Blue Ridge Luthiers -
Meetings Archive

Dec 30, 2019 - Larry Sakayam's shop
Main Events: Neck mortise, radius fingerboard, position markers
Dec 1, 2019 - Tom Pafford's shop
Main Events: Binding, mitered side purfling
Nov 10, 2019 - Tom Pafford's shop
Main Events: Purfling, end wedge
Sep 22, 2019 - Larry Sakayam's shop
Main Events: Neck angle, Michael's bass, Tom OM...
Follow-up meeting (Oct 9): Binding and purfling channels, end wedge.
Jul 14, 2019 - Jack Gellerstedt's shop
Main Events: All about Banjos - history, period banjos, construction... And about fretting - layout, cutting slots, inserting...
Jun 2, 2019 - Tom Pafford's shop
Main Events: Top bracing our project guitar, J-45.
Mar 10, 2019 - Larry Sakayama's shop
Main Events: Making a rosette.
Jan 27, 2019 - Tom Pafford's shop
Main Events: Remove neck from BBS guitar, thickness top and layout bracing pattern on J45 project guitar.

Dec 30, 2018 - Larry Sakayama's shop
Main Events: Banjo Necks, cuatro guitar, 4 string electric, ukulele rosette, radial purfling, broken neck, Harmony repair...
Oct 28, 2018 - Larry Sakayama's shop
Main Event: Attach back.
Aug 26, 2018 - Tom Pafford's shop
Main Event: Back bracing.
Jun 24, 2018 - Chet Dickerson's shop
Main Event: Neck reset and set-up.
April 8, 2018 - Mike Mears's shop
Main Event: Talking to Mike about his luthier business.
Feb 25, 2018 - Tom Pafford's shop
Main Events: Project guitar - back center strip, Discussion of Taylor's new V-bracing

Dec 17, 2017 - Larry Sakayama's shop
Main Events: Project guitar: Attach linings, radius braces, glue headstock veneer
Nov 19, 2017 - Tom Pafford's shop
Assembling the rim.
Oct 1, 2017 - Tom Pafford's shop
Bending sides and fixing a stacked heel.
Aug 20, 2017 - Larry Sakayama's shop
Thickness sanding, back center strip, dulcimers, ...
June 11, 2017 - Tom Pafford's shop
Joining top plates, headstock overlay, back plates, strange J45 bracing, more...
May 23, 2017 - Larry Sakayama's shop
Scarf neck joint, fretwork
Mar 5, 2017 - Tom Pafford's shop
Planning the next project
Jan 22, 2017 - Chet Dickerson's shop
Radial Rosette

Oct 30, 2016 - Larry Sakayama's shop
Armrest Bevel
Aug 7, 2016 - Chet Dickerson's shop
Guitar Setup, building forms, cajon...
Jul 10, 2016 - Larry Sakayama's shop
Fret slotting, new 'old' banjo, travel guitar's, uke finished...
May 01, 2016 - Tom Pafford's shop
Inlay, neck shaping, sharpening a scraper, lute-guitar, mandolin plates, CBGs...
Apr 03, 2016 - Howard Wilson's shop
Uke progress, dulcimer guitars, travel guitar, grafted walnut, Myrtlewood guitar, dissecting a case...
Jan 17, 2016 - Frank Riner's shop
Install pickguard on G4V guitar, progress on BBS guitar, uke progress

Blue Ridge Luthiers -Meetings Archive