Acoustic Guitar Construction

Fantastic result Tony. The gloss on the second photo looks pristine, and I imagine the whole instrument is just as perfect.

Absolutely gorgeous Tony, you should be very proud.

It's nice to see you using unbleached bone for the nut and saddle too, so much more subtle and classy than brilliant white.

Bob

Thanks guys.
The whole guitar is pretty shiny but I was having a difficult time capturing that and not getting a lot of reflection or glare. Nobody needs to see me reflected in all the pics. Nor do they need to see my fridge, ceiling fan, TV, wife, etc. I will see if I can get some better shots but I may need help and wife wasn't feeling too cooperative last night. She wanted to relax.

I like the pinless bridge but it makes setting up the guitar harder because you have to remove the strings to shape the saddle, adjust neck angle, etc. With pins, you can slack the strings, pull the pins and do what you want. Nothing was worse than the Sperzel locking tuners though. They break the string if you try to slack them too much once you have had them to tension. Major pain.
I don't think the lack of pins affects tone at all but there is no way to test that now, is there?
Thanks for the compliments on he bridge. I like how it came out quite a bit.

I love this set of wood but in a moment of weakness and generosity, I sold it to a budding luthier who raved about it so much I felt he had to have it. I miss it already. I saw a couple of similar sets online one day but by the time I tried to buy them, they were sold. Very sad.

Looks great Tony! Looking forward to hearing the sound clip.

Tony, another great looking guitar, great looking pinless bridge and all. Congratulations!

I'm sorry to hear that set is gone Tony, I was going to offer you $5000 for it!!!!!

Kevin

Thanks again!
Kevin, I wish I had not sold the set, but I helped out a new builder so I am happy about that. However, if it does not become a guitar soon, I may have to buy it back! If I do, it's yours!