Research
Before I could even think of starting the build, I had to carefully disassemble and measure the original guitar. Arielle kindly left her original Two-Tone with me for a week so I could have unhindered access to it to gather whatever information was necessary. During this week, I measured every detail of the guitar I could think of, from the fret size, to the grain orientation of the neck. I checked colours, especially the red, took extensive drawings and transferred everything into a CAD drawing program to manufacture the templates. Together with the hundreds of detailed photographs that I had taken, Arielle also kindly sent me original photos from the build of Two-Tone.
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Once I had the relevant information, I needed the raw materials. Arielle and I paid a visit to Feel Good Wood in Suffolk. Here, Arielle picked out suitable pieces of Black Limba and Ebony to build the 25 guitars.
Arielle has her own non-profit organisation called the 'ToneWood forest', they specialise in re-foresting the endangered species of trees that are cut down for the manufacture of guitars and other musical instruments, so she was keen to obtain timber that had been responsibly sourced. Armed with photos, drawings, templates and the raw materials, it was time to knuckle down and crack on with the build. |