At the bench
What we cover
- Joining and thicknessing plates.
- Bending sides, rim work, and the structural box.
- Top work, bracing, and voicing decisions.
- Binding, neck fitting, fretting, and final setup.
Instrument Building
Acoustic Build Workshop
Eight private bench days building one steel-string acoustic through the sequence that turns parts into a working instrument.
What this workshop is
This is the full acoustic build process taught through one instrument.
The work follows a complete steel-string build from the structural beginning through the final playable result. I am trying to teach something you can repeat, not mystify it.
The point is to leave with a finished instrument, but also with a clear sense of which decisions matter most: plate work, bracing, neck fit, fretwork, and setup.
Outcome
What you leave with
- A finished steel-string acoustic.
- A clearer build order you can use again.
- A practical understanding of where the major structural decisions live.
- A stronger basis for building the next instrument with more confidence.