Ziegenfuss Guitars: Just whats been going on?

Monday, February 6, 2012

Just whats been going on?

Is a good question to ask. New orders have maintained their growth rate, which is really cool. A couple more per month, and I might be able to do this full time. I started cleaning out a new section of the basement will be setup to be more tightly climate controlled, and used for guitar setup, repair, voicing, etc...all of the delicate work. That is exciting.

I have a number of guitars that have moved forward this week, and I did successfully drop off Feldman, Huff, and Pelham to be finished. Here are a couple of progress pics..

This a shot of my new comp guitar...It is going to be totally cool. I have a show coming in the summer, and I plan on taking this to it.

The above three shots are Huff's hollowbody with the red/brown prestain. This will help pop the figure during finish, and will help secure the moody visuals that Seth is looking for.

The above 4 shots are of Feldman's OM. I set the bridge, stained the neck and got this baby ready to go.

This is a shot of putting the center support strip in Corey's GA.

The same in Steve's GA.

A finished shot.

And another.

Well, these two shots represent a umph....moment. After I got Jakes GA all ready to go to finish, it just felt heavy and thick. So I removed the neck, and removed the back. Now I can remake a new back and resecure and bind it, AFTER I thin the profile of this guitar up a bit. The cool thing is, I have never seen one of my guitars in this state, because I glue the top on last. So I was able to voice the top a little more, now that it is attached to the sides...VERY COOL.

This is a shot of installing the back strip in Adam's EIR GA.

The above two shots show why guitar building sometimes takes so long...I spend a great deal of time ensure that the box is as clean as I can make it. So I scrape all glue, remove all scratches, and otherwise try to ensure that the box is immaculate. You can see the before and after shots of such a process.