Martin Edwards Luthier
Thursday, March 15, 2012
lefty guitar....
linings glued in
rosette cut
NEARLY ready to fit back to rim
strings on the mahogany zouk. still a lot of set up to do.....
# 84 mando.
neck laminated, walnut, maple, mango, maple, walnut. truss rod slot cut and ebony fretboard glued on
neck rough cut
body bound with walnut
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
#83 lefty guitar
back braced
#84 Maple mando cont.
linings glued in
brace on back
back glued to rim
and a rosewood patch ton the tail
top marked out
holes drilled and blade for scroll saw ready
and f holes cut and top braced
and top fitted to rim and trimmed
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lefty guitar.... linings glued in rosette cut ...
strings on the mahogany zouk. still a lot of set ...
# 84 mando. neck laminated, walnut, maple, mango,...
#83 lefty guitar back braced
#84 Maple mando cont. linings glued in brace o...
time to start a new mando. I resawed some of that...
tenor NEARLY done...... so bridge made and glu...
some work on the zouk.... the neck completed, car...
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February
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#82 rosewood tenor binding sorted and some sandin...
bouzouki #81 body bound with walnut and a maple pu...
Lots of work done..... the tenor guitar progresse...
#82 3 piece neck laminated, rough cut and ears gl...
#82 Rosewood/Spruce fan fret tenor guitar well, ...
#81 Mahogany bouzouki sides bent neck & tail b...
and the tenor is gone!! I had every intention of ...
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OK the headscratching over string gauges continues...
the bridge takes a lot of thinking, being angled a...
heel cap glued on and fret marked fitted. traditi...
neck work..... fretboard radiused back of neck...
Holes drilled on the top edge braces carved and...
started on a tenor guitar. blame Seth Lakeman I s...
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cutaway guitar nearly done. strings on, a little ...
mando: top and back glued to sides edges trimm...
Work on the cutaway guitar..... tuners in, frets ...
some time spent with the OM today. I'll leave it ...
So what's a guy to do while he's waiting for the v...
It's spray time!!
so, a load of sanding and ready for finish..... ...
More neck work. fretboard radiused and stained bl...
A bit of neck work on the cutaway guitar.. an...
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#79 mahogany spruce Octave mandolin sides bent, b...
so, I have a minor problem...... the two lefty ma...
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well the inspectors have moved on and while we are...
I'm TRYING to find time to get some lutherie done,...
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#77 rosette sanded smooth sides bent and bro...
#75 has strings on!! bridge cut and slotted for t...
#77 a cutaway acoustic guitar, Mahogany back & sid...
mando #76 got a load done over the last couple of...
#75 has tuners on (though I still have to fit the ...
Cherry mando #76 rosewood fretboard planed and ma...
back after the summer holidays and a chance to get...
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cherry mando.... ears glued onto headstock hea...
Mango bouzouki: after a sand down and another fou...
Cherry Mando..... neck blank planed ready for sha...
I was sawing up some American Cherry yesterday. a...
cherry/cedar mando #75 juyst started a mando. I ...
right, lots of bassy goodness..... fretless 5 is ...
first finish coat on mango zouk..... six coat...
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