Carving

The front on this one is carved, not flat. But the Bigsby needs a flat surface to be bolted onto. That means I need to get inventive with it, make sure I don’t carve too much away and cause an issue for mounting the Bigsby.

At this point I’ll do a rough carve and see how it’s going. You can see the big silver Bigsby sitting here on the body at the bottom of the strings. It’s a hefty piece of gear! I can string it up even before the neck is glued in to get an idea of how it’s coming along.

Maybe some more fine tuning needed on the front, but it’s getting close. I’ll start on the back next. The owner-to-be is coming around to check it out, make sure he’s happy with how it’s all going. He wanted quite a chunky neck on it, so I hope he’s happy with what I’ve done. We’ll discuss the knob layout and some other fine details. It’s always fun working with my customers to create the exact guitar they want! No detail is too small, it’s nice to get it right.