Welcome to my classical guitar building channel. My name is Dieter Schneider, and I'm a hobby luthier with a passion for crafting high-end classical guitars. As a hobby luthier, I spend hours perfecting my craft, studying the art and science of guitar building, and experimenting with different materials and techniques to create instruments that are not only beautiful, but also sound amazing.
Some of the topics you can expect to learn about on this channel include:
Wood selection and preparation Bracing patterns and techniques, including the 7-fan bracing method Soundboard carving and shaping Neck carving and shaping Fretboard preparation and installation Bridge installation and setup Finishing techniques, such as French polishing
Tonewoods, bracing, soundboard, neck, fretboard, bridge, and French polishing are crucial in understanding the various components and techniques involved in crafting a high-quality classical guitar.
I did that on my latest build, and it works perfect. I taper it down from 6mm thickness at the nut, down to 4 mm at the bass side, and 3mm to the treble side (at the soundhole). I also hammer in the frets before gluing to the neck (using slightly larger fret slots to avoid bow. I also use super glue).
The reason they hate CNC macnines is because modern guitars are produced better and show up how bad the old ways are, but at the time it was the only way and then came progress.
Not using the tools that we have today is crazy, they hate it only if a smaller procuction luthier uses it but they dont complain because Martin, Gibson. Ibanez etc use CNC as a core of their company, many even own guitars made by them on CNC but yeah you are "cheating" I just got one entry level I am new and it has been a big challenge for me to start using it since I didnt know nothing about CAD/CAM
Fantastic video! I recently did all of this but with a chisel and tiny table saw instead of a CNC router. Would be very interested to see a video of your rosette construction.
Very beautifull project, loved it! Just a couple of questions. 1. At 7.56 did you heated the board before putting it on the mould? 2. 5.15 what are the tiles made of? Where can I get some or make them? 3. What woods did you used for the guitar? 4. Do you have plans on pdf of your guitar? :)
