

The beauty of black Korina part four
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...
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The beauty of Black Korina part three
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...
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The beauty of Black Korina part two
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...
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Gilmour Replica part seven
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...
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The beauty of Black Korina
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...
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The nightmare of moving workshops
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...
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Gilmour Replica part six
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...
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Gilmour Replica part five
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...
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Gilmour replica part four
Forearm contour carved rib contour carved body rear sanded ready for grain filling finished body
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Gilmour Replica part three
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...
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