TASK LIST:Just to give you an idea of just how many little tasks need to be performed just to build a guitar neck, here...

Posted by Kathy Matsushita on Wednesday, January 27, 2016
 

BEGINNING THE NECK!!!It's been 9 days since I've been able to actually work on the guitar. This afternoon I was able to...

Posted by Kathy Matsushita on Wednesday, January 27, 2016
 

HAD A GOOD DAY TODAY...After I treated myself to a good movie this morning ("The Lady in the Van"), I came home and...

Posted by Kathy Matsushita on Saturday, January 30, 2016

 

GOT A SECOND DAY OF GUITAR WORK IN!!! (YAY!!!)This afternoon after church I was able to make some more progress on the...

Posted by Kathy Matsushita on Sunday, January 31, 2016
             

 

PEGHEAD OVERLAY!!!I just glued and clamped the maple veneer/rosewood overlay onto the peghead. The first thing I did...

Posted by Kathy Matsushita on Monday, February 1, 2016

BACKSTRAP GLUED!!!Well, it's time to call it a day. I just now glued and clamped the rosewood backstrap onto the back...

Posted by Kathy Matsushita on Monday, February 1, 2016
 

QUICK UPDATE:Just a quick update on where I'm at with the classical guitar neck build at the moment, before I leave to...

Posted by Kathy Matsushita on Tuesday, February 2, 2016

 

SOME PROGRESS ON THE PEGHEAD:Finally found some time to work on the guitar today. It felt good!First, I tapered my...

Posted by Kathy Matsushita on Saturday, February 6, 2016
             

 

SUCCESS!!! I feel good right now --- I just successfully carved and sanded the "crest" of the peghead, and drilled the...

Posted by Kathy Matsushita on Sunday, February 7, 2016
 

CLASSICAL PEGHEAD SLOTS . . . PHASE ONE!!!I just spent a couple of hours drilling out the peghead slots with a 5/8"...

Posted by Kathy Matsushita on Monday, February 8, 2016
 

FINAL PHOTOS OF THE DAY --- THE PEGHEAD IS FINISHED!!!It's around 2:30 p.m., and I have just finished the peghead. I...

Posted by Kathy Matsushita on Monday, February 8, 2016

 

MORE WORK ON THE NECK!!!Finally found a day today in which I could work on the guitar! I did a few things: (1) I...

Posted by Kathy Matsushita on Monday, February 15, 2016
     

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