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I’M GARY NAVA, A PROFESSIONAL LUTHIER MAKING MANDOLINS AND GUITARS BY HAND, TO THE HIGHEST STANDARDS, IN MY ANALOGUE WORKSHOP. HERE ARE VARIOUS TALES FROM MY WORK BENCH.
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Project Phoenix: VI........Completed!

Tue, 01/21/2025 - 7:28am

 

Project Phoenix, the remaking of an archtop acoustic guitar that I made in 1977 into a semi-acoustic bass, is now complete. It’s been quite a journey but I’m extremely happy with the outcome. Have a look for yourself and many thanks for your support.

 


Project Phoenix: V

Wed, 01/08/2025 - 7:20am


 In this episode, I look at making the bridge and tailpiece and then the final assembly. There’s also a bit of as surprise for you??

Project Phoenix: IV

Tue, 12/10/2024 - 7:54am

 Time to get the neck joint sorted out and think about what happened to the old one!



Project Phoenix: III

Tue, 11/26/2024 - 8:16am

With the body back together, the next step is to fully bind the body and also prepare a new neck blank.

Cheers Gary




Project Phoenix: II

Tue, 11/05/2024 - 7:19am

In this video the back eventually gets reunited with the rest of the body!

Cheers Gary


 

Project Phoenix: I

Fri, 10/25/2024 - 6:51am

This is a very different project to the usual. I’m starting something (not quite true I started it in 1977!) and I‘m not 100% sure what the outcome will be. Intriguing eh?