Well this build (there are now two unfinished guitars - which I view as the "one build" given that one "progresses" to the other in lessons learned) has reached another milestone... the second iteration is now "working" acoustically.
[the blue represents where the pickup will be]
It turns out the bridge is 1mm out of line. It's hard to see in the photo but a move 1 mm "up" makes it "perfect". I'll fix that next week.
I've put "rev. willy's 7s" on it and these take a bit of getting used to (they are SO "slinky") but it plays really well. The only issue is the aforementioned slight misalignment - which affects the partial muting I do with my thumb.
Still not entirely happy with the upper bout.... but it so nearly "fits" when i try to play (I want to get to the stage where,when seated, my fretting hand does not need to hold the neck in place - this is almost there).
Last edited by EsquireEsque; 16-07-2025 at 10:33 AM.
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