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 saddles extend out toward the bass side

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🔴 Check out the online course “Building an OM Acoustic”: https://www.ericschaeferguitars.com/course/building-an-om-acoustic/

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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.ericschaeferguitars.com/learn-to-build-your-own-guitar/

🔴 Check out the online course “Building an OM Acoustic”: https://www.ericschaeferguitars.com/course/building-an-om-acoustic/

🔴 To commission an instrument from Eric: https://www.ericschaeferguitars.com/instruments-ordering/ 🔴 Check out the Radial Rosette Maker Jig: https://www.ericschaeferguitars.com/the-radial-rosette-maker-kit/

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 for an 9 day Hands-On Guitar Building Workshop in Bernville, Pennsylvania: https://www.ericschaeferguitars.com/learn-to-build-your-own-guitar/

🔴 Check out the online course “Building an OM Acoustic”: https://www.ericschaeferguitars.com/course/building-an-om-acoustic/

🔴 To commission an instrument from Eric: https://www.ericschaeferguitars.com/instruments-ordering/ 🔴 Check out the Radial Rosette Maker Jig: https://www.ericschaeferguitars.com/the-radial-rosette-maker-kit/

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.ericschaeferguitars.com/learn-to-build-your-own-guitar/

🔴 Check out the online course “Building an OM Acoustic”: https://www.ericschaeferguitars.com/course/building-an-om-acoustic/

🔴 To commission an instrument from Eric: https://www.ericschaeferguitars.com/instruments-ordering/ 🔴 Check out the Radial Rosette Maker Jig: https://www.ericschaeferguitars.com/the-radial-rosette-maker-kit/