Guitar Fretboards Source: Guitar Neck Fretboard Saddle Width – Acoustic Guitars: Actually the title of this article is a bit deceiving. We actually do not have a width of the fretboard at the saddle. What we do have though is the width of the fretboard at the soundhole is definitely influenced by the saddle width. [...]

Powermatic 1791076BK Model PM1900 Dust Collector Source:Tools and Materials Dust Collectors: One of the Dust Collectors that I like the best is the Powermatic 1791076BK Model PM1900 Dust Collector. This dust collector is built to run a large number of tools on a daily basis. It has a large motor with several suction inputs to [...]

How to Make a Gibson Moustache Bridge Source: Guitar Bridge How To Make The Moustache Bridge The bridge is not that terribly difficult to make. Here are the steps that I use to make one: Step 1: Select your wood for the bridge – preferably use the same wood species as the fretboard. Rough cut [...]

Gibson Moustache Bridge Source: Guitar Building Plans The Gibson Moustache Bridge: The original Gibson Moustache is quite a classic design in the Vintage Guitar collection circles. If you own a Gibson Vintage with a standard belly bridge, you may get a “B” or a “B+” collectibility rating. On some of the models, if the guitar [...]

Guitar Fretboards Source: Guitar Neck Fretboard Nut Width – Acoustic Guitars: The dimension of the guitar fretboard has been an item of popular discussion among both guitar pickers and luthiers alike. Guitar nut width has almost always been standardized for dreadnought 14 fret acoustic guitar at about 1-11/16″ give or take a whisker, depending on [...]

Fretboard Wood Species Source: Guitar Fretboard Fretboard Wood Species Selection: Years ago (not that many actually) there were basically only 3 choices of fingerboard woods available. Those were Ebony, Rosewood and Maple. While these are still hard to dispute as the “top of the heap woods”, the market has opened up quite a bit as [...]

Guitar Fretboards Source: Guitar Neck The Guitar Fretboard: First of all, let’s clear one thing up. You will see the terminology fretboard and fingerboard used interchangeably throughout not only this site, but around different luthiers and guitar people as well. There is nothing wrong with using either term as a fretboard does hold frets and [...]

Example Purfling/Binding Configuration Source: Binding & Purfling Tools and Materials Required: Duco Cement Dremel Router Dremel Binding Cutter Dremel Bit Masking Tape 25 mm or 1″ Abalone Strips Sanding Surface or File N95 Rated Respirator How to Install Abalone Purfling: Abalone purfling can be a time consuming, if not frustrating process when installing it on [...]

Cut Abalone Shell Source: Binding & Purfling Making Your Own Abalone Purfling: With the high cost of Abalone Strips these days, it makes sense to at least explore the possibility of making your own Abalone strips directly from the shell. The decision to do this depends directly as to how much you will be using [...]