Acoustic Guitar Construction

It is made symetrical so that switching from side to side and indexing from the end of the headstock keeps the tuners in line.

Should be fine. Slice it in two horizontally and you should get two fretboards out of that piece.

Kevin's advice is how I used to to it. Last time I made a jig for drilling the tuner holes, then routing the slots. Progressed the routing in about 5 depth changes. It went well. here's a bunch of pics. slotjig1.jpg slotjig2.jpg slotjig3.jpg slotjig4.jpg slotjig5.jpg slotjig6.jpg slotjig7.jpg slotji...

I go for the looks. Sometimes a sapwood center really adds some bling.

27 1/2" used an LMII template. 0000 Martin that I had a outside mold for since I had previously built a 0000 kit that I got from John Hall. Used the bracing pattern and dimensions from that except for neck and body is a little deeper.

Bocote Baritone. The neck was made out of wood from an old piano I was forced to practice on daily from the age of 5 to 12. The teacher lived next door. I'm seeking revenge by dismantling it. IMG_20241028_140402200.jpg IMG_20241028_140442183.jpg IMG_20241028_140511379.jpg IMG_20241028_140542909.jpg ...

I built one. Really like it and it sounds great, immense sustain. 27 1/2" scale, all Bocote w/Spruce top usually tuned to Cc. Used a 0000 Martin mold that I got from John Hall so a big guitar. It's the only mold I've purchased, made all the others.