Making An Archtop Guitar: The Creation Of The Natura Elite Archtop Guitar by Bills Tom

Author:Bills, Tom [Bills, Tom]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: Tom Bills Custom Guitars LLC
Published: 2013-03-12T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9

The Body

After the top and back are glued to the sides, I finally get to hear in real life what I have been hearing only in my mind up until now. With the body assembled, I can now begin to really focus on the relationship between the top and the back and how they compliment, and respond to one another.

The next thing I do is cut the channels into the body for the decorative elements and bindings. I think I mentioned this earlier, but I just don’t like loud noises. Human hearing is very complex, and when we are exposed to a loud noise, there is a period of time in which the ear will not convey an accurate sound image. So, I’m essentially blinded, aurally, for a time after the router is turned off – not good if you’re trying to sculpt the voice of a guitar by ear. I think that is one reason why I try to use as few power tools as I can, but in this case, the router is really the best tool for the job. I use it to carefully cut the perfectly-sized slots for the bindings and purflings to be inlayed around the edges of the guitar body.

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