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DIY Guitar Making Eric Schaefer
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Luthier Eric Schaefer dives deep into acoustic guitar building techniques, sharing secrets of the craft so that you can step up your lutherie game! From soundboard bracing to neck angles to fretwork, no stone is left unturned. Sometimes it is a solo show that delves into a particular topic. Sometimes it is a Q and A show featuring member's of Eric's online guitar building course. Sometimes it is an interview with another luthier, woodworker, or guitar repair tech.
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Q&A | Taptuning Tops, Tonewood Myths, Best Guitar Brands, and More!
In this episode of DIY Guitar Making, I answer YOUR questions!
Questions/Topics:
- Mount Gretna Outdoor Art Show
- Favorite Guitar brands/companies
- Fret slotting saws
- Marketing your guitars
- How many pounds of pressure do go-bars produce?
- Inlaying into dark woods as opposed to light woods
- Lazy builders
- Jim Lill debunking electric guitar tonewood debate
- Neck profiling jigs do accomodate all profiles! (I got this wrong in last QA!)
- Am I going to build a 12 string?
- What notes/pitches do you listen for when taptuning?
- What is a leg tapering jig?
- What 'YMMV' means and why I can't keep up with the internet
- Why nobody is watching my Refretting Masterclass video that I worked so damn hard to make!?
- Buying instruments for the aesthetic value of the wood/materials
- Johnson Paste Wax and the Everything Shortage caused by that which shall not be named!
🔴 All episodes available at diyguitarmaking.com
🔴 Register for an 9 day Hands-On Guitar Building Workshop in Bernville, Pennsylvania: https://www.ericschaeferguitars.com/learn-to-build-your-own-guitar/
🔴 Check out the online course "Building an OM Acoustic": https://www.ericschaeferguitars.com/course/building-an-om-acoustic/
🔴 To commission an instrument from Eric: https://www.ericschaeferguitars.com/instruments-ordering/
🔴 Check out the Radial Rosette Maker Jig: https://www.ericschaeferguitars.com/the-radial-rosette-maker-kit/
To find the "DIY Guitar Making" podcasts AND videos all in one place visit:
www.diyguitarmaking.com
For information on the Hands-on Guitar Building Workshops and online guitar building courses visit:
www.ericschaeferguitars.com -
Q&A | Sizing Fretwire, Neck Profiling Jigs, Electric Guitar Tonewood Myths and More!
In this episode of DIY Guitar Making, I answer YOUR questions!
Questions/Topics:
- Do headstock templates include space for the nut?
- A jig for profiling necks with a router
- An audio example of a student's guitar
- Choosing fretwire with the right tang size for your fret slots
- Leg tapering jigs for the bandsaw
- A case for titebond over hot hide glue
- Bevelling fret slots
- Why Strats and Les Pauls sound different
🔴 All episodes available at diyguitarmaking.com
🔴 Register for a 9 day Hands-On Guitar Building Workshop in Bernville, Pennsylvania: https://www.ericschaeferguitars.com/learn-to-build-your-own-guitar/
🔴 Check out the online course "Building an OM Acoustic": https://www.ericschaeferguitars.com/course/building-an-om-acoustic/
🔴 To commission an instrument from Eric: https://www.ericschaeferguitars.com/instruments-ordering/
🔴 Check out the Radial Rosette Maker Jig: https://www.ericschaeferguitars.com/the-radial-rosette-maker-kit/
To find the "DIY Guitar Making" podcasts AND videos all in one place visit:
www.diyguitarmaking.com
For information on the Hands-on Guitar Building Workshops and online guitar building courses visit:
www.ericschaeferguitars.com -
Q&A | Purfling Depth, Instrument Glue Recommendations, Mold Making and More!
In this episode of DIY Guitar Making, I answer YOUR Questions!
Questions/Topics:
- hide glue vs. titebond
- fish glue
- how deep should purfling be inlaid?
- inlaying turqoise
- The "Best" Guitar show
- Using waxed wood strips like Teflon strips
- Top thickness
- french polishing and tru oil
- fastening latches to molds
- the neutral zone for a dual action truss rod
🔴 All episodes available at diyguitarmaking.com
🔴 Register for a 9 day Hands-On Guitar Building Workshop in Bernville, Pennsylvania: https://www.ericschaeferguitars.com/learn-to-build-your-own-guitar/
🔴 Check out the online course "Building an OM Acoustic": https://www.ericschaeferguitars.com/course/building-an-om-acoustic/
🔴 To commission an instrument from Eric: https://www.ericschaeferguitars.com/instruments-ordering/
🔴 Check out the Radial Rosette Maker Jig: https://www.ericschaeferguitars.com/the-radial-rosette-maker-kit/
To find the "DIY Guitar Making" podcasts AND videos all in one place visit:
www.diyguitarmaking.com
For information on the Hands-on Guitar Building Workshops and online guitar building courses visit:
www.ericschaeferguitars.com -
Q&A | Resonating vs Reflecting Backs, Top Thickness, Scrapwood uses, and more!
In this episode of DIY Guitar Making, I answer YOUR questions!
Questions/Topics:
– What do you do with your scrap wood?
– Buying pre-bent sides
– Best heating blanket for side bending – radial rosettes – thicknessing backs as a resonator or a reflector – Thicknessing tops
– Plate gluing jig
– laminated sides
– inlaying Opal for fret marker dots
– What is the purpose of a shooting board
– modifying an existing guitar to increase the bass response
– inlaying mother of pearl without teflon strips
All episodes available at diyguitarmaking.com
Register for an 9 day Hands-On Guitar Building Workshop in Bernville, Pennsylvania: https://www.ericschaeferguitars.com/learn-to-build-your-own-guitar/
Check out the online course “Building an OM Acoustic”: https://www.ericschaeferguitars.com/course/building-an-om-acoustic/
To commission an instrument from Eric: https://www.ericschaeferguitars.com/instruments-ordering/ Check out the Radial Rosette Maker Jig: https://www.ericschaeferguitars.com/the-radial-rosette-maker-kit/
To find the "DIY Guitar Making" podcasts AND videos all in one place visit:
www.diyguitarmaking.com
For information on the Hands-on Guitar Building Workshops and online guitar building courses visit:
www.ericschaeferguitars.com -
Q&A | Chisel Sharpening, Mesquite for Fretboards, Happy Accidents and more!
In this episode of DIY Guitar Making, I answer YOUR questions!
Questions/Topics:
- Chisel Sharpening
- source for dyed purfling strips
- bridge wood
- amp repair
- mesquite for fretboards?
- happy accidents
- what to do with "mistakes"
- the role of patience and focus in nut slotting technique
- bird's eyes on silver maple
- why does sugar maple burn so easily?
🔴 All episodes available at diyguitarmaking.com
🔴 Register for an 9 day Hands-On Guitar Building Workshop in Bernville, Pennsylvania: https://www.ericschaeferguitars.com/learn-to-build-your-own-guitar/
🔴 Check out the online course "Building an OM Acoustic": https://www.ericschaeferguitars.com/course/building-an-om-acoustic/
🔴 To commission an instrument from Eric: https://www.ericschaeferguitars.com/instruments-ordering/
🔴 Check out the Radial Rosette Maker Jig: https://www.ericschaeferguitars.com/the-radial-rosette-maker-kit/
To find the "DIY Guitar Making" podcasts AND videos all in one place visit:
www.diyguitarmaking.com
For information on the Hands-on Guitar Building Workshops and online guitar building courses visit:
www.ericschaeferguitars.com -
Q&A | Scarf Joint Jig, Choosing Top Wood for a Parlor, Using Slotted or Unslotted Bridge Pins...
In this episode of DIY Guitar Making, I answer YOUR questions!
Questions/Topics:
- Can backs be flatsawn?
- a miter box design for cutting scarf joints
- Best wood bindings to replace white plastic bindings
- Best topwood for a parlor size instrument
- using slotted or unslotted bridge pins
- building a light box/ light box alternatives
- the 14th fret hump
- sourcing backstrip material
- fixing soundboard tearout along the binding edge
- lint free cloth in the Netherlands
- flatsawn maple
- The 'Best Guitar Show' in Altoona, Pennsylvania, February 25th
🔴 All episodes available at diyguitarmaking.com
🔴 Register for an 9 day Hands-On Guitar Building Workshop in Bernville, Pennsylvania: https://www.ericschaeferguitars.com/learn-to-build-your-own-guitar/
🔴 Check out the online course "Building an OM Acoustic": https://www.ericschaeferguitars.com/course/building-an-om-acoustic/
🔴 To commission an instrument from Eric: https://www.ericschaeferguitars.com/instruments-ordering/
🔴 Check out the Radial Rosette Maker Jig: https://www.ericschaeferguitars.com/the-radial-rosette-maker-kit/
To find the "DIY Guitar Making" podcasts AND videos all in one place visit:
www.diyguitarmaking.com
For information on the Hands-on Guitar Building Workshops and online guitar building courses visit:
www.ericschaeferguitars.com