The top has been 'dropped' over the forearm contour and the body routed and carved for the rib cage Lowering the brass end fret to fret...

Gluing the neck in. Exciting times! So the neck is in and flattened exactly to the surface. Time to think about bending the top.....don't...

This is a through neck, so the pocket is long. The top piece has to match and a slot is made to fit just around the fingerboard end So...

the Gilmour Start replica is complete. The Alder body is grain filled and the parts have been test fitted. So the lacquer has arrived and...

Now then! Black Korina, Ziricote, Bare Knuckles, Hipshot and Gotoh 510's....what could be better? We pulled this out of the stack for the...

So, it finally arrived! The day the Business Centre we were located in was closed. 12 years of good times, many guitars and lots of hard...

The neck depth is tapered to the desired thickness Either end is hand carved to the right profile - here oval 'C' from 1963 The edges are...

the headstock here is directly referencing the 1962 Strat pre-CBS shape as found on Gilmour's Strat. Drilled and cut it to shape! here...

Forearm contour carved rib contour carved body rear sanded ready for grain filling finished body

The jack socket and machine rout in the bridge pick up is routed The neck socket is routed using the excess wood as a support next the...