Stress and Tension

I was invited to accompany a very talented musician - playing harmony on my guitar. That's what I like to do - to fill in the spaces in the melody. To add some depth, some...

Ecological Jazz Guitar – Part 5 – The Neck

The adjustable truss rod is placed in the groove in the neck.  This is used to adjust the bow of the neck when the tension from the strings...

Ecological Jazz Guitar – Part 4. Bindings

Glueing Sycamore veneers for the purflings (the black and white stripes around the edges) and local Sesam wood for the bindings. Cutting the grooves for purfling...

Ecological Jazz Guitar, Part 3 – Assembly

After a damp and humid April, along with lengthy deliberations about the revolutionary, innovative, electric scratch-plate design that this guitar will feature – came a very...

Zen and the art of guitar making (or how to find the right bracing arrangement for your guitar)

Variations of bracing layouts As I recall, my first guitar making teacher taught me three important lessons: The first, upon telling him of my...

Ecological Jazz Guitar – Part 1

What with 2013 being the official year of Ecological Jazz (in my house anyway), I’ve decided to keep a blog of this latest project I’m working on. I’ll be building a flat...