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Adventures in Guitar Building/Repair

In between jobs, errant Otter undertakes to pursue long-held interest in instrument building and repair by attending the Galloup School of Lutherie in Big Rapids, MI.

Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Adding a Pickguard




The pickguard is peel and stick. It's a matter of figuring out exactly where you want it to go. Then you tape it in position using masking tape as a kind of hinge... swing it up, peel off the backing and set it back down. Presto!
Posted by Otter at 10:55 PM

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  • ▼  2008 (103)
    • ►  May (2)
    • ▼  April (55)
      • Final Buff
      • Strap button
      • Adding a Pickguard
      • Seal of Approval
      • Very first sounds
      • Now the nut
      • b-bump saddle
      • Fret dressing
      • Springtime??
      • Tuners
      • No title
      • Neck goes on!
      • Bridge
      • Making way for the bridge
      • Shine
      • Lacquer
      • Spraying finish and filling pores
      • Etching the Pearl
      • Sneak Peek
      • Final neck shaping
      • Tools
      • Fretting
      • Mah nishtanah?
      • Wandering Jew
      • Neck setting day
      • Beautiful Evening
      • Neck shaping
      • Truss Rod stuff and heel prep
      • Volute
      • Many steps...
      • Fretboard ON!
      • Real Trouble in Boyland
      • Inlay Day
      • She is Everywhere
      • Pilgrimage
      • Gratuitous Wood Curls
      • Headstock
      • Prepping the heel end
      • Truss Rod Installation
      • Humble origins...
      • Fretboard dots
      • Oy.
      • Definitely a Boyland thing
      • Binding and Purfling
      • Flush Cutting and End Wedge
      • Lake Michigan
      • Saugatuck
      • Fret Board
      • Boxing Day
      • Tucking the Braces
      • Side Braces
      • Carving Top Braces
      • Kerfing
      • Tropical Paradise... NOT!
      • Design
    • ►  March (46)