Custom Guitar Building JOIN 0010

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

Use Safe Work Practices

• Apply Occupational Health and Safety Regulations.
• Use the Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS).
• Apply safe work practices.

Use Tools and Equipment

• Use layout tools.
• Use hand tools.
• Use carving tools.
• Use portable power tools.
• Use stationary power tools.
• Use routers and router jigs.

Select Materials

• Describe the properties of wood species used in guitar construction.
• Use solid wood breakout procedures.
• Use adhesives.
• Glue and clamp materials.

Design and Layout Guitars

• Describe the parts of a guitar.
• Layout a guitar.
• Layout component locations.
• Locate the fret scale and the bridge.

Build Guitar Bodies

• Rout a guitar blank.
• Rout guitar cavities for hardware and electronics.
• Rout the guitar body for binding.
• Rout the neck cavity.

Build Guitar Necks

• Create a neck template.
• Machine solid wood for a neck.
• Install head stock veneer.
• Install a heel cap.
• Install a truss rod.
• Install a fret board.
• Install neck binding.
• Drill head-stock holes.
• Carve a neck blank.

Create Inlay

• Design inlay.
• Build inlay.
• Rout inlay cavities.
• Install and level inlay.

Install Fret Wire

• Choose fret wire
• Prepare a fret board for fret wire.
• Install fret wire.
• Level fret wire.
• Shape and polish fret wire

Prepare for a Finish

• Sand for a finish
• Fill pores.
• Apply a stain.
• Apply graphics.

Apply a Finish

• Select finish materials.
• Describe spray equipment.
• Describe spraying procedures.
• Describe cut polishing.
• Spray and polish a guitar.

Install Hardware

• Attach the neck to the body.
• Create a nut for the neck.
• Install body hardware.
• Install neck hardware.
• Install electronics.

Set-up and Adjust Guitars

• Adjust the nut.
• Adjust the truss rod.
• Describe basic guitar repair.
• Solder the electronics.
• Adjust the bridge.
• Adjust the nut

Effective as of Fall 2014