Welcome to Paul W’s 000-12 custom build by McNeill Guitars. Pictures will be posted to this page as Paul’s guitar progresses through the build. The some of the features of this build include:
- German Moon Spruce top, East Indian Rosewood back, sides, and fretboard
- V-braced Soundboard
- Waverly tuners, Gold EVO frets. custom rosette, and a compass inlay on the fretboard
- Fishman Matrix Infinity Mic Blend
000-12 Front
Side view 1 000-12
Back 000-12
Rosette and Purfling 000-12
Front Angle view
Body 1 000-12
Back Body 000-12
Sound Port 2 000-12
Back and end graft 000-12
Slotted Headstock 1
Neck 1
Headstock 2
Headstock 3
000-12 Guitar Plans
Joining Top
Sides before bending
Bending Sides
Sides after bending
Joining Back
Back after joining with center zipper strip
Neck and Tail Block Glue-up
Guitar Rim before Kerf Lining
Kerf Lining Prepared
Kerf lining and side braces being glued to sides
Kerf Lining trimmed & being sanded to top and back profiles
Veneers selected, cut, ready to be laminated for Rosette
Rosette in progress
000-12 Rosette complete
000-12 Neck rod adjustment channel being drilled
000-12 shaping back braces
000-12 Voicing top braces
000-12 Sound board bracing in progress
Soundboard voicing complete and sealed
Rim radiused, notched, and prepared for soundboard
Back bracing complete and back sealed
Rim radiused, noched, sealed and prepared for back
Soundbox glue-up complete
Soundbox front view
Soudbox back view
Sound Port hole cut
Neck woods being prepared for lamination
Neck laminations ready for glue-up
Neck laminations being epoxied
Rough-cut neck block
Neck block with tenon and reinforecement slots
Volute routing complete
Slotted Peghead in Progress
Neck Shaping in progress 1
Neck shaping in pregress 2
Fretboard being slotted
Fretboard slotting complete
Binding being cut
Binding and purfling has been bent to side profile
Teflon filler strips have been cut to size for use in the installation of top purfling
Sound port installed and bound
Binding and purfling channels being prepared
End graft installed
Body sealed prior to doing purfling and binding
Purfling being installed
purfling and binding in progress
Back Binding and purfling being installed
Top binding and purfling being installed
The bridge began with the long piece of Ebony
Bridge -saddle slot and pins holes drilled
Bridge – outline shape complete
Bridge – shaping complete and bevels drilled
Sanding for next coat of grain filler 1
Sanding for next coat of grain filler 2
Sanding for next coat of grain filler 3
Sanding for next coat of grain filler 4
Sanding for next coat of grain filler 5
Shaping Volute
Headstock binding and purfling complete – ready for shaping and sanding
Fingerboard purfling in progress
Fingerboard binding in progress
Fingerboard with purfling and binding – ready to be sanded and radiused
Final coat of filler on the body – ready to be sanded in prep for spraying
Sanding before seal coat
Applying seal coat in prep for top coats (5)
Applying seal coat in prep for top coats (4)
Applying seal coat in prep for top coats (3)
Applying seal coat in prep for top coats (2)
Applying seal coat in prep for top coats (1)
Applying seal coat in prep for top coats (7)
Headstock in progress (1 )
Headstock in progress (2)
Headstock in progress (3)
Headstock in progress (4)
Sanding between topcoats
Guitar body prior to sanding before the next topcoat (1)
Guitar body prior to sanding before the next topcoat (5)
Sound port 1
Guitar body prior to sanding before the next topcoat (4)
Guitar body prior to sanding before the next topcoat (3)
Guitar body prior to sanding before the next topcoat (2)
Dying bone bridge pins in progress
Fretboard Inlay being epoxied
Fretboard being fine sanded and prepared before installing frets
Fret wire being cut to size
Frets installation in progress
Frets Installed
Sneak Preview
Side dot holes drilled
Side dots installed
Fretboard being glued onto the neck
Neck shaping and profiling in progress
Checking soft-V profile during shaping (2)
Checking soft-V profile during shaping (1)
Headstick with sealed and grain filling in progress
Neck after profiling with sealer and filler applied
Back sanding in progress
The body before getting sanded down one last time (1)
The body before getting sanded down one last time (2)
Sanding the neck for the next top coat
Headstock ready for the next sanding and top coat
Bridge being installed
Bridge pin holes being drilled
Front view – pre final
000-12 Back view – pre final
Soundbox – pre final
Rosette and bridge – pre final
Headstock and inlay – pre final
