Dan's Acoustic Guitar Build Part 1/5 With Master Luthier Jonny Kinkead

I'm documenting this acoustic guitar build from scratch, so let’s get started! Life too short for long YouTube videos? Please see the ‘Interesting bits and go-to sections’ information below. Dan here, hello! I've been lusting after one of Jonny Kinkead’s acoustic guitars for nearly two decades… and in 2018 the order finally went in. Lucky for us, Jonny was kind enough to give me permission to document the entire process, giving us all the opportunity to watch a master craftsman build the instrument from scratch. Jonny has been making guitars by hand for over 40 years, so please enjoy this rare glimpse into the world of a master guitar maker. This is Part One of five. Part Two:    • Dan's Acoustic Guitar Build Part 2/5 With ...   Part Three:    • Dan's Acoustic Guitar Build Part 3/5 With ...   Part Four:    • Dan's Acoustic Guitar Build Part 4/5 With ...   For more on Jonny and his instruments, visit https://www.kinkadeguitars.co.uk/ Q: Why are you spelling Jonny’s name ‘Kinkead’? A: Because that’s his name! The guitars are ‘Kinkade’, Jonny is ‘Kinkead’. He chose ‘Kinkade’ for the guitars because nobody could spell ‘Kinkead’ correctly. Interesting bits and go-to sections… 0:00 Meet Johnny Kinkead 1:00 Revisiting 2018 when the order went in 1:52 Details of the guitar Dan has ordered, a Kingsdown model 4:05 History of the Kingsdown model 5:52 It’s all about the wood 8:00 Why we like quarter-sawn 10:30 Different grades of timber 11:19 The body mould 11:49 The wood for my guitar 13:11 Book matched timber 14:10 Preparing the top 15:40 Joining the top 17:30 Caveman’s clamp 20:50 Preparing the timber for the neck 22:20 Bending the sides 26:40 Starting with the waist 27:30 Steaming the side 32:10 Making a smooth curve 33:18 Fitting the side into the mould 34:10 Jonny’s hi-tech waist expanders 35:10 The sides in the mould 36:00 A quick look at kerfing 36:45 Soundboard and back ready for cutting 40:30 Looking at the rosette 41:30 Choosing the ebony fingerboard 42:10 Sticking the kerfing to the sides 44:25 Stick it on proud, then trim it back 47:15 Why the sides aren’t parallel 49:00 Imperial or metric? 49:50 Soundboard with rosette 51:15 The prepared back 52:10 Feathering the edge of the soundboard 53:50 Cutting out the soundboard 55:20 Cutting out the back You can buy TPS merch to support our efforts https://www.thatpedalshowstore.com We are on Patreon – crowdfunding for creatives   / thatpedalshow   Please visit our preferred retailers! UK & Europe: Andertons Music https://bit.ly/3zaTX5Z Australia: Pedal Empire http://bit.ly/2mWmJQf