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The Practical (Illustrated) Guide to Slotting a Multi-Scale Guitar
The fanned fretted fingerboard can be fretted following a few basic principles:
- Selecting two scale lengths, one for the...
How to Build a Stratocaster Body The classic Strat body is a relatively complex piece of timber. With an asymmetrical body, both front and back cavities, rounded corners and reliefs for comfort....
Which Glues are Right for Electric Guitar Building and Repair
What glue do luthiers use? • There are four types of glues commonly used by Luthiers: • Hide Glue- Animal Based Glue • Carpenters Glue – PVA Glue • CA glue – Cyano-Acrilate...
Which is better? Flat or Angled While there is no disagreement on the fact that the string needs some angle between the nut (or zero fret) to the tuners, there are a different opinion to the angle of...
How and where to use Round -Over Router Bits ? Round-Over Router Bits come in various radii and sizes. Their most obvious use is rounding edges, and even there is variety. They can be used on the...
So how do you shape a Stratocaster style body? 1. Choose your timber and Prepare it for gluing 2. Glue the wood to achieve a large enough piece 3. Cut the rough shape 4. Smooth the shape...