playing at a young age on a Stella. I agree with you, that it is the best way to start out.
Building guitars is something I’ve been thinking about doing for a number of years, but I haven’t had the space available, nor the time, until recently. The kit is ordered and should arrive any day. I’ll continue to follow your site for more tips and techniques.
Thank you, again, for your blog. I’m finding it very helpful, so far. (Perhaps, I’ll create a blog of my own to chronicle by adventures in luthierie.)