How a guitar is made

Wowzers, that's a lot of skill and work.  But there is something sooooo satisfying watching master craftsmanship.

I built a guitar, and wrote a long essay about it. I should publish it somewhere and post a link. I'll do that.

Just watched an episode of "How things work" presented by Dr Karl Kruszelnicki  and available to watch via  - iview.abc.net.au  Australia's ABC TV.  it's how acoustic guitars are made in a factory - all the processes are similar to artisan methods, just more mechanised, but still with that personal attention to the fine details.
The timbers used are absolutely stunning!

A more chaotic build, and not quite a guitar.



But it does show how accessible making string instruments can be to the rest of us.

And now, the ukulele



More production line style of making, but interesting how much is done by hand.