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We are wrapping this build up quickly now. I just got the Jumbo TKL case, Its a nice case and I only had to adjust the neck support a tad. Ill be string it up with stainless flat wounds 11-52, in a day or 2. the compensated brass nut is being fine tuned

8/28/2015

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Im nearing the end of this build now. Minor finishing and polishing, some work on the frets, a setup and intonation coming up.

8/21/2015

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What a great day, exciting , scary,  satisfying all at the same time. After much fitting the neck is glued on and is one with its body---whew !!! I imagined complicated jigs and clamps, but in the end 2 clamps a couple of cauls and a web clamp did the j

8/14/2015

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pics of the head with tuners installed and pickguard mounted to the neck

8/11/2015

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 The Kent Armstrong floating pickup is now mounted. I installed the tuners and glued and sanded the laminated heel cap. Ill be finishing up the brass nut next.

8/11/2015

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    Author Greg Martin

    I’m a self-taught guitar maker with 20+ years experience on top of a lifetime of woodworking knowledge.  This blog documents the creation process of some of the guitars I have built.

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  • Home
  • Past Builds
    • Beetle Kill
    • Brownie
    • Double Neck
    • Boat Parts Tele
    • Koa Fretless
    • Redtail 335
    • Redtail Jazz
    • Little One - Jazz Lite
    • 8 String
    • Redtail '62
    • Redtail Gold Top
    • Redtail Sunburst
    • Redtail Bender
    • Redtail DG Strat
    • Eagle-1 Archtop
    • Misc
  • SHOP
  • Story
  • Contact
  • Links
  • Blog
  • Instagram