Jimmy Foster - Making an Archtop Guitar - Part 2

[stringslayer97]

nice a five piece neck :)

[J63Nour]

the jeweler of the guitar

[yoheff988]

what type of glue are you using for the frets?

Don't you find the metal hammer to be a little harsh?

[lkjlkjlkjlkjlkjlkj6]

beautiful!

[Chromatype]

Mr. Foster is a true artist in the luthier skills area. Playing one of his guitars is all it takes...and you will want one!

[edadmartin]

great vids is that called a chasing hammer?

[walt52196]

When your selling the guitars anywheres from 4 to 10grand at a shot you better take the time out and make the guitar right the first time around think I'm kidding about the price check out his web site

[CoolKabbage]

@walt52196 Have you played one?

[SIRONEDRAGON]

cool

[TheThinkerMusic]

Seeing that fingerboard newly fretted, shiny and all, was like looking at fresh strawberries.

[ztarrfect]

really impressive :) great skills :)

[bonezman5]

gorgeous inlays

[kubawill77]

Very good!

[Cougerbat]

hmm, never saw anyone put fret wire in like that

[martynjamesrice]

he looks like an old pro at it though

[Chromatype]

he is

[florez411]

Old fashioned is what it is bro, this is the classic way, not too many people do it this way anymore.

[703224796]

@Cougerbat lol i cringed when I saw that too...

[RcUniverseGuy]

@Cougerbat you just did

[sonyv530]

did he lacquer the fingerboard?

[hotgoalie11565]

I'm guessing he might have used something like linseed oil or lemon oil. You generally don't put lacquer on a rosewood fingerboard.

[sysphus13]

the playing is beautiful, who is it? So lush..

[strangeroussss]

Its him, Jimmy Foster.He makes em and plays em.

[huddo999]

would love to make my own guitar with one of those guys showing me how

[unseenbadass]

i wanted to watch it but the boring music killed it for me

dub syd barrett over this hahah

[immortaf]

Boring? - I guess you aren't a jazz listener :P There are many bad and boring compositions in comparision with this! I found it very nice! (sorry I'm a jazz listener:)

[gregory747]

I wish you would have shown how to cut the frets for the fret wire. I have always wondered how it is measured and cut and then install the wires. Great video :)

[fimblemccrumblewitz]

It depends on the maker. Most use a standard scale length and a template for cutting fret slots. Personally, I don't use standard scale lengths and instead I use a fret calculator to determine their position. It's far easier to use a standard scale length! Slots are usually cut with a fret saw, although some use coping saws.

[gregory747]

more interested to know how the fretboard is cut or rather how the fret wire is installed. I mean, is the fretboard cut with an exacto blade and then - the fret wire hammered into the wood. And measuring the scale.

[dstryu]

Any flat saw with a kerf equal to the width of the fret tang minus the hooks. I use a flush cutting saw with a kerf of 0.6mm (usual tang width) And for measuring fret distances, a quality steel ruler graded in 1/100ths will do.

[killemall1983]

You replied to the wrong person.