The barter system is alive and well

A while ago my sister bought me four guitar lessons with Chris Meredith a talented musician and teacher.When the paid lessons finished Chris and I came to an agreement,he would carry on giving me the lessons and in exchange I would show him how to make a guitar.The photographs here show the finished result,his first ever build.

Four string tenor with uke reso cone,3.6mm ply box,"mahogany" neck with walnut fingerboard,headstock faced with walnut and obeche.9353913298?profile=original9353913683?profile=original9353914091?profile=original9353914501?profile=original He now fancies making a licence plate guitar for his dad (a car fanatic).

Mission accomplished I have passed on the bug! 

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  • That is a fine piece of work. Looks professional.
  • Looks good.

    Where do you buy your wood from?

  • David that's a layer of lime wood under the fingerboard

  • I am not a good builder, but better builder by miles than a player!

    What is the light strip between the neck and fretboard?

  • David and Richard on behalf of Chris thanks for the comments.The headstock was Chris's original idea,think he may adopt it as a signature feature on future builds now that he has the bug.As for the arrangement,he's turning out a better builder than I am a guitarist!

  • Great result and excellent first build, I could do with the same arrangement.

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