DIY Guitar Making

Q&A | Buying or Building Side Benders, Where did EVO Gold Fretwire Go, and More!

June 24, 2024 20:00 - 42 minutes - 28.9 MB

In this episode of DIY Guitar Making, I answer YOUR questions! Questions/Topics: - Fixing cracked sides - Sharpening plane blades and chisels - Buying or building a side bending machine? - Using cactus juice to harden wood - Bending tips for Wenge - How much nut relief to use on a bass guitar - Is EVO gold fretwire discontinued? - Unboxing videos are stupid - How much I charge for my guitars 🔴 All episodes available at diyguitarmaking.com 🔴 Register for an 8 day Hands-On Guitar Building Wo...

Q&A |Side Bending Tips, Joining Bookmatched Pairs, Controlling Shop Humidity and More!

June 12, 2024 03:00 - 53 minutes - 37.1 MB

In this episode of DIY Guitar Making, I answer YOUR questions! Questions/Topics: - Introducing my new "Florentine Cutaway and Advanced Binding/Purfling Methods" Workshop! (https://www.ericschaeferguitars.com/florentine-cutaway-and-advanced-binding-purfling-methods-workshop-build-options/) - I have Wenge for sale! email me at [email protected] - Where to find prefab materials like bent sides and slotted fretboards - side bending tips to avoid splits or scorching - recommended t...

Q&A | Fixing Finish Runs, Installing Mylar Pickguards, Making Cutaways and More!

June 02, 2024 10:00 - 31 minutes - 21.5 MB

In this episode of DIY Guitar Making, I answer YOUR questions! Questions/Topics: - What is the best way to fix a finish drip? - How to install a clear mylar pickguard without bubbles - The most expensive lutherie tool yet! - Go bar rods from home depot - Building a cutaway as a first guitar - Radial offset rosettes 🔴 All episodes available at diyguitarmaking.com 🔴 Register for an 8 day Hands-On Guitar Building Workshop in Bernville, Pennsylvania: https://www.ericschaeferguitars.com/learn-t...

QA | Refretting with Larger Fretwire, Buying Go Bars, Wild Grain and more!

May 22, 2024 19:00 - 29 minutes - 20.4 MB

In this episode of DIY Guitar Making, I answer YOUR questions! Questions/Topics: - Should you use Carbon Fiber Rods and a Truss Rod? - Making your own bulk binding strips - wild grain versus homogenous grain - Buying go bars - Changing fretwire size when refretting - Where to buy a gramil? - Issues with small soundholes 🔴 All episodes available at diyguitarmaking.com 🔴 Register for a 9 day Hands-On Guitar Building Workshop in Bernville, Pennsylvania: https://www.ericschaeferguitars.com/lea...

Q&A | Taptuning Tops, Tonewood Myths, Best Guitar Brands, and More!

April 27, 2024 02:00 - 52 minutes - 35.9 MB

In this episode of DIY Guitar Making, I answer YOUR questions! Questions/Topics: - Mount Gretna Outdoor Art Show - Favorite Guitar brands/companies - Fret slotting saws - Marketing your guitars - How many pounds of pressure do go-bars produce? - Inlaying into dark woods as opposed to light woods - Lazy builders - Jim Lill debunking electric guitar tonewood debate - Neck profiling jigs do accomodate all profiles! (I got this wrong in last QA!) - Am I going to build a 12 string? - What notes/...

Q&A | Sizing Fretwire, Neck Profiling Jigs, Electric Guitar Tonewood Myths and More!

April 21, 2024 15:00 - 48 minutes - 33 MB

In this episode of DIY Guitar Making, I answer YOUR questions! Questions/Topics: - Do headstock templates include space for the nut? - A jig for profiling necks with a router - An audio example of a student's guitar - Choosing fretwire with the right tang size for your fret slots - Leg tapering jigs for the bandsaw - A case for titebond over hot hide glue - Bevelling fret slots - Why Strats and Les Pauls sound different 🔴 All episodes available at diyguitarmaking.com 🔴 Register for a 9 da...

Q&A | Purfling Depth, Instrument Glue Recommendations, Mold Making and More!

March 22, 2024 19:00 - 25 minutes - 17.6 MB

In this episode of DIY Guitar Making, I answer YOUR Questions! Questions/Topics: - hide glue vs. titebond - fish glue - how deep should purfling be inlaid? - inlaying turqoise - The "Best" Guitar show - Using waxed wood strips like Teflon strips - Top thickness - french polishing and tru oil - fastening latches to molds - the neutral zone for a dual action truss rod 🔴 All episodes available at diyguitarmaking.com 🔴 Register for a 9 day Hands-On Guitar Building Workshop in Bernville, Pennsy...

Q&A | Resonating vs Reflecting Backs, Top Thickness, Scrapwood uses, and more!

March 17, 2024 23:00 - 26 minutes - 18.2 MB

In this episode of DIY Guitar Making, I answer YOUR questions! Questions/Topics: – What do you do with your scrap wood? – Buying pre-bent sides – Best heating blanket for side bending – radial rosettes – thicknessing backs as a resonator or a reflector – Thicknessing tops – Plate gluing jig – laminated sides – inlaying Opal for fret marker dots – What is the purpose of a shooting board – modifying an existing guitar to increase the bass response – inlaying mother of pearl without t...

Q&A | Chisel Sharpening, Mesquite for Fretboards, Happy Accidents and more!

February 21, 2024 21:00 - 30 minutes - 20.9 MB

In this episode of DIY Guitar Making, I answer YOUR questions! Questions/Topics: - Chisel Sharpening - source for dyed purfling strips - bridge wood - amp repair - mesquite for fretboards? - happy accidents - what to do with "mistakes" - the role of patience and focus in nut slotting technique - bird's eyes on silver maple - why does sugar maple burn so easily? 🔴 All episodes available at diyguitarmaking.com 🔴 Register for an 9 day Hands-On Guitar Building Workshop in Bernville, Pennsylvani...

Q&A | Scarf Joint Jig, Choosing Top Wood for a Parlor, Using Slotted or Unslotted Bridge Pins...

February 07, 2024 15:00 - 1 hour - 44.7 MB

In this episode of DIY Guitar Making, I answer YOUR questions! Questions/Topics: - Can backs be flatsawn? - a miter box design for cutting scarf joints - Best wood bindings to replace white plastic bindings - Best topwood for a parlor size instrument - using slotted or unslotted bridge pins - building a light box/ light box alternatives - the 14th fret hump - sourcing backstrip material - fixing soundboard tearout along the binding edge - lint free cloth in the Netherlands - flatsawn maple ...

Q&A | Radial Rosettes, Soundhole Binding, Pinless Bridges, and More!

January 13, 2024 02:00 - 31 minutes - 21.7 MB

In this episode of DIY Guitar Making, I answer YOUR questions! Questions/Topics: - Tasmanian Blackwood - Radial rosettes - Binding the inside of the soundhole - Making radius dishes - Paste wax for preventing glue from sticking to jigs - Pinless bridges - Box elder for guitars? - What is your sharpening process for chisels and planes? - Inexpensive Wenge - Avoiding lint and dust in finish - more on shattered saddles - Stewmac's customer service 🔴 All episodes available at diyguitarmaking.c...

Q&A | Saddle Height, Lint in Finish, Why is My Saddle so long?, and More!

January 05, 2024 18:00 - 30 minutes - 21.3 MB

In this episode of DIY Guitar Making, I answer YOUR questions! Questions/Topics: - Soundhole Binding - Bone nut/saddle porosity - Saddle height - vacuum bags for laminating sides - solid linings - fixing misplaced fretboard dots - carbon fiber humbucker covers - sanding the contour of the bridge wings - how to deal with lint and dust in the finish - flat sawn lumber for sides - maple as a back and side wood - shooting boards - spline joints - difference between rosewood and walnut - Why my ...

Q&A | Shrinkage Cracks in the Top, Purfling Materials, Nut Slotting and More!

December 16, 2023 11:00 - 27 minutes - 19.2 MB

In this episode of DIY Guitar Making, I answer YOUR questions! Questions/Topics: - Soundboard cracks and humidity - Eastern White Cedar for Tops - Purfling materials for a headplate - How deep to cut your nut slots - The role of patience and perseverance in lutherie - more suggestions on what I should build next! 🔴 All episodes available at diyguitarmaking.com 🔴 Register for an 9 day Hands-On Guitar Building Workshop in Bernville, Pennsylvania: https://www.ericschaeferguitars.com/learn-to-...

Q&A | My next build, how to store wood, planers vs. jointers, and more!

December 10, 2023 03:00 - 26 minutes - 18.4 MB

In this episode of DIY Guitar Making, I answer YOUR questions! Topics/Questions: - Slide Guitar Nut Compensation - Buy a planer or a jointer first? - Stewmac side bending machines - What should me next build be? - Best way to store wood - bridge plates - Quilted Mahogany - Soundboard radius in the upper bout - More about "The Tree" 🔴 All episodes available at diyguitarmaking.com 🔴 Register for an 9 day Hands-On Guitar Building Workshop in Bernville, Pennsylvania: https://www.ericschaefergu...

Q&A | Aluminum Bridge Plates, Bending Solid Linings, Fretboard Radii for Acoustics, "The Tree" Mahogany, and More!

November 26, 2023 14:00 - 36 minutes - 25.2 MB

In this episode of DIY Guitar Making, I answer YOUR questions! Topics/Questions: - Flattening the top radius in the upper bout to glue the fretboard tongue - Bending solid linings or laminating solid linings - What is the lowest fretboard radius used for acoustic guitars? - Bosch Colt trim routers - The story of "The Tree" mahogany - Measuring top deflection - Countersinking tuners - Stainless steel frets - Aluminum bridge plates 🔴 All episodes available at diyguitarmaking.com 🔴 Register fo...

Q&A | Nut Compensation, Buying a Planer, Bridge Repairs and More

November 21, 2023 16:00 - 34 minutes - 23.6 MB

In this episode of DIY Guitar Making, I am answering YOUR questions! Topics include: - What Material Choices have made a noticeable difference, tonally? - An Acoustic Bridge replacement - When to Install Frets? - Adding Compensation at the Nut - What's the next Build? - Uses for the Planer - Buying Fretboards versus Making them yourself And More! 🔴 All episodes available at diyguitarmaking.com 🔴 Register for an 9 day Hands-On Guitar Building Workshop in Bernville, Pennsylvania: https://www...

Q&A | "The Tree" Mahogany, Bending Solid Linings, Fretboard Radii for Acoustics and More!

November 21, 2023 16:00 - 34 minutes - 23.6 MB

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