Here are a few progress shots of the cavity covers on my Artist model. Most off-the-shelf guitars you’ll see and even a lot of custom builds will have a plain plastic cavity cover on the back with a few wood screws securing it. This is fine, but I offer something a bit above and beyond and much cooler! On many of my higher end builds and standard on my Artist model, I’ll use timber from the same piece of wood the body was made from to make the cavity cover. I purposely use a substantially thicker piece. This is so I can contour the back sides of my guitars in a way others builders and manufacturers don’t (or cant). Using a thick piece of wood vs a thin flat piece of plastic allows me the extra depth in that area of the body required to bring the back body contour almost entirely around the back edge of the back of the guitar and through the path where the cavity cover is located. It’s a lot of extra work to be certain, but the final result is unique, ergonomic, and frankly looks pretty damn awesome.
As I’ve mentioned doing the cavity covers this way takes a substantial amount of extra time to do. To take this a bit further, instead of using traditional wood screws to mount the cover I use threaded Allen head screws in conjunction with brass or steel threaded inserts. This improves the aesthetics of the guitar but more importantly it adds to the durability and longevity of the instrument. Machines screws and metal inserts won’t strip out if they are over tightened (within reason of course) like wood screws often do. Doing all of this adds multiple steps to the build process but to me its totally worth it and its another point that makes my builds a bit different from the rest of whats out there. If you’re thinking of purchasing a guitar or just want more info, feel free to contact us. Thanks for reading and don’t forget to subscribe.
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