I did this as a free job for a lad who has been trying to get his guitar sorted for months, when I gave it back to him his face was priceless
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What a lovely thing to do! 
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Thanks, Judi i often do things like that don’t know why but I do, he is playing it now he stayed in my garage until I finished it completely, he had just lost his mum he is a fantastic guitar player and he volunteers with myself teaching in a local community centre, so it was all worth it, he loves the thing cheers HEC
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That’s a beauty!
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Wonderful! I wish I was your neighbor and we could build something together!
I admire you for volunteering with the guitar teaching and helping other people! These are among the things that make our world a little better!
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Thanks, Dominique, I don’t like pondering on it but I had a simple serious accident two years ago work-related, and I have had a wonderful fulfilled life, worked trained and wanted for nothing so I find myself retired and lots of time on my hands, so I do not mind at all I enjoy helping its good mate cheers HEC 
Oh, I am sorry for that! I hope that you’re having the best possible time you can! And well, yes, helping others is often giving a great reward when you make someone happy!
By the way, what did you do with the cavities of the middle and bridge pickup? Did you fill them somehow?
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Hi Dominique, yeah the guitar was in a right old mess so a lot of prep went into it, wooden blocks fitted and all three knob positions filled with wood etc. You can just see them on the photo, I am busy making an acoustic at the moment, and that is hard that is how I meant the clueless luthier I asked for his help months ago he has made some really nice guitars, and the rosette I made for mine is made up of 15 pieces of wood and took me 2 months to eventually make it and fit it, I think it will take me another year to finish it, 
An acoustic! Wow!
I am going to build an electric, but I consider it simpler - at least you don’t have to get the vibrations and resonances right! Do you build from scratch or did you get a kit?
I have so much respect for projects like that!
I only have simpler projects (and they are on my mind for a long time and I am slow to realise them), like getting my grandpa’s russian banjo in good shape and replacing the top of a cheap ukulele kit with a nice spruce top. The top from the kit didn’t have any braces! Maybe in a soprano that could have worked, but in a tenor? A few of the projects are half done 
If it’s not too much additional work, me and definitely a few others would be happy about images and your experiences!
Best regards,
Dominique
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It is all from scratch and all by hand and hand tools I am just on with the front sanding it down to 2.5 mm it’s a long process, but worth it in the end I hope, if you need any advice with your build just give me a shout no probs
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Much work! How brave!
Thank you! Good luck with your building!
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Thank you honestly if you need any help I am here just shout out mate cheers Hec ill send a couple of images of my acoustic over later
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There you go, Dominique, a lot of work has gone into that lot its my first attempt so I am slow I made the rosette out of wood veneer there are fifteen in total it was a killer man cheers Hec
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Wonderful! I would have a hard time trying to be patient as you are! Thank you for sharing!
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You do things like this because you are a totally cool and rad empathetic person.
Your community is stoked to have someone like you.
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