Steel Guitar Builder

The back of the Gibson was attached to the body with many small screws around the perimeter. I wanted to glue the back on mine permanently, which makes binding easier. So I did a hatch-et job on the back, which gives full access to all the electronic components.

Normally, a pickups height is adjusted with screws from the top of the guitar. However, my Charlie Christian pickup is mounted internally with no need to drill four adjustment screw holes in the top. I didn't want extra holes in the top of my guitar. Here's the solution I've come up with. The pickup...

I'm working on a 1936 Gibson EH-150 replica. The plan is available from the John Anthony Guitars website. I have a Vintage Vibe CC (Charlie Christian) Ryder pickup for it. I'll complete it over the winter but I won't be able to paint it until springtime as I spray outside. I salvaged a tiger striped...

Got it finished, finally.

I've had this project in progress for several months. The delay is due to bad weather, which prevented me from clear coating the stained guitar body. We finally got a decent break in the weather and this guitar is now ready to assemble. I sprayed on eight coats of Behlin nitro lacquer and that sande...