Meeting
June 2, 2019
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Attendees
- Members
- Kenny Craft
- Chet Dickerson
- Jack Gellerstedt
- Robbie Dummitt
- David Motley
- Tom Pafford
- Frank Riner
- Larry Sakayama
- Howard Wilson
- Guests
- Eli Craft
The group ponders an old J-45 top of Chet's. Notice the braces are not scalloped.
Eli plays Frank's "Quiltar", a guitar shaped dulcimer.
Frank's ancient resonator guitar
"Say that again and I'll cut you down to size."
Tom's Shop - Guitar Wall
Tom Pafford's shop in Madison Heights, VA
Main Events: Bracing the soundboard
J45 Project Guitar - Bracing the soundboard
Prior to the meeting the braces were radiused to 40'.
At the meeting Tom cut the braces close to the final height on the bandsaw. Kenny trimmed the braces to proper lengths and cut the slots for the intersection of the x-braces. Then we glued them in using a go-bar deck.
Chet brought an old J-45 soundboard as reference. Notice that the braces are not scalloped. We may scallop these.
Frank's "Quiltar"
Frank's latest creation, the "Quiltar", a guitar shaped dulcimer.
Larry's Travel Guitar
Fits inside a Ubass case. Scale length - 25". Top - Cedar strips, sides - Padauk, back - Goncalo Alves.
