I think I'm going to attempt to refret the Harmony this weekend. Since replacing the bridge and [heavily] shimming the neck, it's actually pretty playable. Certainly better action than my Squier for the first 10 years I played it, before I learned how to do a setup. I've been enjoying noodling on it the last few days as is, but the wear is bad enough that past the twelfth fret, there are at least a few spots where two adjacent frets play the same note, so it's more than a matter of string height or fret buzz.

Anyway, let's hope I don't completely f--k it up, lol. I'm on a tight budget and working with a pretty limited set of tools here, but I've made bongs with less (points if you get the movie reference).

#guitar #guitarrepair #lutherie [not a] #luthier

After you get hooked on #microtonal music by #anginedepoitrine or #kinggizzardandthelizardwizard or a host of other fine artists, you might want to give it a go. Options are not cheap, but there is always a way to #DIY your way close enough. And so here now a quick vid to get you to make a #fretless #microtonal experimentation #instrument from a #ukulele .
Is it exacting fine #luthier craftspersonship? Nope. But it's a start. Go forth .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rc21rlTwOrI

#music #guitar #string

Por cierto, llevo tiempo sin enseñar más piezas de mi instrumento.

Aquí teneis el cordoeiro, hecho de zebrano y con la sujección en latón

#zanfona #hurdygurdy #luthier #luthiery #woodworking

Time to restore my old war guitar. The same one I built in 1994. I bought pieces of a wrecked guitar at an electronics shop in Chapecó. I managed to use the neck, roughly trace the body shape (it was missing a chunk), the tuning pegs, and the bridge. Even the neck was missing frets. I built the body from pine — it was the cheapest wood I had access to — and used the machinery at the furniture factory where I worked as a draftsman. The factory painter did the finish for me and suggested the colors. The frets I bought from a luthier, who also gave me the wiring schematic. I got the electronic components at a friend's shop, going for the cheapest available. The electronics were never 100% — one of the knobs (the tone) never worked properly; turning it would kill the sound entirely. But it was mine, and I was always proud of it. My musician friends used to say that, despite everything, it remarkably held its tuning and held its own against any store-bought guitar. It was with me in my punk band and countless jam sessions with friends. It has been, and remains, a great companion on this journey. I even considered buying a new one recently — but none will ever be truly mine the way this one is, in my heart. I've already started taking it apart; I ordered new electronics to rewire it completely. I'll give it a good cleaning and some paint touch-ups. I'm very much looking forward to hearing its new laments.

#guitar #luthier #DIY #punk #music #restoration #handmade #1994 #homemadeGuitar #instruments

Roxane

Lag Guitar
#mygear

#music #fediverse #fedimusic #gear #guitar #luthier #photography #photo #pics #blackandwhite #jimihendrix #pick #blues #rock #psychedelic

The use of a light source for #tremolo is only one of the sideways treasures on this #guitar Follow along as Not A #Luthier restores this find.

https://youtu.be/GwbA4oE-5Kg