Brisbane Guitar Making School in Sumner | Musical instrument store

Brisbane Guitar Making School

Locality: Sumner

Phone: +61 418 285 745

Address: Unit 5, 101 Jijaws Street 4074 Sumner, QLD, Australia

Website: http://www.armstronglutherie.com.au

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24.01.2022 Paul finessing his dovetail neck joint

24.01.2022 Bree kicked it out of the park today when she finished her Little Wing travel guitar. Finished in stunning dark Walnut and Golden Oak stains under Osmo oil. Destined to be an heirloom.

24.01.2022 Pete getting the headblock projection

23.01.2022 Aiden lining his tuners up

23.01.2022 Pete inlaying timber fret markers

23.01.2022 Paul finishing off his binding with edge binding on the cutaway and neck transition

22.01.2022 Steven cleaning up his end wedge @ Brisbane Guitar Making School

22.01.2022 ... and it is done. Nice work. And sounds great plugged in!

22.01.2022 Laying out the electronics to wire up Freds T style electric.

22.01.2022 Tony is cutting the binding channels on his archtop headstock.

22.01.2022 Congratulations to Ben on finishing his 2nd guitar, this one a flamenco negra. The back & sides are Tasmanian blackwood, engelmann spruce top, QLD maple neck, macassar ebony fretboard and headstock and a gidgee bridge. Ben set out to make this guitar sound somewhere between a flamenco blanca and a classical guitar and he hit his target right on. Well done Ben!

21.01.2022 Darren applying a seat coat is shellac on his finished bridge

21.01.2022 Jason fitting his back to his rims

20.01.2022 Steven using the elevate binding cutting jig. Available from @guitartemplates

20.01.2022 Ash hand staining his Flying V. @ Brisbane Guitar Making School

19.01.2022 Daryl clamping his fretboard on his cigarbox neck @ Brisbane Guitar Making School

18.01.2022 Pete keeping an eye on his brace height @ Brisbane Guitar Making School

17.01.2022 Noel fitting strings and setting action for the first time and what a sweet sounding guitar she is. @ Brisbane Guitar Making School

17.01.2022 Bree is moving to the Dark Side with her Little Wing. Stay tuned for the finished build photos...

16.01.2022 Rod getting right into flattening his scarf joint

13.01.2022 Ben getting strings on

12.01.2022 John radiusing his top @ Brisbane Guitar Making School

09.01.2022 Steven flattening his sides ready to rout binding channels

08.01.2022 Nick trimming his heel down @ Brisbane Guitar Making School

07.01.2022 Fred is on the home stretch with his Select Tele build. Hardware all fitted and checked, ready for final sanding and an oil finish.

07.01.2022 First prize for shaping the fretboard brace goes to... Gary

06.01.2022 Murray using the elevate precision circle cutting jig for a straight cut on the saddle slot on his replacement bridge

06.01.2022 Pete sanding the radius on his snake wood fretboard and glue fitting the headstock veneers. @ Brisbane Guitar Making School

06.01.2022 The smile says it all. Fred strung up his Select Tele tonight and it is a cracker. Bunya Pine body, Qld Maple neck, and as a special feature a 4-way switch. To get the most from the ToneRider pickups. Get in touch if you want to experience the magic of creating your own guitar.

05.01.2022 Nick cutting his headstock down to shape @ Brisbane Guitar Making School

05.01.2022 Nick getting on the second neck of his twin build @ Brisbane Guitar Making School

05.01.2022 Petes Fret markers clamped into position and back filling with CA glue after sanding the fretboard flush.

05.01.2022 Nick about to cut his string slots

04.01.2022 Ben gluing his bridge on. Vacuum clamp available from our sister site @guitartemplates

04.01.2022 Greta getting her linings in on her little wing travel guitar @ Brisbane Guitar Making School

04.01.2022 Nick carving string ramps

03.01.2022 Kahni has finished her Little Wing travel guitar. Her own hand painted art work on the top, finished with clear gloss and satin lacquer. Camphor Laurel Back and sides, Bunya top, Qld Maple neck. Artec pickup system. Sounds great acoustically and better plugged in. Rock on!

03.01.2022 Rod starting to make the rods for his mosaic rosette

03.01.2022 Jason string up his second build, a select series steel string

03.01.2022 James is on the home stretch with his Little Wing travel guitar. Wont be much longer.....

03.01.2022 Pete’s soundport being installed

02.01.2022 Tony binding the headstock of his Archtop guitar.

02.01.2022 Final oil before getting strings back in Murrays re-bridge @ Brisbane Guitar Making School

02.01.2022 Jason getting his back on

01.01.2022 Jason cutting his linings to length @ Brisbane Guitar Making School