Classical guitar making. My 24th guitar build
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- Опубликовано: 9 фев 2025
- Highlights from making my classical guitar featuring the builder playing the finished instrument. www.booneguitars.com
The back and sides of this guitar are Indian rosewood. The top is western red cedar. The neck is Spanish cedar. Fret board is Macassar ebony. The rosette is a maple burl.
Song list
Etude in Am-Carcassi
Andantino- Carcassi
Minuet-Krieger
Andante-Sor
Andante-Carcassi
Allegro-Guiliani
Alegretto-Sor
Alegretto-Sor
Here Comes the Sun-Harrison
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As a life long scale model plane builder and amateur flamenco and folk guitarist, I was fascinated with your home-made precision jigs and other building solutions as well as the sureness with which to cut and shape materials. I wonder how Yamaha and other volume guitar makers automate the wonderful hand work of luthiers.
Beautiful work! Very balanced and full sound. Thank you for posting.
You are welcome. I am happy that you enjoyed my video.
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Wow! I just owned a guitar like already 2 months and I care alot about it. This video gives me the feeling to love it even more! Thank you!
Man you just saw 5% of what he did to the guitar. I know because I am remodeling my old guitar. ) If you see his whole process, you will feel like a elite gem owner.))
I will never look at my guitar with the same eyes. Outstanding work!
Now THAT is a labor of love. Beautiful!!
he making it with passion and love.
its not just a giutar, its an art
Beautiful inspiring video. Love the way you use your tools and got your son involved in learning the joy of shaping wood. I think you could teach a lot on the use of tools - why you do smooth strokes. I like the book matching on the headstock. Got to admit that I like headstocks that are not book matched, if they have interesting grain etc. Looking at your jig I recognised that I don't need so many tools as I thought to build a guitar. This surely is harping back to some of the original techniques of building instruments, but you have a nice clean modern twist on it. Music was great. It completed the video very nicely. This video is very therapeutic.
Born to feel.
I totally agree with you!
One of the most beautiful things I`ve ever saw at RUclips. Congratulations Mr. Boone!
Absolutely beautiful. The time, the patience, the discipline! Very nice music also. I enjoyed very much. Thank you for this!
I love the way your jigs and tooling are so carefully and cleanly built. So many people's equipment looks like they threw it together to get it over with, but your care and thoughtfulness in the tooling must also come through in the finished product.
Very nice work. I love the traditional, old school method. I use an old school approach on my mandolins, but have to admit, I could learn a few things from you methods. Thanks for sharing.
cool to see the whole process!
Brilliant - The jigs are incredible works of art in themselves!
I just love the look of the Indian rosewood. It's such beautiful wood. You are a true craftsman with a high level of attention to detail.
I have done my share of wood work - construction to wood carving. But this is a culmination of many building and wood carving skills that Ive never seen in one person. Amazing Stephen! Beautiful craftmanship! The love and attention you give to every step of the construction is impressive. Thank you for sharing this. I really enjoyed your video and your work, Stephen. I look forward to any future projects that you'll share with us.
Beautifully made and played. One of the best videos I've seen. Thanks for uploading it.
Never, ever take guitar building for granted. I developed allergies to many exotic woods while at the same time got divorced and lost my home shop. Never got back into it after ten years. Sold all my tools and woods. It is a gift and a blessing. I still miss it. Enjoy it while you can. Thank you for sharing the video.
one of THE most enjoyable and educational videos I have seen in a long time.....good on ya Mr. Boone and thanks!
+Mike Martin Thank you and you are welcome.
TRULY TRULY TRULY AMAZING!!!! A pure craftsman like no other.... To watch the process was a priveledge!!!! Not only are you an amazing craftsman gentelman but you involved your kids in the process...That to me is very classy well done sir
What a pleasure to watch a true craftsman at work & passing on his skills to the next generation. Brilliant tools also. Thanks for sharing your skills.
You are so talented, it's amazing how much passion you put into your guitars. It shows very much!
bonjour Monsieur et merci pour cette vidéo, vous pratiquez le plus beau métier du monde . Vous manipulez tous ces outils avec une grande précision. Respect monsieur.
the best bit for me was watching him let his son have a go....... good man
Guitar is one of the most beautiful thing human has ever created. Nice video!!
My wife and I cleaned out my workshop yesterday. She wanted me to throw away all those 'bits of wood', which were my cabinet-making jigs. You have a lot of 'bits of wood'! Amazing Work Stephen.
you and your work are so beautiful!!! I'm so happy when i watching this video!!
Well done sir, and I'm happy to see you getting your children involved in the craft.
24th my ass, looks like that's his 240th! so professional and detailed, lovely work my man.
Woodworking should be a relaxing labor of love. Yet, I'm strangely relaxed just to watch someone else do the work ;-)
In all seriousness, fantastic job! I wish I had a fraction of your woodworking chops :-) Keep up the great work!
Mesmerizing. The workmanship, the playing and the video. Excellent job.
This is a great video. The l man is an absolute maestro of the craft, the attention to every detail is astounding. I recognise one of the pieces I am sure it was by Fernando Sor I remember learning it 20 years ago and still remember how to play it note for note, music is such a loyal friend.
@ Stephen Boone that Indian Rosewood is absolutely Beautiful
My gosh these guitars are made with love!
I'm most impressed by how sharp your cabinet scrapers are! That is a truly impressive skill!
It is refreshing to see a real craftsman at work.
The difference between BMW and a Lamborghini ? Handcraft. I just can't stop admiring how luxurious your guitars are, you sir ! Are creating a luxury. Hats off to your craft.
Amazing craftsmanship and video editing. Great work. It inspires me to maybe consider building my own guitar one day.
Riki Yamashita Thank you very much, I am sure you can do it!
Wow. Just wow. I would love to play your made guitar.
I remember practicing "Here Comes the Sun" on my guitar at my grandma's house when I was starting to learn to play. Your outro brought back memories of those days. Well done! 👍
Much respect for you Mr. Boone, I'm a novice guitar player and I now have an even deeper appreciation for my guitar.
I'd really love to have a guitar from you! It would just feel so much better if I knew that it was hand-made like this, with that dedication to this lovely instrument and the craft to make it :)
that's something I can agree with
As a guitarist for nearly 30 years now, watching this video was almost therapy, true artist, Thank you.
amazing skill hats of to you sir stephen
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That smile on the kids face, thats how passion is born.
Wow, now that is craftsmanship if ever I saw it, I cabinet make and this inspires me further.
Thank you for your efforts in making this video for us all to see that craftsmen do exist still.
what a wonder ... beautiful guitar that the man made
whats wrong with that guys who dislike this video?? just haters of guitars?? kids under 10 yers?? great job mister! wished i could making my own guitar...
Who dislikes a video like this?!
+Graeme Woller maybe Johnnie Martin & Co., Mr. Derek Taylor, Saito Takamine, Richard Gibson... xD
+Graeme Woller probably people who are so eager to click the like button that they accidentally hit the dislike button in their haste.
+Graeme Woller
Maybe someone who doesns't like a guitar(music) or maybe someone from Fender , Jackson , Gibson ????
Terry Everson
Why do you think i don't like guitars ????
+Graeme Woller Lil Wayne fans
What a wonderful video! I have worked on machinery many years and have so much admiration for those with these skills ,wish I had learned to work with wood like this! Hats off to you Sir
How enriching is seeing a master at his craft. And guitar building is really an amazing craft.
Congratulations, that's a great skill you've learnt
Damn. I failed to make a guitar from an alder body blank in a decently equipped shop for a school project. This is inspiring me to try again as well as making my confidence drop significantly, lol.
LJPV777 That inspired but not so confident feeling never really goes away. Remember my 4 steps to guitar making....Attempt, Fail, learn, Repeat. Good luck!
Thanks a bunch. It's not so much an "Aw man, I'm never gonna get this" feeling. It's more like an "Aw shit that's some more money I gotta spend" when a router bit takes off a little bit more than it can chew.
Stephen Boone are u selling the guitars
Stephen Boone Amazing Thank you for the video
Never give up :)
Brilliant but it looked a little nervy at 7:23 with the chisel!!
The spokeshave and drawknife were so much more stable :)
aflatminor v77
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virgina
Мастер с большой буквы, да ещё с золотыми руками!
Thank you Stephen to share your art with us. I am amazed!
Wow, I think I just found my dream job.
Muito ilustrativo, queria há vinte anos ter tido acesso e este tipo de informação.
Wellington Araújo e eu até hoje quero!
damn what an art ! amazing work
the one thing i find amazing about this, is that there were 149 fools who watched the same thing i did and the result was displeasing. Yet they clicked on making a guitar. The man was a crafted,skilled, clean shop,good with tools, an the master of craft showed the young. I'm playing on this jassbass now, hommie make me an axe, He is the man
Thanks for taking the time to make this informative video. Loved it. Keep up the good work.
Beautiful video and guitar. People who can carve a guitar neck from a block of wood are true artists. Or it's voodoo or something. Thanks for taking the time to produce and post the video.
Very nice work; you should be proud. I recognize some StewMac tools in the video :-)
Amazing... Thanks for shared
Well that was just about the best 11 minutes I've seen in awhile ...... amazing.
Mr. Boone, I just subscribed to your channel because of the love and attention to detail you show through your art. Beautiful piece of art! May your hands be blessed! Greetings from Puerto Rico (in the Caribbean Sea)!
amazing.....i love it ...thank you sir
I just don't understand how you could get so many dislikes for this video. A master craftsman at work - it was joy to watch. Your tool-set was amazing. Were those tiny finger planers? What sort of glue are you using that you need to heat it?
+B0M0A0K I make a lot of my own planes yes. That is hot animal hide glue. This sort of glue has been in use for thousands of years dating back to ancient Egypt.
Beautiful work!
Wow, that was very enjoyable. Just beautiful and enjoyed the playing also. Thank you for taking the time to share this.
I can tell your proud of your creation. . . . . . . .and rightly so. I'm from a fabrication background and I'm as blown away with the jigs as much as your wonderful guitar. Should I ever win on the lottery I'll order one. Keep up the good work.
This is so cool
That is something to be proud of.
Thanks!
yes of course
8:39 here comes the sun
I've never seen pure craftsmanship, this is great.
I thoroughly enjoyed watching you work. Pure craftsmanship. thank you so much for sharing your video with us. God bless.
Thanks very much. You're an artist.
Bro how do I buy one of ur guitars your amazing!!!!
that's awesome
Incredible!! Thanks so much for posting this video. It's fascinating to see the techniques and jigs used to make a guitar.
Saved on my gallery for when I start my project of acoustic guitar, after finishing my current bass guitar building! Thanks for sharing.
I love watching things being made, especially when it involves carpentry :)
sublime
wow, that's so beautiful S2
always respect a great luthier who's still into classical !
loved the video! nice music in the background as well, you can never go wrong with "here comes the sun" at the end!
Amazing how much hand work is involved
I am guitar player in church every sunday, i used yamaha C315 but it broken almost on fingerboard.i need a new one but dont know the best guitar. Also, in here, c315 is too expensive for us. when i watch this video, i jealous. but i always hope it will be encourage me always play my old one and keep singing the song of God.
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Amen!
Isnt the neck going to bow back because you're applying the fretboard to it and attaching it to the body before you're carving it? Good looking result though
No. This method has been used for centuries.
Stephen Boone interesting I didn't know. I must admit that I never saw any classical builds like this, mostly electric stuff.
The concern is understandable but as long as the glue is dried and everything stable before carving there is no trouble. I still play this guitar daily and am very pleased with it after nearly five years.
Fabriquer une guitare
Beautiful work inside and out of the guitar. You show it all unlike so many other guitar makers of years ago. Best wishes!
Sir, you are an excellent craftsman, it has been a pleasure watching you work. Bravo!
Awesome technique. Love those hand tools. Was it wax or glue you used when mounting the frets?
redbach23 I glue the frets in.
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That guitar looks amazing, it sounds insanely good aswell, I almost feel like i want to start building guitars just because a whole lot of the guitars made today are either built mechanically by machines or they are built by hand, the only problem is, if you want a good guitar, you'll have to sell your liver and problaly one of your kidneys. And i would asume that it is a very nice experience to play a guitar especially made just for you, with all the small things that you really like. I think you should start making some building tutorial videos or something like that, i think that people would love to see that. There are not a whole lot of people making good tutorials on building acoustic guitars, as they are a whole lot more complicated to build than an electric, so i think you could problaly be really big in the whole youtube community, justa thought though! Amazing video dude, keep it up, well played aswell!
The best single source of information about guitar making is the Guild of American Lutherie. www.luth.org
Why is the neck formed after it has been glued to the guitar instead of being formed before?
I should have done a bit more before affixing the neck to the ribs. In this method of construction the neck is part of the body and not made separately to be attached later. There will always be some neck refinement needed after the body is complete. I left myself quite a lot of work here and would have been smart to shape things a bit more earlier in the process but it worked out in the end.
I have been building guitars most of my life and I really admire your attention to "Hand Crafted" and used minimal machinery. Very nice work~
Looks like you put as much craftsmanship into your fixtures as you do the guitars! They are lovely!
Awesome artisanship. Who dislikes a video like this?
that's awesome, sir. where did you learn making guitars?
I am self taught for the most part. I recommend the book "Guitar Making;Tradition and Technology" to get going.
Золотые руки！👍
This was beautiful to listen to and even more beautiful to watch. Thank you for sharing this
Thank you for the song list. Beautiful selection ! AND, well played ! !