How To Make An Acoustic Guitar Ep. 44 (Gluing On The Bridge) KarambitKnives,com
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I’m loving every episode and grateful Chris and Matt are taking their time to make quality videos
Thank you for educating us. Have you checked out the Furch guitar?
Very nice, precise method you used. Good to have all the right tools and jigs. Thanks
I can’t wait to hear how this guitar sounds, i have been following the series since the 1st episode. Would you guys consider releasing a pack of strummed chords and one shots for this guitar would love to have that in my arsenal lol
Thanks for all the pro tips. Cool project. So if the goal is to get the soundboard vibrating, why are thin wings on the bridge necessary? They take up a ton of valuable real estate on the most important part of the board. Seems contrary. Great vid. Keep them coming.
Wondering if you could temporarily hold that loose bridge down with some kind of powerful magnet setup while you fine tune?
I've found that the scalpel blade size 10 on a plastic handle (less chance to scratch the finish) works very well on the remowing the laquer from the bridge space, the blade is elastic enough to bend and sharp to the laquer just comes off, and it's small light and very easy to control.
you may want to look into a Tregarne Wood Welder – amazing time saver
My first that I built, I had purchased the Stew-Mac bridge locating tool like you have there. There was lots of other measurements that I took including the center line. I spent so many hours trying to get the bridge placement correct. At one point, I had to walk away because I gave myself such a headache and was just too tense. I was determined that even if sounded like crap, I at least wanted it to play in tune. Finally, after hours of trial and error, whala! I got it glued in place. In the end, the guitar played in tune and sounds pretty darn good. I paid close attention to each operation in the build to try to get everything right. But the tension I feel everytime I build an instrument along with so much being critical, and then the relief that I feel when I finish is like when I divorced my ex-wife. Finally! It's over! I can relax and breathe now. But, the difference is I now have created a beautiful instrument the makes beautiful music unlike my ex. Thanks for the video!
I have no idea why you guys don't have a million subs!
Not a luthier by any stretch but, seems to me it would be easier to glue the bridge on the soundboard before you spray the finish on it. Then you could just tape it off before you spray? Or am I missing an obvious problem with doing it that way?
There is a type of chisel called a crank neck chisel that will let you get the blade nice and parallel to the top to pare away that lacquer.
Just bought the box set of Erwin Somogyi's books. I spend $190 on them cuz they are no longer in print. Wow it is soooooo worth it. Seriously I've bought maybe 12 guitar making books, but this one is by far the best. Worth every penny.
Chris gets inpatient with Matt and calls him, "Buddy."
This project is taking so long I've straight up lost interest in it and I'm honestly a bit resentful toward y'all for that.