Glutton Guitar Company - Build Photos

The Classic Dreadnaught Figured koa body, neck and headstock binding, green accents and abalone shell inlay. Features Grover vintage tuners, zero fret and a L.R.Baggs Lyric pickup. Currently for sale.

Neck and tail block attached

Kurfing attached

Kurfing attached

Top braces attached

Ready to attach the back

Guitar gets a name

Top and back routed flush

Koa end pin inlay

Binding channels cut

Binding channels cut

Koa strips bent for binding

Bindings scraped

Bindings scraped

Binding channels cut

Binding channels cut

Ready for the Abalone

Bindings done

Wet wood - to preview the finish

Bindings scraped

Attaching the neck and fretboard

Nice figure

Ready for the bridge

Bridge on

Polished finish

Polished finish

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The Tenor Ukulele Mahogany body and neck. Ebony fretboard. Rosewood head stock. Rosewood body, neck and headstock binding with green accents.

Sides meet the head and tail block

Kerfing attached

Back braces attached

Top braces attached

Kerfing attached

Preparing for the back

Top attached

Attaching the back

Top attached and routed flush

Back attached

Rosewood bindings bent

Headstock binding channels cut

Back binding channels cut

Top binding channels cut

Binding attached

Binding attached

Black/white accent attached

Body binding scraped

Body binding scraped

Headstock bound

Binding attached to fretboard

Fretboard radiused

Ready for frets

Frets on

Attaching fingerboard

Finished neck ready for the body

Rosewood bindings

Attaching the neck

Attaching the neck

Ready for lacquer

Gluing the bridge

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The Ichibod Model Salted maple top with a figured mahogany back and cherry sides & accents. Bound with figured Kowa. Abalone inlay. Premium hardware and electronics including DeMarzio Dark Matter pickups, JCustom head piece and fixed bridge with peizo elements and a LR Baggs Control X preamp. Currently for sale.

Ichibod's custom made side bending jig.

Bending sides.

Fretboard attached to the neck.

"F" holes cut and bound with rosewood.

Top after scraping.

Bound "F" hole.

Figured mahogany back laminated.

Top and back attached.

Top and back trimmed and ready for binding.

Back binding channels cut.

Top binding channels cut.

Bond with figured kowa and abalone inlay.

Neck and bridge test fit.

Neck attached.

Back with salted maple control cover.

Strings on to test bridge alignment.

Masked for finishing.

Final sand.

Neck bound with figured kowa and cherry with abalone side dots.

First coat of nitrocellulose lacquer.

First coat of nitrocellulose lacquer.

First coat of nitrocellulose lacquer.

Polished and assembled.

Figured mahogany back polished.

DeMarzio Dark Matter pickups.

CTS pots, Emerson paper & oil cap and LR Baggs Control X Preamp.

Ready to rock! (or whatever moves you)

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