Guitar Building Gallery - Whitney Guitars

Guitar Building Gallery

Below is a guitar building gallery from my Instagram feed which details some of the build processes and finished instruments. Thanks for checking it out!

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Fret-work, setup and new ‘Compton’ aluminum br

Fret-work, setup and new ‘Compton’ aluminum bridge on this Gretsch 6120.

The owner wasn’t playing her anymore because the stock string spacing felt too tight and the high ‘E’ string kept popping off the stock bridge.

A much improved bridge and a custom string spacing of 2-1/16” opened things up and will get this beauty back on stage. #builtforspeed

That’s a wrap! I had the privilege of spending t

That’s a wrap! I had the privilege of spending two days working with and getting to know @mikalmcgillicutty during the two-day guitar setup course here at Whitney Guitars.

Feeling grateful for connection, sharing life ‘notes’, talking shop and just hanging out with a first-class guy.

A big ‘thank you’ to Robin Liva @Kelowna10 for

A big ‘thank you’ to Robin Liva @Kelowna10 for taking an interest in Whitney Guitars and chatting about one of our specialized guitar building courses for military veterans and first-responders.

Detailing the soundbox on this OM guitar in prep t

Detailing the soundbox on this OM guitar in prep to move onto the neck. Loving this Chechen back and side wood…

A little binding, a little sanding and a little wi

A little binding, a little sanding and a little wipe-down… one of my favourite stages.

Binding channels… check.

Binding channels… check.

Flamed walnut with flamed maple binding…

Flamed walnut with flamed maple binding…

I appreciate the opportunity for an interview and

I appreciate the opportunity for an interview and to share a bit about my back-story and the shop over at Luthiers.com. Thanks Christophe!

https://luthiers.com/whitney-guitars-interview/

Building bridges.

Building bridges.

Satisfying afternoon on the ol’ wheel.

Satisfying afternoon on the ol’ wheel.

From finish to start. Here are some progress shots

From finish to start. Here are some progress shots on the Bellido classical repair.

The tuner holes had been elongated so much that the down pressure from string tension on the tuners rendered them nearly unusable.

I started with a hand spun mahogany dowel glued into place and then filled the remaining ‘half moon’ with epoxy and mahogany dust. From there it was simply clean-up, re-drilling, a final French polish on the head plate, re-fitting the tuners and a re-string.

This customer also wanted the abalone inlay removed so that was removed and filled with epoxy and ebony dust.

When you need an 11mm mahogany dowel and you can’t buy one. This was made to fill some elongated tuner holes on a ‘Bellido’ classical. More shots of that repair to come… stay tuned.

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… and a matching finish on the neck.

… and a matching finish on the neck.

Something a little different on this Vagabond-14 G

Something a little different on this Vagabond-14 Grande Bouche. I’m a sucker for a warm tobacco burst and for my first, I’m really pleased with how this is coming along.

One last sand and she’ll sit in prep for a final buff and assembly / setup.

Nearly ready for finish…

Nearly ready for finish…

New bridge underway…

New bridge underway…

71 Espinosa. Mojo. This ol’ girl was in for a fr

71 Espinosa. Mojo.
This ol’ girl was in for a fret dress, addition of a wee 21st fret and a rebuild of the tuning machines.

New swag in the shop…

New swag in the shop…

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