I have 6 PL1s hanging on the wall of my studio, saw this reflection and thought that it would make a nice photo.
Month: May 2016
Carving Braces
I love this part! Carving the braces and voicing the top and back plates together is extremely satisfying. This is a new design, a 00 size. It has an Adirondack top with…
Rosette Progress
After the top has been brought to the thickness I’m going for and cut slightly bigger that the shape it will ultimately take, I can then start the rosette. The first thing I’ll do is…
Wide Sky Inlay
A friend in town has a CNC machine and he cuts out “Wide Sky” into Ebony veneers for me. Then I fill cut out using aluminum powder. I age the nickel hardware on the…
MAKING BRIDGES
Making Ebony bridges for the PL1, my replica build of the Gibson L1. This is a part that you can buy from suppliers but I never found one that I was happy with.