Build 2 Update

Working on guitar build number 2. Number 1 turned into the Hurricane Irene model and still has issues that may never be worked out. Right now she is sitting on the bench as inspiration for number 2.

This guitar has bubinga sides and back with a leapordwood back stripe, and will have matching leaporwood bindings. I really like the look of the leapordwood, it makes a nice contrast with many woods.


Mahogany linings and installing mahogany side reinforcement strips.

The inside back center strip being installed in my make shift go bar deck

I had some old mahogany boards from a friend given to me years ago that came from salvaged pallets. They will make great braces and lining strips.



Back braces being fitted and glued.

Carving the back braces

Gluing up the sitka spruce top.

To be continued...

Seagull S6

Picked up this busted Seagull  S6 model to see if it could be repaired. The verdict is still out, since I am not sure if I will continue on or just scrap it for parts. The top was busted up pretty bad and so it was taken off completely and what remained was glued back together.

Plywood sides and back with cherry veneer. Solid cedar top.

Back was seperated as well

Inside look at LR Baggs micro eq equalizer w/volume, bass, treble controls

Jack plug end pin

Bolted neck joint. Brown plastic binding with small plastic cream purfling.

Removed all the braces from the top to salvage. There is a  plywood brace mixed with spruce braces. If continued new top will have all new replacement spruce braces.

Appears to be poplar neck block, tailblock, and linings



Some more pictures of taking apart, cleaning up, gluing back together.

That was the easy part. I picked out a cedar set that I had for the replacement top. Now to decide to continue on or not. I have done a top replacement similar to this with plywood sides and have had a hard time with the bindings and damaging finish on sides. To be continued..