student update

[martintaylor]

Hi All,

Well, I've been really busy this year with the starting up of the Australian Guitar Making School on the Central Coast. Don't worry, this isn't a plug just a proud teacher moment. Below is one of the first student guitars nearly finished.

Back and sides - Northern Silky Oak
Bindings - Jarrah
Neck - Brazilian Mahogany
Top - Engelmann Spruce

Zipflex (cheating? well at least it worked!)

Back and sides looking good so far.

Nice tight joins

[lauburu]

Beautiful work. Will we get to see more student products in the near future?
Miguel

[ozwood]

Nice one Martin !

I'll keep the Zipflex on the low down !


Cheers,

[martintaylor]

Beautiful work. Will we get to see more student products in the near future?
Miguel

Hi MIguel,

I'll post some more pics as they get a little closer. We have such a variety of guitars being built, from an 1834 Lacote classical through to a falcate braced, short scale acoustic Bass with wedged sides and pretty much everything in between.

[colburge]

Beautiful guitar, I bet he or she is stoked with that!!

Cheers

Col

[Lex]

great job ...well done

Cheers Tod

[peter.coombe]

Nicely done.

[kiwinoz62]

Hi,
Nice build. Interested to know how the cut-a-way was bent, thickness, wet or dry bend etc. As I tried to bend some Brazilian Lacewood for a cut-a-way but was'nt sucessful. Any info appreciated.

[martintaylor]

Hi,
Nice build. Interested to know how the cut-a-way was bent, thickness, wet or dry bend etc. As I tried to bend some Brazilian Lacewood for a cut-a-way but was'nt sucessful. Any info appreciated.

Hi Wayne, the side did the cutaway was thinned down to 2mm then soaked for an hour before bending by hand on a bending iron set at 185 deg C. We've found that to be the best combination for the students.