Guitar 902 – Box assembled
March 18, 2009
Got the body assembled, back and top glued on. Next step is binding/purfling.
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Guitar 804 – Koa Parlor is complete
March 8, 2009
Save a few ding repairs, polishing of the nut and saddle, and some minor string height work, the Koa Parlor is complete. This guitar would have been completed sooner had I not agreed to an emergency secret gift commission for my brother in law (the 12 string Dreadnought).
I have completed 5 guitars, and two more are in the works. I had no expectations on what the sound of this little guitar would bring, but in the end, it is very pleasing, and quite bold for such a little box. It gives me hope for my own Parlor I am currently constucting.
Guitar 805 – I’m buff
March 4, 2009
Sanded down, buffed and made it glimmer.
Guitar 902 – Top Installed
March 4, 2009
Used Mr. GoBar to attach top to sides.
Guitar 901 – Neck bolts installed
March 4, 2009
Installed lag bolt/neck bolts for zebrez.
Guitar 902 – Installing headstock veneer
March 2, 2009
You can never use too many clamps. I use a guide pin to keep the veneer pieces from shifting around when gluing to the headstock.
A long standing problem for me is getting the body as it wraps around the waist area of the mold to meet the mold. I’ve tried a new waist clamp to address the problem.
I’ve installed all the kerfing, and I will release from the mold to see if the shape is retained as I don’t think I can get these spreaders out of the guitar once the back and sides are on (very small soundhole).
Guitar 901 – Shaping neck and joining to body
March 2, 2009
Spent more time working neck shape and preparing for joining to body.
The neck length is pretty well right, and as the strings never touch the frets, the neck angle can be 0 degrees.
Guitar 902 – Sides bent, in the mold
February 27, 2009
Spent most of the evening bending sides, bending binding and purfling, preparing neck and butt block then finally getting the sides in the mold with the blocks glued in.
Guitar 805 – Still Curing
February 27, 2009
While it cures, I assembled just to get a sense of how this little guy will look.
Guitar 902 – Top Bracing complete
February 26, 2009
Completed the installation of top bracing (after flooding and triming down rosette).
I still need to feather the ends of the braces down and perhaps scallop as well.
I’m ready to build a bending mold for the parlor body shape, then proceed with side bending and binding/purfling bending as well.
