Full Guitar Build from Antique Bell Tower Wood

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In this video, Ben, Sam, and Matt are attempting to make the GGBO Invitational entry out of a piece of elm which was originally a bell headstock Ben was given when he went to visit a bell foundry.
The John Taylor Bell Foundry in Leicestershire. Est.1839 https://www.taylorbells.co.uk/

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Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
0:53 Getting started and discussing the inlay
2:00 The shape - more traditional
3:44 The body
4:30 The inlay work begins
5:04 Routing the cavities and gluing the neck in place
5:31 Piece of an antique picture frame to be part of the embellishment,
7:28 Inlaying the inlay - not without mishap
11:31 Completing the fretting
12:31 Routing and gluing the piece of antique frame in place
13:26 Talking finishing
15:01 Fitting and gluing the piece of frame inlay + a little stain
16:28 All the finishing touches and stringing.
20:30 It's alive!
21:31 Conclusion

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Ben's camera setup includes: the Blackmagic ATEM Mini Pro, Prime Cameras (Front facing and over the bench) Canon EOS 250D, suspended from the ceiling (bench side) Canon EOS 90D, and on the movable tripod a Canon M6 Mark II

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