Synchronicity .... the phenomenon as well as the album! Today I was re-listening to the Police album for the first time in years, then later I decided I want to make a cutaway, I watch this, and you're singing along to that album. ... Synchronicity!
Hey Thanks. Absolute success in my quest to transform my 1/2 guitar into a cutaway. I didn’t want to buy the 3/4 size guitar with cutaway format, I chose smaller one to transform into a Cuban Tres guitar! Thanks! Great video and fantastic work!
Nice. I've been working on fretted instruments for over 30 years. Never thought of doing a cutaway like that . . . nor turning a classical into a Selmer style jazz guitar. Cheers!
Great minds think alike. I'd cutting my traditional classic guitar to cutaway guitar few months ago. But my guitar made from laminate, so it's hard to remove the binding. Anyway it's now complete perfectly.
Midway through my conversion based upon your video. I originally was hoping I could do it without cutting the piece entirely off - I.e. bend it, but figured out that, even should that be possible, it was beyond my tools/skill set.
Great video. Given me the confidence to cut into an old Yamaha basher I have. Personally don't like the shape of your cut out but I understand it's the easiest way. Think I'll try for a less aggressive cut off even so.
I LOVE this! Many thanks. I cant wait to do this for a 70s era Cortley made in Japan aquired for $15. As my street busque "money maker" with good tone this modification will be very useful indeed. Cheers!
Very nice work!! The ONLY thing I would have done is put binding on the last side of it where you said you would stain it. Other than that it awesome!! And I really admire the stones it took to just dive into such a project!! Well done!!
Great job, great video. You make it look so damn easy. Did the piece you cut out really bend like that with just heat and water? A little more detail/description of that part would be much appreciated. Thank you and keep uploading videos.
Hi Peter, I wonder of your great job! I actually convert a classical guitar to fretless and maybe I’m gonna try to make this cutaway, but before that I’ve to glazing the fretless board. A question, I saw a lot of tutorial using super glue to polish the board, do you think it will be done also with shellac?
Super glue or CA glue is a bugger to work with the smell and the way it acts is very awkward.. I would steer away from using that. Shellac on the other hand is very nice to work with… you could also use a 2 part polyurethane….
Thanks for posting this! I’m thinking about doing this to my acoustic It’ll prob take me a week or two though. 4:56 did u get that wood from the same place you cut off the guitar?
I've been wanting to add a cutaway to my Classical Guitar for years. I imagined doing exactly what you did, but wasn't sure if the cutout section could be use to seal the gap. Nice trick flattening it out and then re-bending it in the opposite direction. I like that you were able to do it with a minimum of tools. I've been also considering doing a "half cutaway" like the guitar in this video: ruclips.net/video/J7cZHa6PVG4/видео.html That type of cutaway could work for my purposes, but I don't think the cutout piece could be used to fill the gap left by the half cutaway. Do you have any suggestions? Thanks
@@PeterSesselmann Yeah, that's what I suspected. I really enjoyed watching your video and how you kept everything simple and doable. It's given me some good ideas how I might be able to do some test mockups and proceed. Thanks
A classical guitar generally is not constructed in such a manner as to handle the increased tension of steel strings long-term. If you want to take a cheapo $100 guitar and experiment no harm done, but absolutely do not string up a nice classical with steel strings.
Geez! A professional classical guitarist can play to the last fret with advanced techniques without the cutaway. Just buy a cutaway! By the way, do that to your Martin!
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I’ve always wondered in my head if you could cut it out and use the piece to fill the hole, you are a wonderful craftsman
Same
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Same here.
Synchronicity .... the phenomenon as well as the album! Today I was re-listening to the Police album for the first time in years, then later I decided I want to make a cutaway, I watch this, and you're singing along to that album. ... Synchronicity!
Hey
Thanks. Absolute success in my quest to transform my 1/2 guitar into a cutaway.
I didn’t want to buy the 3/4 size guitar with cutaway format, I chose smaller one to transform into a Cuban Tres guitar!
Thanks! Great video and fantastic work!
that's an amazing job.
By the way, the ketchup bottle surprised me for a second :)
Nice. I've been working on fretted instruments for over 30 years. Never thought of doing a cutaway like that . . . nor turning a classical into a Selmer style jazz guitar. Cheers!
10:45 when you kick the baby in the park
Way cool! I wonder what difference in sound is; before/after.
Great minds think alike. I'd cutting my traditional classic guitar to cutaway guitar few months ago. But my guitar made from laminate, so it's hard to remove the binding. Anyway it's now complete perfectly.
Wow. Great video. I've wondered if this was possible but never saw it done.
Midway through my conversion based upon your video. I originally was hoping I could do it without cutting the piece entirely off - I.e. bend it, but figured out that, even should that be possible, it was beyond my tools/skill set.
Take your time, enjoy the process and good luck!
Thanks, absolutely love it!
Wish you were in Los Angeles. Want you to add a cutaway to my 1998 Guild D-55.
Great video. Given me the confidence to cut into an old Yamaha basher I have. Personally don't like the shape of your cut out but I understand it's the easiest way. Think I'll try for a less aggressive cut off even so.
I LOVE this! Many thanks. I cant wait to do this for a 70s era Cortley made in Japan aquired for $15. As my street busque "money maker" with good tone this modification will be very useful indeed. Cheers!
What a nice and clean work!
Very nice work!! The ONLY thing I would have done is put binding on the last side of it where you said you would stain it. Other than that it awesome!! And I really admire the stones it took to just dive into such a project!! Well done!!
Great job, great video. You make it look so damn easy. Did the piece you cut out really bend like that with just heat and water? A little more detail/description of that part would be much appreciated. Thank you and keep uploading videos.
Yep! I didn’t expect it to be that easy…
Great job. Question..why put binding on top of binding? Why not just glue it flush? Thx
Very impressive! I wondered how possible a project like this was. You certainly did it, nice job!
Nice Job!!
Fantastic, thanks so much!
Very Rad maestro !
cool build 😊🤘
I'm impressed for some reason I thought this wasn't going to turn out well
Lol... me too...
Such a renegade! Great job!
I also saw the Pickup in the soundhole
Great Video
Wowwwwww, my friend's dad works with wood but this makes me wanna cash out on all the equipment
Excellent job!
What is rattling around in there? A pick perhaps?
nice work
Looks more stylish than factory made
Proof that you can never have enough grippers
Do you think it’d be possible to make a more rounded cutaway than the Florence-style one you’ve got going on here?
anything is possible... but if you want to use the existing timber I think you would run out...
Have you compared the tone of the guitar before and after the cutout? Does it affect any amount of the sound ?
Hi Peter, I wonder of your great job! I actually convert a classical guitar to fretless and maybe I’m gonna try to make this cutaway, but before that I’ve to glazing the fretless board. A question, I saw a lot of tutorial using super glue to polish the board, do you think it will be done also with shellac?
Super glue or CA glue is a bugger to work with the smell and the way it acts is very awkward.. I would steer away from using that. Shellac on the other hand is very nice to work with… you could also use a 2 part polyurethane….
Thanks for posting this! I’m thinking about doing this to my acoustic It’ll prob take me a week or two though.
4:56 did u get that wood from the same place you cut off the guitar?
Take your time.. no rush! I am still very happy with the conversion… one of my favourite acoustics..
What's the song you played in the end? Chords would be appreciated
Loosely based on “After you’ve gone” (Django) C-Cm-G-E7-A7-D7-G-G7..repeat
My solution is simply a cylinder, you can stick your hand through the guitar, and play the high register. Has anybody done that, yet?
What would happen if you left that hole exposed?
You would be haunted by the ghost of Robert Johnson for all of eternity
So it is possible 😃. I was wondering you made the wooden supports that you glued on?
Fergal Heeney just on a band saw.
And of course we can't forget the necessary adhesive tomato sauce to secure it in place
I've been wanting to add a cutaway to my Classical Guitar for years. I imagined doing exactly what you did, but wasn't sure if the cutout section could be use to seal the gap. Nice trick flattening it out and then re-bending it in the opposite direction. I like that you were able to do it with a minimum of tools. I've been also considering doing a "half cutaway" like the guitar in this video: ruclips.net/video/J7cZHa6PVG4/видео.html
That type of cutaway could work for my purposes, but I don't think the cutout piece could be used to fill the gap left by the half cutaway. Do you have any suggestions? Thanks
Hmm, that wouldn’t work... you would need to insert a new piece of wood!
@@PeterSesselmann Yeah, that's what I suspected. I really enjoyed watching your video and how you kept everything simple and doable. It's given me some good ideas how I might be able to do some test mockups and proceed. Thanks
Wanna try 😂
My beer can do that, hold me.
“After You’ve Gone” 😏
I have an acoustic guitar and I want to convert it to a cutaway how much is it to have someone do this for you?
Try the amateur luthier facebook group!
@@PeterSesselmann ok
@@PeterSesselmann could u send the link if possible ?
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Would this work on a Yamaha fg800? I really would like to do this
It should
Is that a classical guitar with steel strings? Does it have the proper support for that?
DIY Classic guitar converted to a Gypsy guitar... Kinda,,...
ruclips.net/video/TovJZxY9hzE/видео.html
A classical guitar generally is not constructed in such a manner as to handle the increased tension of steel strings long-term. If you want to take a cheapo $100 guitar and experiment no harm done, but absolutely do not string up a nice classical with steel strings.
One hour?
gstube1 give or take.. work time not including glue drying time...
But why?
Why not?
Geez!
A professional classical guitarist can play to the last fret with advanced techniques without the cutaway.
Just buy a cutaway!
By the way, do that to your Martin!
Why do you care what he does to his guitar? Get a life
How to remove a bridge pickup and plug the hole in an arched top guitar.
Just turn the guitar inside out why don't you!!!
I am doing it the opposite of what you are doing cut out look stupid