LAST PHOTOS OF THE DAY . . .It's about 5:15 p.m., and I've just finished shaping the two horizontal fan braces. When I...Posted by Kathy Matsushita on Tuesday, December 22, 2015
LAST PHOTOS OF THE DAY . . .It's about 5:15 p.m., and I've just finished shaping the two horizontal fan braces. When I...
SOUNDHOLE DONUT COMPLETE!!!!It's about 12:30 p.m., and I've just completed the making and gluing of the soundhole...Posted by Kathy Matsushita on Wednesday, December 23, 2015
SOUNDHOLE DONUT COMPLETE!!!!It's about 12:30 p.m., and I've just completed the making and gluing of the soundhole...
THE DONUT PATCH REVEALED!!!Just took the go-bar sticks off the donut patch.All this talk about donuts has made me...Posted by Kathy Matsushita on Wednesday, December 23, 2015
THE DONUT PATCH REVEALED!!!Just took the go-bar sticks off the donut patch.All this talk about donuts has made me...
LAST PHOTOS OF THE DAY . . .Just finished the shaping of the soundhole donut reinforcement, and the shaping and gluing of the three transverse braces. Time to call it a day.Posted by Kathy Matsushita on Wednesday, December 23, 2015
LAST PHOTOS OF THE DAY . . .Just finished the shaping of the soundhole donut reinforcement, and the shaping and gluing of the three transverse braces. Time to call it a day.
TRANSVERSE BRACES CARVED . . .Here are the three transverse braces carved and sanded. The sound when I tap it is even...Posted by Kathy Matsushita on Thursday, December 24, 2015
TRANSVERSE BRACES CARVED . . .Here are the three transverse braces carved and sanded. The sound when I tap it is even...
THE LAST BRACES . . .Did a tiny bit today on the guitar --- I was able to scrounge up some more little spruce scraps,...Posted by Kathy Matsushita on Friday, December 25, 2015
THE LAST BRACES . . .Did a tiny bit today on the guitar --- I was able to scrounge up some more little spruce scraps,...
THE TOP IS COMPLETE!!! (Except that I need to remember to make bridge-clamping and fingerboard-clamping cauls before I close up the box later.)Posted by Kathy Matsushita on Friday, December 25, 2015
THE TOP IS COMPLETE!!! (Except that I need to remember to make bridge-clamping and fingerboard-clamping cauls before I close up the box later.)
CLAMPING CAULS COMPLETE!!!Just finished making the clamping cauls (for underneath the soundboard when it comes time to...Posted by Kathy Matsushita on Saturday, December 26, 2015
CLAMPING CAULS COMPLETE!!!Just finished making the clamping cauls (for underneath the soundboard when it comes time to...
WELL, DUH . . . .Another "duh!" moment (I've got lots of those). It suddenly occurred to me that if I kept the...Posted by Kathy Matsushita on Saturday, December 26, 2015
WELL, DUH . . . .Another "duh!" moment (I've got lots of those). It suddenly occurred to me that if I kept the...
HERE'S WHAT I'VE GOT SO FAR . . .It's coming along. Here's a photo of all I've done on this guitar so far. I can't...Posted by Kathy Matsushita on Saturday, December 26, 2015
HERE'S WHAT I'VE GOT SO FAR . . .It's coming along. Here's a photo of all I've done on this guitar so far. I can't...
LAST TASK OF THE DAY --- STARTING THE BACK BRACING!!!This is an easy job, compared to all the rest. First, I scrounged...Posted by Kathy Matsushita on Saturday, December 26, 2015
LAST TASK OF THE DAY --- STARTING THE BACK BRACING!!!This is an easy job, compared to all the rest. First, I scrounged...