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Stripes and angles

Stripes and angles

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It is hard to believe that a whole year flew by since my last post on this blog. So many changes and projects have filled that time, and maybe I’ll be able to write about some of them here and in future posts. But I’m still here and I’m still …

emilyshawguitar January 11, 2022 January 11, 2022 027 SWMP Classical
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Another addition to the family!

Another addition to the family!

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It has been a while since I posted on here, but I have continued building through this silence. Last week I put strings on a new guitar. This new guitar is particularly exciting to me because it is going to stay with me—finally I have managed to build myself a …

emilyshawguitar December 1, 2020 December 1, 2020 019 Classical Guitar / Uncategorized
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Completed guitars Nos. 024 and 026

Completed guitars Nos. 024 and 026

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It took longer than I had hoped, but I finally finished both of the guitar that I have been working on for the past few months. To recap, both guitars are cedar-topped, lattice-braced classical guitars. Guitar No. 024 is a full scale, 650mm instrument with Ziricote back and sides, and …

emilyshawguitar July 3, 2020 July 3, 2020 024 Classical / 026 Classical
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Closing a different kind of box

Closing a different kind of box

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Since moving to this house/shop, I have been on a (slow paced) mission to improve my working situation. The first thing was to lower the bench height and put in a temporary bench top. Then, about 20 months ago, my dad and brother helped me remodel the workshop (which you …

emilyshawguitar June 13, 2020 June 13, 2020 Workshop
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Preparing for finish

Preparing for finish

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The last time I wrote about the guitars that I am working on was back in March when I just just finished inlaying the rosettes. A lot has happened since then, and now the guitars look like guitars! In fact, I am just about ready to apply finish to the …

emilyshawguitar May 19, 2020 May 19, 2020 024 Classical / 026 Classical
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3 new rosettes

3 new rosettes

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I have been trying to take full advantage of all of the advice to stay indoors over the past few days. I am still teaching (virtually), but I do have more, much-needed time in the workshop, so my projects should finally get off the ground and maybe even get finishing …

emilyshawguitar March 16, 2020 March 16, 2020 019 Classical Guitar / 024 Classical / 026 Classical
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Completed guitar no. 025

Completed guitar no. 025

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The long awaited shipping day finally came today for my 25th guitar. Generally, I think it turned out pretty well, so I thought that I would share a few pictures of the completed guitar. I learned a lot from this build, and hope to have the opportunity to build another …

emilyshawguitar February 10, 2020 February 10, 2020 025 Fleta/Torres Classical Guitar
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The end is nigh! assembly and detail work

The end is nigh! assembly and detail work

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The last time that I posted pictures of this guitar was a couple of months ago when it was still in many pieces. I have now glued most of those pieces together, with just the bridge and heel-cap left to attach. This has been a long, drawn-out and time consuming …

emilyshawguitar January 7, 2020 January 7, 2020 025 Fleta/Torres Classical Guitar
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New adjustable mould

New adjustable mould

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Since starting to build in a sturdy mould a couple years ago, I have not wanted to go back to free-form workboard building. However, I also did not want to build (nor would I have had room for) another heavy MDF guitar mould. I don’t know how many of these …

emilyshawguitar November 7, 2019 November 7, 2019 025 Fleta/Torres Classical Guitar / Tools
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Inlaying the Fleta/Torres rosette

Inlaying the Fleta/Torres rosette

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It has been a while since my last blog post! This is, of course, the first blog post on this website—my last post, and everything that I have written before can be found on my original WordPress blog here. If you have found my blog and would like to receive …

emilyshawguitar November 2, 2019 November 2, 2019 025 Fleta/Torres Classical Guitar / Guitar Building
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