DIY Guitar Making
Luthier Eric Schaefer dives deep into acoustic guitar building techniques, sharing secrets of the craft so that you can step up your lutherie game! From soundboard bracing to neck angles to fretwork, no stone is left unturned. Sometimes it is a solo show that delves into a particular topic. Sometimes it is a Q and A show featuring member's of Eric's online guitar building course. Sometimes it is an interview with another luthier, woodworker, or guitar repair tech.
Episodes
69 episodes
Guitarmaking Q&A | Setting up your Lutherie Shop and More!
In this episode of DIY Guitarmaking, I answer YOUR questions!🔴 All episodes available at diyguitarmaking.com🔴 Register for an 8 day Hands-On Guitar Building Workshop in Bernville, Pennsy...
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49:24
Q&A Building Jigs and Forms, Fretboard Polish, Rosette Cutters
In this episode of DIY Guitar Making, I answer YOUR questions!Questions/Topics:- tonewood suppliers- Electric Guitar neck angles- Rosette cutting jigs- What material to use for molds forms and jigs- What do you use t...
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20:56
Q&A | Buying or Building Side Benders, Where did EVO Gold Fretwire Go, and More!
In this episode of DIY Guitar Making, I answer YOUR questions!Questions/Topics:- Fixing cracked sides- Sharpening plane blades and chisels- Buying or building a side bending machine?- Using cactus juice to harden wood
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42:00
Q&A |Side Bending Tips, Joining Bookmatched Pairs, Controlling Shop Humidity and More!
In this episode of DIY Guitar Making, I answer YOUR questions!Questions/Topics:- Introducing my new "Florentine Cutaway and Advanced Binding/Purfling Methods" Workshop! (
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53:54
Q&A | Fixing Finish Runs, Installing Mylar Pickguards, Making Cutaways and More!
In this episode of DIY Guitar Making, I answer YOUR questions!Questions/Topics:- What is the best way to fix a finish drip?- How to install a clear mylar pickguard without bubbles- The most expensive lutherie tool yet!- ...
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QA | Refretting with Larger Fretwire, Buying Go Bars, Wild Grain and more!
In this episode of DIY Guitar Making, I answer YOUR questions!Questions/Topics:- Should you use Carbon Fiber Rods and a Truss Rod?- Making your own bulk binding strips- wild grain versus homogenous grain- Buying go bars<...
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29:42
Q&A | Taptuning Tops, Tonewood Myths, Best Guitar Brands, and More!
In this episode of DIY Guitar Making, I answer YOUR questions!Questions/Topics:- Mount Gretna Outdoor Art Show- Favorite Guitar brands/companies- Fret slotting saws- Marketing your guitars- How many pounds of pressur...
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52:13
Q&A | Sizing Fretwire, Neck Profiling Jigs, Electric Guitar Tonewood Myths and More!
In this episode of DIY Guitar Making, I answer YOUR questions!Questions/Topics:- Do headstock templates include space for the nut?- A jig for profiling necks with a router- An audio example of a student's guitar- Choosin...
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48:00
Q&A | Purfling Depth, Instrument Glue Recommendations, Mold Making and More!
In this episode of DIY Guitar Making, I answer YOUR Questions!Questions/Topics:- hide glue vs. titebond- fish glue- how deep should purfling be inlaid?- inlaying turqoise- The "Best" Guitar show- Using waxed wood...
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25:32
Q&A | Resonating vs Reflecting Backs, Top Thickness, Scrapwood uses, and more!
In this episode of DIY Guitar Making, I answer YOUR questions!Questions/Topics:– What do you do with your scrap wood?– Buying pre-bent sides– Best heating blanket for side bending – radial rosettes – thicknessing bac...
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Q&A | Chisel Sharpening, Mesquite for Fretboards, Happy Accidents and more!
In this episode of DIY Guitar Making, I answer YOUR questions!Questions/Topics:- Chisel Sharpening- source for dyed purfling strips- bridge wood- amp repair- mesquite for fretboards?- happy accidents- what to do ...
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30:21
Q&A | Scarf Joint Jig, Choosing Top Wood for a Parlor, Using Slotted or Unslotted Bridge Pins...
In this episode of DIY Guitar Making, I answer YOUR questions!Questions/Topics:- Can backs be flatsawn?- a miter box design for cutting scarf joints- Best wood bindings to replace white plastic bindings- Best topwood for...
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Q&A | Radial Rosettes, Soundhole Binding, Pinless Bridges, and More!
In this episode of DIY Guitar Making, I answer YOUR questions!Questions/Topics:- Tasmanian Blackwood- Radial rosettes- Binding the inside of the soundhole- Making radius dishes- Paste wax for preventing glue from sti...
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31:34
Q&A | Saddle Height, Lint in Finish, Why is My Saddle so long?, and More!
In this episode of DIY Guitar Making, I answer YOUR questions!Questions/Topics:- Soundhole Binding- Bone nut/saddle porosity- Saddle height- vacuum bags for laminating sides- solid linings- fixing misplaced fretb...
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30:55
Q&A | Shrinkage Cracks in the Top, Purfling Materials, Nut Slotting and More!
In this episode of DIY Guitar Making, I answer YOUR questions!Questions/Topics:- Soundboard cracks and humidity- Eastern White Cedar for Tops- Purfling materials for a headplate- How deep to cut your nut slots- The r...
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27:48
Q&A | My next build, how to store wood, planers vs. jointers, and more!
In this episode of DIY Guitar Making, I answer YOUR questions!Topics/Questions:- Slide Guitar Nut Compensation- Buy a planer or a jointer first?- Stewmac side bending machines- What should me next build be?- Best way...
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26:44
Q&A | Aluminum Bridge Plates, Bending Solid Linings, Fretboard Radii for Acoustics, "The Tree" Mahogany, and More!
In this episode of DIY Guitar Making, I answer YOUR questions!Topics/Questions:- Flattening the top radius in the upper bout to glue the fretboard tongue- Bending solid linings or laminating solid linings- What is the lowest fre...
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36:37
Q&A | Nut Compensation, Buying a Planer, Bridge Repairs and More
In this episode of DIY Guitar Making, I am answering YOUR questions!Topics include:- What Material Choices have made a noticeable difference, tonally?- An Acoustic Bridge replacement- When to Install Frets?- Adding Compe...
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Episode 50
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34:21
Q&A | How much Inlay is Too Much, Making a Saddle Slotting Jig, Tool Flatness and More!
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Episode 49
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32:48
Wood Pickguards, Learning CNC, Florentine Cutaways, and More! | Shop Talk with Robert Livingston
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Episode 47
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