I've built guitars for years, electric and acoustic. It's not easy even with all the tools and tonewoods so well done to you for building that guitar with limited tools, it just shows it can be done! Sounds pretty good too!
I'm a professional woodworker and instrument maker. I love pine, it's a fantastic wood. One great advantage is that it doesn't show knocks and marks as clearly as hardwoods do, they kind of blend it, perfect home wood with kids around. Also, it's a utility wood, can't imagine what we would do without it.
About twenty or thirty years ago there was a great debate about the wood you needed to make a fine guitar; Bob Taylor and American guitar maker maintained it was the luthier not the wood and went out back of his guitar factory and grabbed a PALLET, the making the Pallet guitar with oak sides and back and a four piece pine top, sounds great it is in the show case at the factory !!
Thank you for watching and commenting. I really appreciate that. I have exactly the same feeling about my guitar project. I am not a luthier and this was my first build but I really believe that if an experienced luthier made the same guitar it would sound even better.
Yes but the key ox he used oak s hardwood on back and sides. Pine is a soft wood not the best for acoustics no matter what he said He was talking out the side of his mouth . Yes the carpenter is a big deal no question but in the end pine doesn't make a great sounding guitar
wow that heatgun/metal pipe for the bending jig is GENIUS. i have been wanting to make an acoustic for a while but all the tutorials said to use silicone heat mats, expensive bending jigs or steam, that idea is as i said genius in its simplicity
Thank you for watching and commenting. I really appreciate that. Just note since I made this video I changed to doing that heat gun thing on a metal table with a heat resistant coating. The wooden bench recently almost caught fire while doing a similiar thing. You might want to also use a metal table. Make sure everyting is clamped proparly but not too tight on the plastic cover of the heat gun otherwise it might crack. As silly as it might sound, don't stand in front of the outlet of the steel pipe and constantly remind yourself not to touch that pipe. You will be surprised how one can forget that one. Be patient and make sure you have more stock available than needed because you're gonna find yourself breaking some. But don't stop. Practice makes perfect.
On my first guitar, I used an 18 inch piece of 3 inch copper pipe. Plugged one end with a can lid and put the heat into the other. You can use a heatgun or a small torch on low. Works great.
Thank you for watching and commenting. I really appreciate that. I was thinking the exact same thing. At this time it is approximately 3 months since the guitar was finished and so far it's fine. I was just playing it yesterday.
Listen, you’re older 50s early 60 model fenders. Specially the telecaster reason they were so resonant sound they were solid pine when strum them solid pine that’s the way to go. Very good choice.
Thank you. I am happy to inspire you to give it a try but please bear in mind my videos does not always indicate the safest ways in doing things. Be sure to follow safety precautions. With that said, go for it.
Wow. I'd like to see Ben from Crimson let you play with his toys and materials for a week and see what a class piece you could come up with. Nice show I enjoyed it
A person's choice of guitar probably stems from what others have said about wood choices etc. Please could someone then tell me why the Danelectros, made from "unusual " materials, play well and sound good? Pinecasters, to my ear have a voice different from other telecaster tonewoods. What inspires you to play and compose, is the guitar for you. Well done "maatjie", Keep at it!
This is a really great documentary about a fantastic idea. And it is a motivation for the own homemade Guitar project. Thank you and best regards. Holz&Lack
Stefan I know you for many years. You got a God-given talent. My friend, i am proud of you. Use your gifts to help others and stay the beutifull humble person that you are. God bless, and I hope you're channel roket for the sky....
Thank you. I am happy to be motivating but please bear in mind my videos does not always show the safest ways in doing things. Please follow safety precautions before doing similiar things. With that said, have fun.
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Very impressive guts to pull this off with the tools you used and the material. Completing a project like this from conception to completion is no mean feat. And to try and film it as you go for others to witness is a huge job in itself. All power to you dude 👍👍👍
If I had the ability and the means to make you a millionaire I would.But I'm just as broke as you are. You did such a fantastic job on that guitar. I feel you have made many people rich with the craftsmanship and heart you put into this project love it
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I like a Strats or Tele with pine bodies. To me it is a great tone especiaslly with cold neck. Reacently I ordered a master build Stratocaster with pine body (~70 years dry) and flame mapple top. It sounds just awesome to me and it has a very light weight which makes palaying so comfortable. As a result, the guitar's weight balance is also close to the middle. I highly recommend trying pine for solid body guitars as well. You will be pleasantly surprised!
You are really a simple, humble and an extremely talented person. It's GOD given man, and you simply perfected it. You come from the days like mine when we made our own toys, and didn't get the ready-made ones from off the shelf. Do enjoy playing your guitar, I have subscribed to your channel and hope to see you make many more such projects. You have inspired me man. Love from Mumbai India. Tc
Thank you for watching and commenting. I really appreciate that. I had other comments as well about guitars being made from pallets. I would love to hear what that sounds like.
I have been repairing acoustic instruments for over 30 years and I've built a few guitars. I think you did a fantastic, if unique job. Very craftsman like. On my first guitars, I struggled getting the neck angle relative to the top of the bridge correct. And I don't cut the saddle slot nor affix the bridge until I determine the proper intonation with the 2 "E" strings attached to a temporary tailpiece. In my opinion, good intonation perhaps the most important aspect of a fine build. I do think your braces looked a bit stout, but every guitar top is different. Your peghead shape is elegant and it's obvious you are a fine woodworker. I don't think pine is bad. There are luthiers in Bolivia who make guitar-like instruments called cuatros from old, pine orange crates which sound like David's harp. One just has to learn the thicknesses and strengthening tolerances. That being said, pine for a fretboard will not stand the test of playing time for long. Congratulations and cheers. Once you catch the bug . . .
I enjoyed watching you build the guitar. It is beautiful. Enjoy your unique instrument. I have built a 3 string cigar box guitar and a 4 string panjo (Guitar using a 14" diameter feed pan for the soundboard and body) I have a blast playing them. Neither of them sound like a Martin guitar or a National Steel resophonic, but that wasn't the goal.
I had a Fender “Modern Player” Telecaster a few years ago that was made out of Pine. I think Pine was used a lot, back in the day to make telecasters. Great video.
Good work!! I've been thinking of an all pine guitar for a long time. I made a spruce top, treated yellow pine back and sides jumbo, but the pine kinked while bending and the whole thing was too light and banjoey sounding. Yours sounds way better! I have so much wood, from the finest European spruce to the crappiest plantation grown South American pine from pallets. It's all in the stiffness and density. Tap the boards, and if identical in dimensions, the one giving the higher pitched note has superior stiffness to weight. Sustain, "bloom" and overtones can be judged with an experienced ear. Since pine varies from super light to heavier and harder than oak, you can select construction grade lumber to suit. Your typical Southern yellow pine construction lumber from the United States (most copper "treated pine" is this) has sufficient stiffness for necks, better than mahogany. It's usually "loblolly pine" (pinus teada). Some of the plantation grown "Monterrey" pine (pinus radiata) aka "Radiata pine" out of New Zealand is quite good. I think Brazilian and Chilean plantation grown pine is either this species or an American yellow pine, maybe Loblolly. It looks like you used some fast growth material, maybe plantation grown. Mexico has some interesting slow growth pines or other softwoods that you can find on pallets. Look for MX (Mexico). Brazil is BR. Chile (CL), Canada (CA). All countries have a code. I've gotten good spruce from the Baltics and Austria from pallets. My local lumberyard has outstanding Norway Spruce 2 X 4s and 6s marked "NSPR/SP" or something like that, a mixed Norway Spruce, Scots pine grade. Spruce is easy to tell from pine, in that there's less scent, it's softer, and shows no heartwood. Just want to share my wood geek. Hope this helps somebody.
Thank you for watching and commenting. I really appreciate that. The pine I used is being sold by our local dealers as "laminated pine shelving." So I am not really sure about what type of pine it is. But the main mission was to see if pine would be strong enough for the string tension and then also what it sound like. Before I started this project I only came accross one other person that made a pine guitar but that was an electric guitar. So I am still wondering if I am the only guy that managed to make an acoustic one. Sooner or later I will probably find out. Once again thank you for sharing the info. I am sure it will be useful in future.
@@woodnailhammer Yeah, thanks for that reply. You might be the first! "Laminated pine shelving" sounds suspiciously like Radiata pine, and the wide growth rings also look like it. Keep up the good work. You proved it can be done.
Believe it or not Hofner used to make their acoustic guitars out of scotch pine back in the 50’s and 60’s. They were considered cheap guitars in their day. Guess what, a lot of them are still around today. I would have used something harder for the fretboard though. Metal strings will gouge pine substantially pretty quickly
@@panzerlieb Thank you for watching and commenting. I really appreciate that. I was actually wondering if anyone else has ever made a pine guitar. The only one I could find was a guy that made an electric guitar. So I thought I must be the only one to try an acoustic. If you watched the short video I made on how I made the mold for this guitar you will see I used another guitar to trace the basic shape for the box. Now that was actually a Höfner. Not from the 50's though but still, a wonderful guitar to have.
@@panzerlieb Really? The whole guitar out of Scots pine? Ok, I believe you. Yeah, even in Germany, you have more than softwoods. Some really good walnut would have made a half decent fingerboard. Some dyed hornbeam? I know they have lots of that.
I think you did a good job with the tools available to you, the thing I noticed is if you ever want to change or repair the truss rod it will be difficult to get at it but well done
Been thinking a lot about trying out pine too will definitely do so. It's a very sustainable wood here in Uganda even though we have some super great traditional ones .
I’ve been woodworking for a short time, and recently started learning how to make an acoustic guitar. I found you video and wow! I’m impressed. I like the idea of using pine for my first build, just to reduce cost and see what works & what doesn’t. I liked the intent of what you accomplished. Building a guitar, not the best guitar.
Thank you. Just a word of advice, if you are going to use pine be sure to not use laminated pine. That is one thing I have learned from this project. Try to get the widest solid pieces cut from a log and try to avoid natural defects. That will make your project much easier. Also be sure to work safely. I know it can get quite annoying when people remind about safety but nothing, not even your entire project is more important than hands, ears and eyes.
@@woodnailhammer Thank you for your response. I spent several months learning how to use a table saw before buying one :) I take shop saftey very serious. Did you put any kind of curve to the top and back or are they just flat? I've also found some free plans online for 00 and 0 guitars I could use to make templates for the bracing.
Where I live pine is the only widely available wood and it's fine for almost everything, if you know how to work with it. However I wouldn't use such soft wood for bridge and fretboard. It's amazing for top deck (if its quality is good) and many more things, if we're talking about guitars and it's really good enough for almost anything related to furniture and many other applications. BTW love how you use bricks to apply pressure, will use this technique for sure :)
Impressive craftsmanship and patience with so many delicate steps in the process. I'd be sweating with nervousness trying to make some of those cuts and not damage it. I play guitar and it sounds good. I think it should get even better with more playing and with age. Maybe you would consider building a pine case for it? Thanks for playing it and not just showing the build.
Thank you for watching and commenting. I really appreciate that. Something always goes wrong. You actually used the right word "patience." You just have to fix it again and carry on. My number one rule is, you start a project, you finish it. Regardless if everything really works out the way you planned it. Even if you have to start all over again, you finish it. No time for quitting. Unfortunately you can not add all that in a 30 minute video. The pine case is a wonderful idea. I am considering that. Playing it was absolutely a must for me. This project took around 5 months to make and was delayed during the last two months for that reason only: making it playable so I can have a demonstration ending. The thought of publishing this video without it was a total no go for me.
Ι once aspired to become a luthier but it did not happen. But I like to watch luthiers at work, I find it fascinating. This pine guitar looks good to me. Soundwise, I like it best when strummed. Nice bass tones and shimmering highs.
Thank you for watching and commenting. I really appreciate that. As this was my first build the intonation was quite a challange and I even had to make a second fret board and install new fret wire. I barely managed to get the guitar in a playable condition after the second try. It was also a very time consuming process. Maybe I will do another guitar project some time and if I can manage to improve the intonation processs I will show that in a video. It has been approximately 2 months since the guitar was finished and nothing has gone wrong so far. So I guess the rest remains to be seen.
@@woodnailhammer In case you want to try it again, check out Rosa String Works videos if you want to learn more about itonation... He's got a lot of videos, so you may have to search. :)
Pretty good for first guitar. has a soft bright sound. Only major problems I can hear is that it sounds hard to play, maybe high strings or string quality could be why. And impressed with pine working so well I've cut up many pine trees before and there my favorite to cut just because of how light and soft they are. I'm thinking of trying to build a guitar myself but might go the other direction and build it out of oak.
You are the first person ever to comment on any of my videos and I appreciate that. Thank you for taking the time to watch and comment on my project. Actually the sound is louder than what it seems on the video because the mic volume was a bit low. Also bear in mind that I am not the best player either so that might also create the impression that it is hard to play. But I must say the intonation was quite a challange and even though I got it in a playable condition, I still don't believe I am a master of the art. The main purpose was to see if pine could be strong enough for the string tension and what it would sound like. Even though it is not the best sounding guitar out there I am also impressed with how good it worked out. At times I really wondered if this thing would ever play and getting it there was certainly a lot more difficult than what it seems like in the video. Oak would also be a good one to try. I never really checked if any one else has ever used oak in a guitar but I did build a violin of oak before. I am in the process of re-editing that video and will shortly upload it again.
@@woodnailhammer It has a very bright sound, and I too was wondering if it was string buzz of lack of finger callouses. I was trying my best to think of constructive criticism of the sound of the final project and I think tiger boy said it best. That being said I found your video very helpful and inspiring. Thank you very much for posting it. All the best Matt
@@woodnailhammer my pleasure. volume makes more sense now. ive only adjusted guitars a little bit like changing nuts, saddles and adjusting necks alittle. but although its not the same as building a guitar I can see where getting the intonation correct could be more difficult than most would think. there are some oak guitars out there but they are few and most of the time they have a different type of wood for the face of the guitar witch I might do similarly. going to check out the violin build here in a sec. great vid and proving pine is underrated and a possible wood for guitar
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Thank you for watching and commenting. I really appreciate that. I don't actually play piano. The piano piece is downloaded from the royalty free youtube audio library.
I always wanted to build a guitar for myself but i've never had the chance and i don't have an open space or the basic machines. It's pretty impressive tho for your first guitar, good job man. You should try to build and electric guitar for the next one. Keep it up!
Thank you for watching and commenting. Okes like you make my day too. I really appreciate that. Sometimes the upturned belt sander is really necessary to get the job done but please bear in mind I don't always demonstrate the safest ways. The belt sander need to be clamped to the workbench really tight but also not too tight because you might crack the plastic cover. In addition to that please be sure to wear your protective gear. I am very happy that my video can inspire you to be more creative but please do so safely. I know stressing safety can get so irritating at times but the thing is one never know how experienced the next person is. Please take care. That being said I am looking forward to read your comments on future projects. P.S. Please subscribe to my channel in order to get notifications on future projects.
Thank you for watching and commenting. I really appreciate that. I don't really know much about accordions so I guess something to that extend might be possible if you have the know how. I am not a proffesional luthier but since I play guitar I have a good understandig of how they are made. I also made a violin out of oak wood before. Now that you mention accordion I will check it out. Who knows what the future holds?
I think you did a good job. I build guitars myself. I don’t think pine is the best for a sound board as far as quality of sound. But I don’t think it’s horrible. It did sound a little too bright and tinny and missing a bit of the low end. Your sound braces may be a little too big. The next time you can shave down the braces on the bass side a bit more and you can get a more even sound. But that gets into voicing the soundboard and that is a huge topics in its self. Also, you can look for pine that is cut on the Quarter sawn. It will be more stable over the years. I suspect in about 5-10 years or so you may get some rippling happening on the surface as wood will move according to the humidity changes through the seasons.
Thank you. I appreciate the time you took to comment. I was thinking the exact same thing about the braces after finishing this guitar. As this was the first time I made a guitar and I did not have templates to work from. I had to estimate how to shape those braces from what I could see on internet pictures. If I do that again I will try to get templates that can indicate the exact shape and size they should be. I think it would be interesting to see how this one ends up in 5 - 10 years. Only the time will tell.
Thank you for watching and commenting. I really appreciate that. Initially the sound board and back was thinned out to 5mm. After some more sanding it must have been around 3mm. I did not check that though. These boards was a bit too wide for the thickness planer so there for I had to thin them out with a router using the largest straight bit I have (19mm) and making multiple passes. As for the sides I also started on 5mm and I wanted to keep it there to make up for pine being a soft wood but the bending of the sides did not work out on 5mm so I also reduced that to 3mm. The bending was still difficult at that thickness but with a lot of patience I managed and the result was better than expected.
ive. had. this theory. that mohogany... is not the be all and end all. guitar wood........your choice of. pine. proves. ny theory....theres. a sweetness. to the sound. of your guitar....pretty cool dude.
Thank you for watching and commenting. I really appreciate that. Speaking of mahogany, the stain I used for the centre of the sides, fret board and bridge was labeled Mahogany. At first it seemed like a dark red (maroon) colour that I thought would compliment the natural pine colour but after the third coat it turned out black. I think 3 coats was over kill but I decided to leave it like that since the black also goes well with the natural pine colour.
The wood that I used was sold as "Laminated pine shelving" 20mm thickness. So when I cut those thin strips for the sides and soaked them with water for bending, those pieces easily split apart. You would be suprised to see they don't even crack or break. They just split perfectly. Now since that was already my third attempt to bend sides I decided to pull through with those pieces since it had that perfect striped middle and that's where I got the idea of staining that middle part. I was lucky enough to successfully bend the one side but the other side started splitting and at some point I decided to take it apart and bend it in seperate pieces. Thereafter I used those bracings to join them again and I thought I might as well do the same on the other side just to prevent it from splitting later.
Thank you for watching and commenting. I really appreciate that. I am based in South Africa and all accessories was ordered through online retailing sites: www.takealot.com www.bidorbuy.co.za I guess the retailers that trade through these sites probably get supplied by international suppliers. Unfortunately the pickup system does not indicate any brand name so I will not be able to help you with that.
@@woodnailhammer That's a very common inexpensive tuner that you can find all day on Amazon, eBay, AliExpress, etc. It actually sounds decent for something that's very inexpensive.
@@MrDaveKC You would be surprised to know that as inexpensive as that one was (approximately $30 US Dollar) there were actually one or two other cheaper options. I totally agree with you. It sounds decent.
I left the sides, back and top on the thicker side because I was not sure if it would hold the string tension if I made it thinner. Perhaps thinner would sound better but I guess that would be seen by another build. I am happy that I managed to get it in a playable condition but I would definitely like to better on the fret wire and intonation on future builds.
Besides using only pine, you used the tools that made sense to you - no pretense about which chisels, planes, and rasps to use, and no messing about with fancy, single-purpose jigs. Also no panic about lacquer, varnish, or French polish shellac. "The right way" gets tiresome.
Pretty much the same than seen on the video. I am currently working on another project but I am considering doing a follow up video on that once the current project is finished.
As one who has built a few guitars at home, this is a neat video and a fascinating build. It obviously works and that's very cool, especially since it's just "cheap" pine. But that said, pine absolutely has it's place in the wood world. I don't think you'd ever use this for a high end guitar, but for a interesting project at home, absolutely. And why not. You've got it, itworks. Long term I would really be worried a lot about the fingerboard and the bridge, as those are two very high pressure areas, and the one thing about pine is that it's very soft and those spots damage could cause major problems. Also curious how the intonation is. The tuning is off when you played it, so I'm curious how the intonation is on it. But overall, it's a very cool build.
Thank you for watching and commenting. I really appreciate that. I am not an expert when it comes to intonation. I really feel I still have to master that art. It was quite a difficult part of the build to get it in a playable condition and at the time that was what I was aiming for. But I am considering working on it a bit more in future. At this time I am busy with another project and I want to give this one some time to see how it lasts before spending more time on it.
@@woodnailhammer Sounds good! I used a tool that I got StewMac that I can use to set the length of the bridge for intonation. It's super handy. I think I've built four instruments with a acoustic style bridge, and I've used it every time. Electrics are nice because their bridge is adjustable, where an acoustic is not. Remember it's basically the same distance from the nut to the 12th fret and the 12th fret to the bridge.
Thank you for watching and commenting. I really appreciate that. The thought of a square guitar has crossed my mind. I am actually wondering, regardless of what type of wood one use, if it would affect the sound and in what way.
As a guitar expectation, let down, as a person who loves music only for it's diversity of sounds and knows plenty full of instruments world wide-- banjo, ukulele, qanun, dulcimer, harp, piano, clavichord, harpsichord, jaws harp (that's what it's called i guess), violin, viola, cello, viol, rebec, erhu, shamisen, pipa, guzheng, koto, harmonium, accordion, concertina, trombone, trumpet, saxophone, tuba, clarinet, recorder, flute, gaita, didgeridoo, harmonica and of course the "MELODICA!!!" --- I have found new levels of life listening to this, it's so much of a nature sound, yet almost too complex to us like it was intended for if there were any gods! Not even all the harps I've heard sound like this!
Many would either say pine is not a good tonewood or pine might not be able to hold that string tension. Well my guitar is going for 1 and a half years now and string tension doesn't seem to be a problem. As for tonewood, I guess it is a matter of opinion. Aside from that pine is not a popular wood amongst many a woodworker for various reasons, although I am of the opinion that many people criticize pine based on other people's theories and not their own experience. Since I wanted to build a guitar I decided to combine that with pine in one video and the results and comments speaks for it self. The short answer: Pine might not be the best choice for a guitar, but it's also not impossible.
The problem is that pine trees are often far smaller than spruce trees. But pine is not necessarily a bad choice as top wood or for the sides of a guitar. For the other parts especially bridge, fingerboard and back it is a bit soft.
It would've been nice to hear the guitar acousticly so not via the pickup system. Because that essentially sounds the same and will does work with strings attached to a pallet as well. It's all about durability of the neck in this case and the state of the wood. If you have dry wood which has no tension in it, I think it'd be fine for a body. Do your neck does at least need carbon fiber reinforcements in order to last. Also your fingerboard will likely wear out fast, but you can counter that by finding very fine grain quartersawn pine
There are some parts of the demo at the end of the video recorded with a microphone and some parts recorded through the pickup system. Thank you for the advice. I am considering future builds and will keep that in mind.
I've built guitars for years, electric and acoustic. It's not easy even with all the tools and tonewoods so well done to you for building that guitar with limited tools, it just shows it can be done! Sounds pretty good too!
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Wholesome message. The spirit of hand made self satisfaction is an important one to promote. Well done Sir.
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Outstanding work amazing doing what you did with the tools that you had you should be very proud to play that instrument made by your own hands
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just started hand making my own pine wood acoustic guitar. and this video keeps me going
Thank you. I would love to see your build. Perhaps you can also make a video or take photos.
I'm a professional woodworker and instrument maker. I love pine, it's a fantastic wood. One great advantage is that it doesn't show knocks and marks as clearly as hardwoods do, they kind of blend it, perfect home wood with kids around. Also, it's a utility wood, can't imagine what we would do without it.
Thank you for watching and commenting. I really appreciate that. I just learned something new about pine. I never knew that one.
Great build! Love seeing someone make something out of simple materials and with simple tools. Nice job.
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About twenty or thirty years ago there was a great debate about the wood you needed to make a fine guitar; Bob Taylor and American guitar maker maintained it was the luthier not the wood and went out back of his guitar factory and grabbed a PALLET, the making the Pallet guitar with oak sides and back and a four piece pine top, sounds great it is in the show case at the factory !!
Thank you for watching and commenting. I really appreciate that. I have exactly the same feeling about my guitar project. I am not a luthier and this was my first build but I really believe that if an experienced luthier made the same guitar it would sound even better.
Yes but the key ox he used oak s hardwood on back and sides. Pine is a soft wood not the best for acoustics no matter what he said
He was talking out the side of his mouth . Yes the carpenter is a big deal no question but in the end pine doesn't make a great sounding guitar
The sound is one of my much more impressive experiences, I actually can't think of a sound more lively, peaceful, such an ultimate!
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Beautiful Work … thank you for taking us along on the journey. 😊
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Nice to see the whole process of building a guitar at home. Well done! Very well done!!!
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wow that heatgun/metal pipe for the bending jig is GENIUS. i have been wanting to make an acoustic for a while but all the tutorials said to use silicone heat mats, expensive bending jigs or steam, that idea is as i said genius in its simplicity
Thank you for watching and commenting. I really appreciate that. Just note since I made this video I changed to doing that heat gun thing on a metal table with a heat resistant coating. The wooden bench recently almost caught fire while doing a similiar thing. You might want to also use a metal table. Make sure everyting is clamped proparly but not too tight on the plastic cover of the heat gun otherwise it might crack. As silly as it might sound, don't stand in front of the outlet of the steel pipe and constantly remind yourself not to touch that pipe. You will be surprised how one can forget that one. Be patient and make sure you have more stock available than needed because you're gonna find yourself breaking some. But don't stop. Practice makes perfect.
On my first guitar, I used an 18 inch piece of 3 inch copper pipe. Plugged one end with a can lid and put the heat into the other. You can use a heatgun or a small torch on low. Works great.
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Would be interesting to see how the pine neck holds up down the road with string tension...perhaps you'll do a follow up video later on showing this?
Thank you for watching and commenting. I really appreciate that. I was thinking the exact same thing. At this time it is approximately 3 months since the guitar was finished and so far it's fine. I was just playing it yesterday.
Listen, you’re older 50s early 60 model fenders. Specially the telecaster reason they were so resonant sound they were solid pine when strum them solid pine that’s the way to go. Very good choice.
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Very impressive, especially with the basic, minimal, and cheaper tools at your disposal. Motivated me to give it a try,
Thank you. I am happy to inspire you to give it a try but please bear in mind my videos does not always indicate the safest ways in doing things. Be sure to follow safety precautions. With that said, go for it.
Wow. I'd like to see Ben from Crimson let you play with his toys and materials for a week and see what a class piece you could come up with. Nice show I enjoyed it
Thank you. I am not familiar with Ben but I will check out his channel.
Flippin awesome friend!!!! I luv it when someone challenges the elites! So much learning!!!!! Well done!!!!!
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A person's choice of guitar probably stems from what others have said about wood choices etc. Please could someone then tell me why the Danelectros, made from "unusual " materials, play well and sound good? Pinecasters, to my ear have a voice different from other telecaster tonewoods. What inspires you to play and compose, is the guitar for you. Well done "maatjie", Keep at it!
This is a really great documentary about a fantastic idea. And it is a motivation for the own homemade Guitar project. Thank you and best regards. Holz&Lack
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Stefan I know you for many years. You got a God-given talent. My friend, i am proud of you. Use your gifts to help others and stay the beutifull humble person that you are. God bless, and I hope you're channel roket for the sky....
Baie dankie
I loved your video. You are very skilled. That was motivating! Great job!
Thank you. I am happy to be motivating but please bear in mind my videos does not always show the safest ways in doing things. Please follow safety precautions before doing similiar things. With that said, have fun.
Simply liked the way you rounded of the neck and sides of the body,,, guitar sounds good 👍👍
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That is beautiful! Nice work.
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You have excellent free hand router, jig saw and hand sander skills.
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As a fellow South African, its a pleasure to meet you
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Very impressive guts to pull this off with the tools you used and the material. Completing a project like this from conception to completion is no mean feat. And to try and film it as you go for others to witness is a huge job in itself.
All power to you dude 👍👍👍
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I'd say that you succeeded in building an excellent acoustic guitar that has both a great acoustic tone and volume!
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If I had the ability and the means to make you a millionaire I would.But I'm just as broke as you are. You did such a fantastic job on that guitar. I feel you have made many people rich with the craftsmanship and heart you put into this project love it
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When you make a second one, hopefully you'll use good tone woods and put your skills and what you learned to good use.
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i think you done a fine job,with what you had to work with, nice build,Godbless
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Awesome guitar. Great job
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it is beautiful AND it sounds good
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I like a Strats or Tele with pine bodies. To me it is a great tone especiaslly with cold neck. Reacently I ordered a master build Stratocaster with pine body (~70 years dry) and flame mapple top. It sounds just awesome to me and it has a very light weight which makes palaying so comfortable. As a result, the guitar's weight balance is also close to the middle. I highly recommend trying pine for solid body guitars as well. You will be pleasantly surprised!
Thank you. I am considering that for a future project. Not sure exactly when, but it is on my list.
You are really a simple, humble and an extremely talented person. It's GOD given man, and you simply perfected it. You come from the days like mine when we made our own toys, and didn't get the ready-made ones from off the shelf. Do enjoy playing your guitar, I have subscribed to your channel and hope to see you make many more such projects. You have inspired me man. Love from Mumbai India. Tc
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Great job and nice looking final product
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Mossman made a guitar back in the 70's out of pallet wood on a dare. It turned out so well, they make a small run of them, nail holes and all:)
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Great sounding guitar... Keep it up bro
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I have been repairing acoustic instruments for over 30 years and I've built a few guitars. I think you did a fantastic, if unique job. Very craftsman like. On my first guitars, I struggled getting the neck angle relative to the top of the bridge correct. And I don't cut the saddle slot nor affix the bridge until I determine the proper intonation with the 2 "E" strings attached to a temporary tailpiece. In my opinion, good intonation perhaps the most important aspect of a fine build. I do think your braces looked a bit stout, but every guitar top is different. Your peghead shape is elegant and it's obvious you are a fine woodworker. I don't think pine is bad. There are luthiers in Bolivia who make guitar-like instruments called cuatros from old, pine orange crates which sound like David's harp. One just has to learn the thicknesses and strengthening tolerances. That being said, pine for a fretboard will not stand the test of playing time for long. Congratulations and cheers. Once you catch the bug . . .
Thank you. I will check out the cuatros. That sounds quite interesting.
What a fine video! Your work is an inspiration. Thank you for sharing it.
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I enjoyed watching you build the guitar. It is beautiful. Enjoy your unique instrument.
I have built a 3 string cigar box guitar and a 4 string panjo (Guitar using a 14" diameter feed pan for the soundboard and body) I have a blast playing them. Neither of them sound like a Martin guitar or a National Steel resophonic, but that wasn't the goal.
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I had a Fender “Modern Player” Telecaster a few years ago that was made out of Pine. I think Pine was used a lot, back in the day to make telecasters. Great video.
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Good work!!
I've been thinking of an all pine guitar for a long time. I made a spruce top, treated yellow pine back and sides jumbo, but the pine kinked while bending and the whole thing was too light and banjoey sounding. Yours sounds way better!
I have so much wood, from the finest European spruce to the crappiest plantation grown South American pine from pallets. It's all in the stiffness and density. Tap the boards, and if identical in dimensions, the one giving the higher pitched note has superior stiffness to weight. Sustain, "bloom" and overtones can be judged with an experienced ear. Since pine varies from super light to heavier and harder than oak, you can select construction grade lumber to suit.
Your typical Southern yellow pine construction lumber from the United States (most copper "treated pine" is this) has sufficient stiffness for necks, better than mahogany. It's usually "loblolly pine" (pinus teada).
Some of the plantation grown "Monterrey" pine (pinus radiata) aka "Radiata pine" out of New Zealand is quite good. I think Brazilian and Chilean plantation grown pine is either this species or an American yellow pine, maybe Loblolly.
It looks like you used some fast growth material, maybe plantation grown.
Mexico has some interesting slow growth pines or other softwoods that you can find on pallets. Look for MX (Mexico). Brazil is BR. Chile (CL), Canada (CA). All countries have a code. I've gotten good spruce from the Baltics and Austria from pallets. My local lumberyard has outstanding Norway Spruce 2 X 4s and 6s marked "NSPR/SP" or something like that, a mixed Norway Spruce, Scots pine grade. Spruce is easy to tell from pine, in that there's less scent, it's softer, and shows no heartwood.
Just want to share my wood geek. Hope this helps somebody.
Thank you for watching and commenting. I really appreciate that. The pine I used is being sold by our local dealers as "laminated pine shelving." So I am not really sure about what type of pine it is. But the main mission was to see if pine would be strong enough for the string tension and then also what it sound like. Before I started this project I only came accross one other person that made a pine guitar but that was an electric guitar. So I am still wondering if I am the only guy that managed to make an acoustic one. Sooner or later I will probably find out. Once again thank you for sharing the info. I am sure it will be useful in future.
@@woodnailhammer Yeah, thanks for that reply. You might be the first! "Laminated pine shelving" sounds suspiciously like Radiata pine, and the wide growth rings also look like it. Keep up the good work. You proved it can be done.
Believe it or not Hofner used to make their acoustic guitars out of scotch pine back in the 50’s and 60’s. They were considered cheap guitars in their day. Guess what, a lot of them are still around today.
I would have used something harder for the fretboard though. Metal strings will gouge pine substantially pretty quickly
@@panzerlieb Thank you for watching and commenting. I really appreciate that. I was actually wondering if anyone else has ever made a pine guitar. The only one I could find was a guy that made an electric guitar. So I thought I must be the only one to try an acoustic. If you watched the short video I made on how I made the mold for this guitar you will see I used another guitar to trace the basic shape for the box. Now that was actually a Höfner. Not from the 50's though but still, a wonderful guitar to have.
@@panzerlieb Really? The whole guitar out of Scots pine? Ok, I believe you. Yeah, even in Germany, you have more than softwoods. Some really good walnut would have made a half decent fingerboard. Some dyed hornbeam? I know they have lots of that.
I think you did a good job with the tools available to you, the thing I noticed is if you ever want to change or repair the truss rod it will be difficult to get at it but well done
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Been thinking a lot about trying out pine too will definitely do so. It's a very sustainable wood here in Uganda even though we have some super great traditional ones .
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Impressive craftsmanship.
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Sustainable wood, why not after all.... interesting video, thank you
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Great job. Please keep on making them.
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I’ve been woodworking for a short time, and recently started learning how to make an acoustic guitar. I found you video and wow! I’m impressed.
I like the idea of using pine for my first build, just to reduce cost and see what works & what doesn’t.
I liked the intent of what you accomplished. Building a guitar, not the best guitar.
Thank you. Just a word of advice, if you are going to use pine be sure to not use laminated pine. That is one thing I have learned from this project. Try to get the widest solid pieces cut from a log and try to avoid natural defects. That will make your project much easier. Also be sure to work safely. I know it can get quite annoying when people remind about safety but nothing, not even your entire project is more important than hands, ears and eyes.
@@woodnailhammer Thank you for your response. I spent several months learning how to use a table saw before buying one :) I take shop saftey very serious.
Did you put any kind of curve to the top and back or are they just flat?
I've also found some free plans online for 00 and 0 guitars I could use to make templates for the bracing.
@@mariondorsett The top and back was flat.
Pine is gorgeous wood. Yes, it is soft, but it is more beautiful that most of the hardwoods, imo.
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Where I live pine is the only widely available wood and it's fine for almost everything, if you know how to work with it. However I wouldn't use such soft wood for bridge and fretboard. It's amazing for top deck (if its quality is good) and many more things, if we're talking about guitars and it's really good enough for almost anything related to furniture and many other applications.
BTW love how you use bricks to apply pressure, will use this technique for sure :)
Thank you. I agree that if you know how to work with it, you can really do any wood work with pine.
Impressive craftsmanship and patience with so many delicate steps in the process. I'd be sweating with nervousness trying to make some of those cuts and not damage it. I play guitar and it sounds good. I think it should get even better with more playing and with age. Maybe you would consider building a pine case for it? Thanks for playing it and not just showing the build.
Thank you for watching and commenting. I really appreciate that. Something always goes wrong. You actually used the right word "patience." You just have to fix it again and carry on. My number one rule is, you start a project, you finish it. Regardless if everything really works out the way you planned it. Even if you have to start all over again, you finish it. No time for quitting. Unfortunately you can not add all that in a 30 minute video. The pine case is a wonderful idea. I am considering that. Playing it was absolutely a must for me. This project took around 5 months to make and was delayed during the last two months for that reason only: making it playable so I can have a demonstration ending. The thought of publishing this video without it was a total no go for me.
@@woodnailhammer I would love to see a case built for it as well. Please give that a go.
Fantastic job, and it sounds great!
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Ι once aspired to become a luthier but it did not happen. But I like to watch luthiers at work, I find it fascinating. This pine guitar looks good to me. Soundwise, I like it best when strummed. Nice bass tones and shimmering highs.
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I wish you had shown your process for intonation. It's beautiful, but will it last?
Thank you for watching and commenting. I really appreciate that. As this was my first build the intonation was quite a challange and I even had to make a second fret board and install new fret wire. I barely managed to get the guitar in a playable condition after the second try. It was also a very time consuming process. Maybe I will do another guitar project some time and if I can manage to improve the intonation processs I will show that in a video. It has been approximately 2 months since the guitar was finished and nothing has gone wrong so far. So I guess the rest remains to be seen.
@@woodnailhammer In case you want to try it again, check out Rosa String Works videos if you want to learn more about itonation... He's got a lot of videos, so you may have to search. :)
@@rrrosecarbinela Thank you so much for that. I will check it out.
Pretty good for first guitar. has a soft bright sound. Only major problems I can hear is that it sounds hard to play, maybe high strings or string quality could be why. And impressed with pine working so well I've cut up many pine trees before and there my favorite to cut just because of how light and soft they are. I'm thinking of trying to build a guitar myself but might go the other direction and build it out of oak.
You are the first person ever to comment on any of my videos and I appreciate that. Thank you for taking the time to watch and comment on my project. Actually the sound is louder than what it seems on the video because the mic volume was a bit low. Also bear in mind that I am not the best player either so that might also create the impression that it is hard to play. But I must say the intonation was quite a challange and even though I got it in a playable condition, I still don't believe I am a master of the art. The main purpose was to see if pine could be strong enough for the string tension and what it would sound like. Even though it is not the best sounding guitar out there I am also impressed with how good it worked out. At times I really wondered if this thing would ever play and getting it there was certainly a lot more difficult than what it seems like in the video. Oak would also be a good one to try. I never really checked if any one else has ever used oak in a guitar but I did build a violin of oak before. I am in the process of re-editing that video and will shortly upload it again.
If you are cutting up pine, look for a large spruce for the sound board. The rest can be oak.
@@woodnailhammer It has a very bright sound, and I too was wondering if it was string buzz of lack of finger callouses. I was trying my best to think of constructive criticism of the sound of the final project and I think tiger boy said it best. That being said I found your video very helpful and inspiring. Thank you very much for posting it. All the best Matt
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@@woodnailhammer my pleasure. volume makes more sense now. ive only adjusted guitars a little bit like changing nuts, saddles and adjusting necks alittle. but although its not the same as building a guitar I can see where getting the intonation correct could be more difficult than most would think. there are some oak guitars out there but they are few and most of the time they have a different type of wood for the face of the guitar witch I might do similarly. going to check out the violin build here in a sec. great vid and proving pine is underrated and a possible wood for guitar
Great work by the way! Thanks I really enjoyed this.
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Very well done !!!
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I always wanted to build a guitar for myself but i've never had the chance and i don't have an open space or the basic machines. It's pretty impressive tho for your first guitar, good job man. You should try to build and electric guitar for the next one. Keep it up!
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Sounded like I thought it would.
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Mooi seun, baie mooi and with basic tools
The upturned belt sander… genius hoe die fok did I not think of this
Okes like you make my day
Dankie 👍
Thank you for watching and commenting. Okes like you make my day too. I really appreciate that. Sometimes the upturned belt sander is really necessary to get the job done but please bear in mind I don't always demonstrate the safest ways. The belt sander need to be clamped to the workbench really tight but also not too tight because you might crack the plastic cover. In addition to that please be sure to wear your protective gear. I am very happy that my video can inspire you to be more creative but please do so safely. I know stressing safety can get so irritating at times but the thing is one never know how experienced the next person is. Please take care. That being said I am looking forward to read your comments on future projects.
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@@woodnailhammer always appreciate safery reminders.
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Nice work. Very nice work.
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So glad to see you didn't get stuck in someone else's Box our conditioned way of thinking
Right Frigging ON !
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It's been 2 years, could you please make A video update about the guitar's condition recently sir?
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nice ! can you make an accordion out of pine ?
Thank you for watching and commenting. I really appreciate that. I don't really know much about accordions so I guess something to that extend might be possible if you have the know how. I am not a proffesional luthier but since I play guitar I have a good understandig of how they are made. I also made a violin out of oak wood before. Now that you mention accordion I will check it out. Who knows what the future holds?
I think you did a good job. I build guitars myself. I don’t think pine is the best for a sound board as far as quality of sound. But I don’t think it’s horrible. It did sound a little too bright and tinny and missing a bit of the low end. Your sound braces may be a little too big. The next time you can shave down the braces on the bass side a bit more and you can get a more even sound. But that gets into voicing the soundboard and that is a huge topics in its self.
Also, you can look for pine that is cut on the Quarter sawn. It will be more stable over the years. I suspect in about 5-10 years or so you may get some rippling happening on the surface as wood will move according to the humidity changes through the seasons.
Thank you. I appreciate the time you took to comment. I was thinking the exact same thing about the braces after finishing this guitar. As this was the first time I made a guitar and I did not have templates to work from. I had to estimate how to shape those braces from what I could see on internet pictures. If I do that again I will try to get templates that can indicate the exact shape and size they should be. I think it would be interesting to see how this one ends up in 5 - 10 years. Only the time will tell.
Que serviço muito bem feito show
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I'm in......
great job and vid.....
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Cool idea. Interesting!
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can you tell about thickness of sound board, back and side ?.
Thank you for watching and commenting. I really appreciate that. Initially the sound board and back was thinned out to 5mm. After some more sanding it must have been around 3mm. I did not check that though. These boards was a bit too wide for the thickness planer so there for I had to thin them out with a router using the largest straight bit I have (19mm) and making multiple passes. As for the sides I also started on 5mm and I wanted to keep it there to make up for pine being a soft wood but the bending of the sides did not work out on 5mm so I also reduced that to 3mm. The bending was still difficult at that thickness but with a lot of patience I managed and the result was better than expected.
ive. had. this theory. that mohogany...
is not the be all and end all. guitar wood........your choice of. pine. proves. ny theory....theres. a sweetness. to the sound. of your guitar....pretty cool dude.
Thank you for watching and commenting. I really appreciate that. Speaking of mahogany, the stain I used for the centre of the sides, fret board and bridge was labeled Mahogany. At first it seemed like a dark red (maroon) colour that I thought would compliment the natural pine colour but after the third coat it turned out black. I think 3 coats was over kill but I decided to leave it like that since the black also goes well with the natural pine colour.
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Awesome Made bro
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Sounds pine to me, great job!
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A warm stove pipe works good for bending if you have one.
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c'est génial serieux, félicitation ;-)
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Without pine I would not have a house.
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You need to pay more attention to tuning... there's electronic toos for that.... nice job.... I admire your tenacity.
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Put some wheels on it and you can enter it in the pinewood derby. 😅Seriously though, for a first build, it looks great.
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I like how you chose to brace the sides. For a moment, I thought you were laminating two pieces.
The wood that I used was sold as "Laminated pine shelving" 20mm thickness. So when I cut those thin strips for the sides and soaked them with water for bending, those pieces easily split apart. You would be suprised to see they don't even crack or break. They just split perfectly. Now since that was already my third attempt to bend sides I decided to pull through with those pieces since it had that perfect striped middle and that's where I got the idea of staining that middle part. I was lucky enough to successfully bend the one side but the other side started splitting and at some point I decided to take it apart and bend it in seperate pieces. Thereafter I used those bracings to join them again and I thought I might as well do the same on the other side just to prevent it from splitting later.
Where did you buy the accessories, eg. the string winders, pick-ups and other electronics...etc...
Stew-Mac probably.
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www.takealot.com
www.bidorbuy.co.za
I guess the retailers that trade through these sites probably get supplied by international suppliers. Unfortunately the pickup system does not indicate any brand name so I will not be able to help you with that.
@@woodnailhammer That's a very common inexpensive tuner that you can find all day on Amazon, eBay, AliExpress, etc. It actually sounds decent for something that's very inexpensive.
@@MrDaveKC You would be surprised to know that as inexpensive as that one was (approximately $30 US Dollar) there were actually one or two other cheaper options. I totally agree with you. It sounds decent.
Kool job.
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sides, back and top seem thick wondering how it will effect sound.
I left the sides, back and top on the thicker side because I was not sure if it would hold the string tension if I made it thinner. Perhaps thinner would sound better but I guess that would be seen by another build. I am happy that I managed to get it in a playable condition but I would definitely like to better on the fret wire and intonation on future builds.
@@woodnailhammer It was just an observation.
Besides using only pine, you used the tools that made sense to you - no pretense about which chisels, planes, and rasps to use, and no messing about with fancy, single-purpose jigs. Also no panic about lacquer, varnish, or French polish shellac. "The right way" gets tiresome.
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sounds ... piney! great!!!!
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This video is a year old now, how is the guitar doing?
Pretty much the same than seen on the video. I am currently working on another project but I am considering doing a follow up video on that once the current project is finished.
As one who has built a few guitars at home, this is a neat video and a fascinating build. It obviously works and that's very cool, especially since it's just "cheap" pine. But that said, pine absolutely has it's place in the wood world.
I don't think you'd ever use this for a high end guitar, but for a interesting project at home, absolutely. And why not. You've got it, itworks.
Long term I would really be worried a lot about the fingerboard and the bridge, as those are two very high pressure areas, and the one thing about pine is that it's very soft and those spots damage could cause major problems.
Also curious how the intonation is. The tuning is off when you played it, so I'm curious how the intonation is on it.
But overall, it's a very cool build.
Thank you for watching and commenting. I really appreciate that. I am not an expert when it comes to intonation. I really feel I still have to master that art. It was quite a difficult part of the build to get it in a playable condition and at the time that was what I was aiming for. But I am considering working on it a bit more in future. At this time I am busy with another project and I want to give this one some time to see how it lasts before spending more time on it.
@@woodnailhammer Sounds good! I used a tool that I got StewMac that I can use to set the length of the bridge for intonation. It's super handy. I think I've built four instruments with a acoustic style bridge, and I've used it every time.
Electrics are nice because their bridge is adjustable, where an acoustic is not. Remember it's basically the same distance from the nut to the 12th fret and the 12th fret to the bridge.
Have you thought about making a square guitar out of pine?
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Lekker! Good job!
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love it lots of sanding
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great job
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Wish I had a guitar like that 🙂
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Great job 👏👏👏👏👏
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That is how Martin started... good stuff. Keep going.... electric, bass, etc.
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As a guitar expectation, let down, as a person who loves music only for it's diversity of sounds and knows plenty full of instruments world wide-- banjo, ukulele, qanun, dulcimer, harp, piano, clavichord, harpsichord, jaws harp (that's what it's called i guess), violin, viola, cello, viol, rebec, erhu, shamisen, pipa, guzheng, koto, harmonium, accordion, concertina, trombone, trumpet, saxophone, tuba, clarinet, recorder, flute, gaita, didgeridoo, harmonica and of course the "MELODICA!!!" --- I have found new levels of life listening to this, it's so much of a nature sound, yet almost too complex to us like it was intended for if there were any gods! Not even all the harps I've heard sound like this!
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How about a classical guitar made out of pine next?
Thank you. I will consider that.
Hi dude, i want to ask something, why pine tree not popular for body of guitar?
Many would either say pine is not a good tonewood or pine might not be able to hold that string tension. Well my guitar is going for 1 and a half years now and string tension doesn't seem to be a problem. As for tonewood, I guess it is a matter of opinion. Aside from that pine is not a popular wood amongst many a woodworker for various reasons, although I am of the opinion that many people criticize pine based on other people's theories and not their own experience. Since I wanted to build a guitar I decided to combine that with pine in one video and the results and comments speaks for it self. The short answer: Pine might not be the best choice for a guitar, but it's also not impossible.
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The problem is that pine trees are often far smaller than spruce trees. But pine is not necessarily a bad choice as top wood or for the sides of a guitar. For the other parts especially bridge, fingerboard and back it is a bit soft.
I think you are awesome.
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I like it alot 😊
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It would've been nice to hear the guitar acousticly so not via the pickup system. Because that essentially sounds the same and will does work with strings attached to a pallet as well. It's all about durability of the neck in this case and the state of the wood. If you have dry wood which has no tension in it, I think it'd be fine for a body. Do your neck does at least need carbon fiber reinforcements in order to last. Also your fingerboard will likely wear out fast, but you can counter that by finding very fine grain quartersawn pine
There are some parts of the demo at the end of the video recorded with a microphone and some parts recorded through the pickup system. Thank you for the advice. I am considering future builds and will keep that in mind.
Amazing....👍👍👍
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Wehre are you located my friend? I cant get where your accent its from
South Africa. Thank you.