Thanks for doing these videos. I have finished my first guitar. I made quite a few mistakes, but the plan was for the first one to be a learning experience with cheap wood. I then ordered good wood from LMI and now I'm working on #2.
@dad101781 There is alot of info available these days on the internet. I also have some DVD's and am working on an online guitar building course. It should be ready to go in a couple of months.
@OBrienGuitars Oddly enough i was thinking about moving to Colorado to where my sister lives (Castle Rock). I have read online a lot of good feed back on "Red Rock". That is a real good price for that course,(Hum?). Yes I would like access to your chat group. Do i need to purchase a DVD first and if you where do i go and how much? Thanks for this help...
I live in KY and can not find any local schools here to teach me on how to build guitars. Do you have any advice on what i could do? Thanks for your time in advance....
@OBrienGuitars I would love to attend your online building guitar course. Would it be to much trouble to let me know when it will be ready? It is a shame that it is not ready, this seems to be my kind of luck. I have been searching for schools locally and cant find any and i have tried to get a luthier to hire me with me working for free and he has rejected me.LOL, I am kind of out of options but am willing to do what ever i have to....Thanks and God Bless
Great video. I have my scarf joint glued but I'm having a lot of trouble hand planing the top of the headstock without getting a twist to one side. Any advice?
Handplaning evenly can be a bit difficult if you have never used a handplane before. Just keep at it. Draw yourself a square line across the board where the nut will meet the headstock and plane evenly up to it. Check the headstock often with calipers and plane more on the thicker areas.
Hey Robert, Which option for steel stringed guitars is the strongest? a neck carved from a single piece of wood, or a stacked heel? Thank you for the great videos.
I've been enjoying your very informative videos but the stumbling block I keep running into is sourcing one of those "schosce scale" rules you use. I assume that they are of German or Swiss origin? ;)
Haha. I've been listening to your interview with Michael Bashkin. Really interesting. You and I have a lot of parallels in our businesses. I basically do the same thing as you but in the wooden boatbuilding sphere.
Great Video Robert. I am making a 3 piece neck. What is the best glue for this? I heard that glues that are water based are not good for necks. Thanks a lot!
Hi Brien, can I ask you what is the recommended thickness for a classical guitar in the first field and which is in the ninth field of neck? Including fretboard. Thank you.
Each builder has different specs based on their own preferences as well as the client preferences. I use about 21mm at the first fret and around 25mm at the 11th fret.
Robbie - I can't get enough wood out of LMI's 15/16" x 35" billet for a stacked classical heel. According to my Cumpiano book, I should stack 4 x 4-5/8 pieces (when the neck is reduced to 3/4" or less, 4 stacks are required). Even if I reduce that based on the curvature of the heel, I require 1 x 4 1/2, and 3 x 3" pieces. That takes 13 1/2" away from the neckblank and I don't have 24" left. LMI says you can make it work. What am I missing? Thanks, ben
i use the same neck blank at it works fine. after laying or your scarf joint and scale length you still should have around 12 inches left. this is more than enough to do a stacked heel. check out the chapter on making the neck in my online course. www.obrienguitars.com/courses
+Ben Borth I think this is one of the reasons he doesn't plane the neck plane below a certain thickness. With 15/16 thickness you will only need 3 stacks.
@dad101781 You might consider coming to Colorado to study at Red Rocks Community College. Even with out of state tuition my class only costs about 1500 bucks for 15 weeks. If you are have one or more of my dvd's you are eligible to participate in my google chat group. Let me know if you want access. This is how I announce my dvd's and classes.
@dwilliss Congratulations. Please keep me informed of your progress. I also have an invitation only google chat group that you might find useful while building. Let me know if you want access.
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Even after building guitars since the late 70’s I can always learn something from your videos Robert.
Thanks. Glad you are enjoying my videos!
Thanks for doing these videos. I have finished my first guitar. I made quite a few mistakes, but the plan was for the first one to be a learning experience with cheap wood. I then ordered good wood from LMI and now I'm working on #2.
@SRVsCBGs search around on the internet. There are plans out there somewhere.
Would like to see a video on how to build the jig for cutting the scafr joint.
Thank you Robbie! That makes it very clear.
@themurkar It is about 7/8ths if an inch.
@dad101781 There is alot of info available these days on the internet. I also have some DVD's and am working on an online guitar building course. It should be ready to go in a couple of months.
@OBrienGuitars Oddly enough i was thinking about moving to Colorado to where my sister lives (Castle Rock). I have read online a lot of good feed back on "Red Rock". That is a real good price for that course,(Hum?). Yes I would like access to your chat group. Do i need to purchase a DVD first and if you where do i go and how much? Thanks for this help...
I live in KY and can not find any local schools here to teach me on how to build guitars. Do you have any advice on what i could do? Thanks for your time in advance....
@OBrienGuitars Done, Thanks
@OBrienGuitars I would love to attend your online building guitar course. Would it be to much trouble to let me know when it will be ready? It is a shame that it is not ready, this seems to be my kind of luck. I have been searching for schools locally and cant find any and i have tried to get a luthier to hire me with me working for free and he has rejected me.LOL, I am kind of out of options but am willing to do what ever i have to....Thanks and God Bless
Great video. I have my scarf joint glued but I'm having a lot of trouble hand planing the top of the headstock without getting a twist to one side. Any advice?
Handplaning evenly can be a bit difficult if you have never used a handplane before. Just keep at it. Draw yourself a square line across the board where the nut will meet the headstock and plane evenly up to it. Check the headstock often with calipers and plane more on the thicker areas.
Robert.
Muito bom, muito explicativo e muito didático.
Particularmente agradeço pelas medidas em milímetros.
Um abraço,
Wagner Dantas
Fico feliz que gostou. Um abraço.
Puxa Wah, vc viu que o cara ainda respondeu em Português? Quanta gentileza. Um cara generoso.
+Edson. O Robert é mais paulista que eu pô. Gente bonissima.
kkkkkkkk Pois é, depois eu pesquisei e vi que ele morou muito tempo em SP, fazendo curso com o Tessarin. Muito legal.
Hey Robert,
Which option for steel stringed guitars is the strongest? a neck carved from a single piece of wood, or a stacked heel?
Thank you for the great videos.
@ConnorQtip I have heard a lot of comparisons over the years but this is a first. haha
I've been enjoying your very informative videos but the stumbling block I keep running into is sourcing one of those "schosce scale" rules you use. I assume that they are of German or Swiss origin? ;)
Actually the word comes form Japanese. haha
Haha. I've been listening to your interview with Michael Bashkin. Really interesting. You and I have a lot of parallels in our businesses. I basically do the same thing as you but in the wooden boatbuilding sphere.
bien ! grasias😊
Thanks for a video, I'm interesting what kind of wood is recommended for a guitar neck? All the best.
On my classicals I use Spanish cedar, my steel strings I use mahogany and my electrics have maple.
Very nice. Thanks on your answer Sir.
Great Video Robert. I am making a 3 piece neck. What is the best glue for this? I heard that glues that are water based are not good for necks. Thanks a lot!
I use LMI yellow glue for this step.
@AJD09FB IMHO it is stronger than a one piece neck.
Hi was just wondering what measurements for the billet thickness for to cut the one piece neck would be reply helpful thanks
30"X 4"X3" This will yield two one piece necks from the billet.
Hi Brien, can I ask you what is the recommended thickness for a classical guitar in the first field and which is in the ninth field of neck? Including fretboard. Thank you.
Each builder has different specs based on their own preferences as well as the client preferences. I use about 21mm at the first fret and around 25mm at the 11th fret.
@@OBrienGuitars Thank you very much, You are always so kind. Thanks!
I don't have machinery to do this joint
What would be the best way to do it by hand
Use a hand saw and hand plane.
Robbie - I can't get enough wood out of LMI's 15/16" x 35" billet for a stacked classical heel. According to my Cumpiano book, I should stack 4 x 4-5/8 pieces (when the neck is reduced to 3/4" or less, 4 stacks are required). Even if I reduce that based on the curvature of the heel, I require 1 x 4 1/2, and 3 x 3" pieces. That takes 13 1/2" away from the neckblank and I don't have 24" left. LMI says you can make it work. What am I missing? Thanks, ben
i use the same neck blank at it works fine. after laying or your scarf joint and scale length you still should have around 12 inches left. this is more than enough to do a stacked heel. check out the chapter on making the neck in my online course. www.obrienguitars.com/courses
+Ben Borth I think this is one of the reasons he doesn't plane the neck plane below a certain thickness. With 15/16 thickness you will only need 3 stacks.
Can you do the stretch trick by hand?
Of Course, A nice sharp handplane makes short order of this task.
@dad101781 You might consider coming to Colorado to study at Red Rocks Community College. Even with out of state tuition my class only costs about 1500 bucks for 15 weeks. If you are have one or more of my dvd's you are eligible to participate in my google chat group. Let me know if you want access. This is how I announce my dvd's and classes.
@dwilliss Congratulations. Please keep me informed of your progress. I also have an invitation only google chat group that you might find useful while building. Let me know if you want access.
what the heck is a Scosh?
Skosh | Definition of Skosh by Merriam-Webster
The word skosh comes from the Japanese word sukoshi, which is pronounced "skoh shee" and means "a tiny bit" or "a small amount." The Japanese word was shortened by U.S. servicemen stationed in Japan after World War II.
In Australia sometimes tradies say a bees dick
But I definitely prefer scosh
would cutting the scarf joint with a jigsaw be ok?
Why don't we change to metric?
Thanks for mentioning metric measurements! Haha.