Making a Guitar?

Alex,

I’m currently making an acoustic Dreadnought-style guitar. Take a look at my blog for details on the build so far. Sorry, but I don’t know anything about the kits from Grizzly. THere are many suppliers of electric parts, though. Take a look around before you commit.

-- Mark, Webster New York, Visit my website at http://thecraftsmanspath.com

Stewart McDonald’s has a good selection, though pricey
I think.

Allparts.com is a good source for guitar parts, too.

Unless you actually build the neck and do the fretwork
you won’t develop much meaningful skill in lutherie in my
opinion. If you actually want to build handmade instruments
I would recommend getting the tools and materials to
do proper fret jobs. I hammer in frets by resting the neck
on a bag of buckshot. You can buy pre-slotted fretboards
cheaply enough but I cut them by hand and it’s no big deal.

-- http://amherstcabinets.com - also a marketing consultant with expertise in direct response marketing for woodworking and online businesses - http://COPYMATCH.COM

So I’ve no particular need to build a guitar, but the process fascinates me. Have you started on it yet? Post regular updates here perhaps?

-- Dan Lyke, Petaluma California, http://www.flutterby.net/User:DanLyke

I built a classical guitar way back in the 1970s. It was all from scratch and the plans were in a book. It was an interesting project and I learned a lot. I will say, however, if you just want a guitar and not the building experience, go buy one. Building one isn’t the easy way to own a guitar.

Rufus

-- Always remember half of the people in this country are below average.

Please keep us posted?

-- Only the Shadow knows....................