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Guitar build diary - part V
Almost home. Final finishing, fretwork and assembly is all that remains. The finish is comprised of base coats of shellac, this seals in...
Rob Parry
Jun 26, 2016
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Guitar build diary - part IV
Once the neck is glued on it gets carved. This one is fairly standard, a slim modern C shape. Shinto Japanese saw rasps are magnificent...
Rob Parry
Jun 21, 2016
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Guitar build diary - part III
Time to hollow out the body and get the top glued on. This is the main chamber where the sound hole sits, there will be two other ones...
Rob Parry
Jun 14, 2016
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Guitar build diary - part II
Three piece maple and walnut neck. Dimensioned, glued up and rough cut on the band saw: Template fixed on with screws and double sided...
Rob Parry
May 26, 2016
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Guitar build diary - part I
The build has begun on an as yet unnamed guitar, I really need to remember to take pictures this time as I’ll be documenting every step....
Rob Parry
May 4, 2016
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Domino #3
New Domino wrapped up, in all it’s ocean burst succulence. aThe Bare Knuckle Irish Tour pickup set had way more midrange than I was...
Rob Parry
Apr 13, 2016
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Domino Finishing
The ocean burst is turning out quite nice. Getting the dye sealed in with plenty of shellac is always a relief, I had to spot sand and...
Rob Parry
Mar 27, 2016
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Sentinel Redux
A more refined instrument than its predecessor, the padauk Sentinel #2 has a less extreme neck. The original neck was about as flat and...
Rob Parry
Feb 26, 2016
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Domino #2
A couple of clips demonstrating the available tones from its 63 Veneer Bare Knuckles:
Rob Parry
Dec 8, 2015
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Sentinel part V - It lives!
This Halloween a monster was born in the lab. Two different recordings of its Bare Knuckle Nailbombs (Ceramic) in action:
Rob
Oct 31, 2015
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