The Final...part 1. We didn't make, it, we failed! Ben has decided not to compromise on the final stages of finishing this guitar (plus he and the editor need a break...) Find out why and how far we got. Vote Here: https://greatguitarbuildoff.com/pages/vote-here
Welcome to Crimson Guitars https://www.youtube.com/user/CrimsonCustomGuitars?sub_confirmation=1 and Ben's home workshop where he is finally getting started on his Great Guitar Build Off 2021 Kit Build; and what a build this is going to be... #greatguitarbuildoff2021 #greatguitarbuildoff
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction & changes at the 11th hour
3:00 New headstock design
4:18 Aesthetically pleasing gap filling
6:00 Control positions & then sanding
6:58 Back to the headstock
10:21 Makers' Mark
14:16 Prepping the neck to glue into the body
16:52 Day 2 Shaping the neck joint
19:23 Salt & Glue trick for the neck
22:45 How will strap buttons work on here?
24:13 Bring all the parts together
27:53 The big glue-up
32:46 De-clamp and we have a...guitar?
34:22 Strength and connectivity
37:51 Sticks & more sticks may break my...mind...?
43:45 We failed so here's the Conclusion
Check out our new Discord server for guitar building goodness here https://discord.gg/N82ZFTzAJ6
and don't forget the Luthiers Question Time Podcast, available on all good platforms or through this link https://luthiersquestiontime.buzzsprout.com/
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We'd like to thank our partners for helping to make this video series possible.
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Customers OUTSIDE of the US can now purchase Starbond adhesives through crimsonguitars.com
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OTHER
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Thank you again for all your support, we really, really appreciate it! – Ben
Stay tuned and stay awesome!
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