Guitar Repair #9 - Setup - Classical
5/11/21
I was going through my repair blog entries.
Many early guitars like this wasn't documented properly, if at all.
I wish I did.
I was going through my repair blog entries.
Many early guitars like this wasn't documented properly, if at all.
I wish I did.
Sal's Flamenco - final scraping of the bindings
The bindings are leveled out at every place.
(Single purflings of maple/walnut, for the back, like the sides)
Here's the new heel design with the consistent binding/single purfling scheme.
Here's the double purfling scheme for the top.
Sal's Flamenco - scraping the bindings flush to the sides
With a sharp scraper, leveling the bindings flush to the sides is quite therapeutic :)
Sal's Flamenco - installing third & fourth binding strip: Right after installing the third binding strip, I had .. http://bit.ly/mu46U
Sal's Flamenco - installing third & fourth binding strip
Right after installing the third binding strip, I had a surprise visit from a diligent former student, who is Berklee-bound next month!
After coffee, came back to bind the fourth and final binding of the paulownia back.
Sal's Flamenco - installing first binding strip
The four rosewood bindings for this flamenco guitar, had to be pre-bent to shape before installing unto the ledges. At 2.5mm, the rosewood bindings are too stiff to flex itself round the guitar's profile. It's an extra step to bend them accurately for the perfect installation. But it looks good and protects the guitar against minor daily knocks.
These are a few sheets of the veneers I have in stock. The top (chocolate) sheet is walnut and the lower two are lightly figured maple. They are 0.5mm thick, among the thinner varieties of veneers around. They are fragile, crumple easily and are prone to tearing, just by looking at it! Oh yes, the purflings in this guitar are made from strips of them. The back has single purfing, that is-walnut/maple, while the top has double purflings.
The first binding strip has been glued down, held on by masking tapes.
The mess after unmasking...
A little cleanup with a scraper at the tailend, to prepare for the other binding pair.
steamboat @ chinatown
had steamboat dinner @ chinatown with jy last night.
took food from the wrong buffet shop!!!
but harbin beer is tipsy! 3 bottles $5.5 each
dinner - $15 per pac. no gst no service charge! cheap!
took food from the wrong buffet shop!!!
but harbin beer is tipsy! 3 bottles $5.5 each
dinner - $15 per pac. no gst no service charge! cheap!
Guitar Repair #8 - Setup - SP-100 - Classical
Classic SP 100
I found this photo on 5/11/21!
I did not think I would repair thousands of guitars then.
Many early guitars like this wasn't documented properly.
Sal's Flamenco - endgraft mitred & final touch up the staircase binding/purfling ledges: The little nubs on the .. http://bit.ly/pp4Nn
Sal's Flamenco - endgraft mitred & final touch up the staircase binding/purfling ledges
The little nubs on the four corners of the rosewood endgraft, left behind after the staircase routing, was chiseled away. The purflings, seen here are mitred at 45 degrees, on all four corners, waiting to receive their mating purflings.
The heel design has a continuous heel cap from the paulownia back plate. So, to receive the bindings and purflings, it is treated differently than usual...
The staircase ledges are carefully continued all round, by hand (chisel, mini-file, razor blade that is).
On the spruce soundboard end, the staircase binding/purfling ledges are also continued by hand, which the router cannot reach.
Sal's Flamenco - staircase routing for back and top purflings: A deeper rout into the back is for the purfling (.. http://bit.ly/GXScX
Sal's Flamenco - staircase routing for back and top purflings
A deeper rout into the back is for the purfling (laminated walnut/maple veneer), resembling a staircase.
The "staircase" goes all the way round, stopping at the neck.
The top has a deeper rout to feature a double-purfling.
The router (grey) behind the guitar takes a deserved rest.
new wrc supply
found this site off niche chick comments post - http://www.veddermountainhardwoods.com/2009/01/09/western-red-cedar-guitar-tops-for-sale/
can ask for bad wrc as pointed out by flamenco article in luth mag
can ask for bad wrc as pointed out by flamenco article in luth mag
Sal's Flamenco - routing the binding ledge: The top four rows are rosewood bindings. The bottom ten strips are f.. http://bit.ly/16QpXP
Guitar Repair #7 - Setup - Yamaha C-40 - Classical
5/11/21
I was going through my repair blog entries.
Many early guitars like this wasn't documented properly, if at all.
I wish I did.
Sal's Flamenco - routing the binding ledge
The top four rows are rosewood bindings. The bottom ten strips are figured maple/walnut laminated veneers purflings. They are prepared in the shop.
Here, the top and back binding ledges are routed. The rest of the unfinished ledge towards the neck, will be removed by hand (chisel that is). The router will be going for another round to clean up and even out the earlier rout.
Here's the laminate trimmer I use for routing my guitars.
The guitar awaits next routing to accomodate the mitred purflings between the side and end graft purflings.
Announcing Ngoh's New Blog Carnival Of Paulownia: I’m creating a blog carnival where I’ll be listing many great .. http://bit.ly/138K96
Guild Of American Luthiers package arrived: The G.A.L. package arrived after a month and a half wait.Here's my G.. http://bit.ly/EIJa7
Guild Of American Luthiers package arrived
The G.A.L. package arrived after a month and a half wait.
Here's my G.A.L. member certificate.
Besides the current Spring 2009 journal, I bought the "Lutherie Tools" with many ideas, diagrams and photos of tools and equipment so I can pore over till my eyes hurt!
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