Luthier’s EDGE Q & A Jam Session – April 2018
We had a great time this month, as you’ll see in the replay video below! I shared an important announcement, we covered many great questions, and really got into some important topics that I feel are very useful and important in deepening your understanding of the art of lutherie AND that could help you improve your guitars right now!
Here are just a few things we covered in this month’s session (IN ORDER):
- Important Announcement (Building A Guitar Workshop) 00:06:45
- Joining The Luthier’s EDGE Facebook Group 00:05:25
- Humidity In The Workshop 00:13:08
- Bridge Plate Material & Design 00:16:45
- Spruce Tonewood (Species, Tone & More) 00:25:00
- Dealing With Frequency Imbalances (Wolf Notes, etc.) 00:33:22
- Tailpiece Break-over Angles (Balancing and fine-tuning tone) 00:38:45
- Important tricks for using CA binding methods 00:46:45
- Purfling Width & Installation Tips 00:52:35
- Using Dark-Colored Shellac on Flamed Maple 00:56:25
- Shellac Bench Cut (Clarification) 01:01:15
- Fixing Pore Filling & Checking Issues For Shellac 01:06:45
- Pore Shrinkage – Initial Body Stage 01:19:10
- Alternative Natural Finishes 01:22:35
- Table Saw Fret Slotting Jig 01:29:40
- Masking the Bridge Location (Technique) 01:32:20
- Clear Pickguards 01:37:30
- Measuring String Height 01:39:50
- How Thin Is Too Thin (Tuning The Top) 01:44:45
- Tips For Bending Binding (For Cutaway) 01:50:35
- Layout Tips For Tuning Machine Placement 01:54:25
- Isolating/Reducing Variables For Problem-Solving/Trouble Shooting 01:56:35
- And more…
Hi Tom,
I really enjoyed the April webinar! First time. I am looking forward to the new workshop layout that you will have as well as the tools you will keep as necessary for building guitars. It was a wealth of information and I really appreciate it. Look forward to future webinars.
Thank You,
Abel
Just wanted to say a HUGE Thank You to @christopher-5 for providing the time stamps for each section of the webinar! Thanks Christopher!!!