Sunday, December 13, 2009

Photos of "fence" guitar

I finally got around to uploading photos of the "fence" guitar.

The soundboard, back, and sides of this guitar are made from cedar fence boards from the local Home Depot at a cost of about $4.50 (three boards @ $1.50 each). This guitar uses a Tacoma-style bracing. The bracing wood is new-growth Douglas Fir (a.k.a. a cheap 2x4 stud).

The neck is cherry, and the fret board & bridge are purple heart. With the Tacoma-style bracing, I could get away with a full 24 frets. If you look close, you'll spot that the end of the fret board is bolted to the body. You'll also note that this photo was taken before the guitar was finished - I had run out of fret wire...

The sound is warm, as you would expect from an all-cedar body. The bass is particularly deep and rich.

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