The Guts of an Acoustic..

[Peter Crossley]

this is probably something you may or may not have seen...

The Guts of an acoustic guitar....


hope you find it as interesting as I do...................

lot of work here..

 

[Peter Crossley]

Re: The Guts of an Acoustic..

And what they look like from the outside...

 

[kramersteen]

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Thanks for sharing.

 

[jeremy]

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looks great. do you make all the bracing and kerfing yourself or just do final shaping?

 

[Peter Crossley]

Re: The Guts of an Acoustic..

All the bracing I make, that way i can get the grain orientation the way I want it,
the Kerfing is Stew Mac stuff, I like it.

 

[rgand]

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Very cool. In and out.

 

[GoldenVulture]

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:lmao:

 

[Peter Crossley]

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:lmao:

Trust You......:18:

 

[Aceman]

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Because, you know, his electric building completely dominant chops were not enough glory...has to ruin it for acoustic builders too.

Dude - you would rock a beer coaster.

 

[Mincer]

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What kind of wood is that? You always pick the nice looking ones. Thanks for sharing!

 

[RorySquier]

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That's a stunning looking guitar with the wood. Good job on creating a masterpiece.



;>)/

 

[Peter Crossley]

Re: The Guts of an Acoustic..

What kind of wood is that? You always pick the nice looking ones. Thanks for sharing!

Thats Black Limba, which isnt the actual guts of the one shown..
I just put that there to illustrate the point..


the interior shot is this timber, showing the back plate

This is Tasmanian Tiger Myrtle with a quilted maple back plate

 

[rgand]

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Damn, that's beautiful wood. :thumbsup

 

[GuitarDoc]

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Peter doesn't do ANYTHING half-assed. Even a beer coaster. Nothing but perfection inside and out.

 

[Gearjoneser]

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I know it's a business, but I couldn't imagine building masterpieces, then watching them leave. It'd be like selling children. If people grinded me on the price, I'd tell them "conversation's over."

 

[Mincer]

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I know it's a business, but I couldn't imagine building masterpieces, then watching them leave. It'd be like selling children. If people grinded me on the price, I'd tell them "conversation's over."

I did that with CDs...recorded them, sold the only copies (one of each). repeat x50. Quite a lesson in 'letting go'. I would think hand-building guitars is the same.

 

[Peter Crossley]

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The Box closed up,

Binding next

Back and sides Tiger Myrtle (Tasmanian) top Airondack spruce..

 

[rgand]

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Boy, that's beautiful. Going to be outstanding when done.

 

[jeremy]

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thats beautiful wood right there! cant wait to see the final version. great work as always!

 

[Peter Crossley]

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Binding done..

going slowly this one, but thats OK.. no rush required.