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Hello everyone,
my name's Bob, I'm 25 and I'm Italian.
I'd like to use this forum to share with you step by step the construction of a my last guitar, show my building process and catch advice from pro.
My inspiration is a Weissenborn style 1 but,I 've made some slight modifications.
I'll try to explain more clearly in my case, I've not photographed small jobs to avoid to go on too long.
I hope that all this can you pleasure and make you fall in love with these instruments.

-1st step
My work begins with the set of a medium grade hawaiian koa.
I have already joined the top, back and sides.


-2nd step
After I drew the shape of the guitar on top and back, I get with the rosette.
In this case it will be done with 3 circles of Maple


-3rd step
That's it!


-4th step
I realize the slots for the inlay frets (maple), through a small circular saw-


it's all for today, but the story continues

Thank you Todd,

I hope that other weissenborn builders come here for a good comparison

New progress...

-5th step
So after a while 'work, I have finished fretboard, headstock with the template and the bridge...


-6th step
I cook sides, potatoes and carrots


-7th step
and then re-fresh in the mold


... to be continued

Howdy slidinbob!

Welcome to OLF and I look forward to seeing your project as it progresses. I'm not a Weissenborn player but I have an uncle who is and I'll bet he'd really love this. Keep us posted as things move along.

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Bill Hodge


One does not simply, own enough guitars!

...the arched back


and raw bracing of the top


linings and sides


and now Good night!

G'day Slidinbob,

I love the weissenborn style guitar! In October, 2007 I built two weissenbon copies. The build took about twelve months and around 250 hours and they both turned out good. One is tuned and setup for open D and the other is in open C.

I look forward to watching your instrument grow!

Cheers

Alan

The show must go on
so the back clamped to the side


and after the guitar with fretboard and bridge


Do you like it?

i just love it... the lines on the top fit so well with the shape, it's almost a shame to put a fretboard over it hehe! sincerely, amazing work so far! keep the pictures coming, we want to see it when it's done!

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Olivier Gauthier
Montreal, QC

Thanks for the building views. It is looking great!

John

Hi, this is the baby with a sister...both are hand rubbed nitro lacquered...




bye!

Nice Work! I love the rope binding on sister #2. I haven't gotten around to trying that yet... Did you make the binding yourself?
Cheers! Dan
P.S. What did you use for the "frets"

Hi Daniel, thank you!
Yes I build my rope binding from myself...

and for frets, I use maple veener (1.2mm)

A couple of beautiful pieces of work!

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Waddy

Photobucket Build Album Library

Sound Clips of most of my guitars

That's great looking rope binding. What type of woods did you use?
I used rosewood/maple on mine but it doesn't have that much contrast

I use maple and ebony, but I think that the next will be with few contrast, so, is rosewood good?

Bravo! Beautiful work Bob. I wonder what this would sound like on one of those:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xs4a-spzXhE

Walter

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Walter Lay
"It's taken me so long, but now that I know
I can see. All that I do or say, is all I ever will be"
- Billy Joe Shaver

VERY interesting Daniel. Very pretty as well. Thanks for the pics.

John

... the sound is different, because it's a different model ( kona ) but thank you for the movie, John is amazing with his weissenborn guitars.