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1st Acoustic Guitar

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1st Acoustic GuitarAfter more than two years of working on building my first acoustic guitar, I can happily say it is finished! As a 17-year-old, this project has been the most challenging I have built, but also by far the most satisfying and rewarding. Other than the thickness sanding, I have completed this guitar on my own. It actually sounds pretty good!The back and sides are made from Mahogany, the soundboard is Sitka Spruce, with walnut burl and maple burl inlays. It does have a segmented rosette, which I have grown to really like over standard rosettes. The binding is Rosewood and Maple, along with herringbone purfling. My choice of finish for the guitar is french polish; the tuning machines are Schaller Grandtune tuners. If you would like to see the building process, it is documented in my blog.I would like to say a huge thank you to the many who have given help, advice, and support:
First, my Creator and Savior, Jesus Christ, who gave me the talent and ability to build this instrument for His glory. May he receive all the praise for and from this guitar!
Second, my family and friends, who have given me much support and encouragement to start, put in the effort, and complete this guitar.
Mr. Ira Matheny (rustfever on LJ's) for the mahogany back and sides and all inlaid wood. He also graciously helped me thickness sand the top, back, and sides, as well as allowed me to use the larger tools in his shop I don't have access to at home.
Mr. Ervin Somogyi, who, in my opinion, is the best guitar maker at this time! He has given me a ton of help over my two years of building. He graciously sent me the excellent Sitka Spruce top from his own guitar top stash. This guitar is patterned after Mr. Somogyi's instruments, in as close of detail as I possibly could (with his permission). The segmented rosette is something Mr. Somogyi has primarily endorsed. If any of you ever wish to build an acoustic guitar, his instruction books are the best I have come across. https://esomogyi.com/Lastly, to those of you who are considering building a guitar, I would definitely say do it! It isn't a cheap adventure, but definitely a rewarding one! Between my injury when building requiring fifteen stitches, the two years of work, I think I can say this instrument is made up of some blood, sweat, and tears(?)!Thanks for looking, all questions or comments are welcome!
Youtube video for sound:
https://youtu.be/N8EykP_SPrY-Dale Miller



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