And Fender "makes" a $2500 Stratocaster....LMAO. THIS is truly a $5-10K plus instrument my man.
@rauschguitars4 күн бұрын
Thank you for the compliment
@donalddew57910 күн бұрын
Fascinating video, thank you for sharing! Your skill with hand tools is very impressive and the guitar is beautiful! I couldn’t believe how well the face cut of the walnut top turned out, in particular, though all the planing and chisel work was amazing. I had a couple of questions from this build that I’m wrangling with for a similar effort… - it looked like you used a flat neck slot (e.g. no angle). Is that the case and if so, did you pre-measure the bridge height to determine the depth of the neck slot? - was the neck profile symmetric (top & bottom to the flat) or asymmetric like the Endurneck (angled slightly from the bottom at the neck pocket to the top close to the head)? - having put in fanned frets, did you prefer them to straight (square) frets? They seem to get mixed reviews… Thanks!
@rauschguitars10 күн бұрын
The headless bridges are pretty low, so there wasn't much break angle needed. I just sanded it into the heel. The neck profile is an asymmetric trapezoid, where the bass side rund parallel to the neck and the treble side parallel to the center line. As for the fanned frets, I'm not picky. I like them, but I have nothing against "normal" frets either.
@simonkamakazi11 күн бұрын
Amazing, what was the total build time?
@rauschguitars10 күн бұрын
From what I recall, this one was a good 160 hours.
@simonkamakazi10 күн бұрын
@@rauschguitars faster than i though it would take, looks great
@simonkamakazi12 күн бұрын
the biggest plot twist was that after building a 7 string he DIDN'T play djent on it
@rauschguitars12 күн бұрын
I still haven't figured what the extra string is for!
@simonkamakazi9 күн бұрын
@@rauschguitars 0---0---0-0-0--0--1--0--0--0 that kinda thing
@MiniShowProductions13 күн бұрын
Wowzers 😮 exceptional build
@rauschguitars13 күн бұрын
Thank you
@RyoCanCan15 күн бұрын
This is great material to learn from.
@rauschguitars15 күн бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@premiumboard2116 күн бұрын
everything was exelent until i watch those huge neck, omg looks hard to play with.
@rauschguitars15 күн бұрын
It's actually fairly thin and very comfortable. There's no rule that says a neck has to be round.
@Taku018 күн бұрын
what was that tool you used to cut the depth of the pickup cutouts?
@rauschguitars18 күн бұрын
That's called a router plane, they're awesome!
@Taku017 күн бұрын
@@rauschguitars thank you thank you. i’ll definitely look into getting one, im trying to build a guitar and don’t have a router so that will be very handy
@tonyhills211221 күн бұрын
Great build, awesome guitar!
@rauschguitars20 күн бұрын
Thank you!
@jemikloumigs23 күн бұрын
Wow! Exactly what i have in mind! A headless archtop! Nice!
@rauschguitars23 күн бұрын
Thank you
@codelicious659024 күн бұрын
Holyo f^&*k this turned out way different than I had imagined when I clicked on the vid! Great aesthetic blend of traditional and modern, really fantastic!
@rauschguitars24 күн бұрын
Thank you! That's exactly what I was aiming for.
@victorsoria3Ай бұрын
Such a nice tooyls
@rauschguitarsАй бұрын
Yes they are!
@cannaguitars4593Ай бұрын
Great build mate! Can't wait what you will accomplish using some power tools in the future!
@rauschguitarsАй бұрын
After this one I think a simple solid body electric would be a nice change 😂
@cannaguitars4593Ай бұрын
@@rauschguitars Seems to be a lot easier. Just pour some epoxy into it, and it will get a million views ^^
@reubenaugustine5448Ай бұрын
How beautiful...💜
@rauschguitarsАй бұрын
Thank you
@coyinkPLURАй бұрын
why last tool building ?? i really happy saw you do it .... thank a lot of , couse I can take the knowledge that is shown
@rauschguitarsАй бұрын
My goals are changing, and so is my tooling. I'm adding some power tools for better end results.
@coyinkPLURАй бұрын
@@rauschguitars What goal are you looking for, aren't hand tools of better value than the results from power tools?
@rauschguitarsАй бұрын
@@coyinkPLUR Since I'm moving into commissioned builds, my focus is on creating incredible instruments regardless of tooling. Hand tools are great for my ego, but don't make a better (or worse) guitar than power tools.
@RonNewsham22 күн бұрын
I like the sounds of hand tools being used to make a musical instrument. It is refreshing in contrast with most maker videos that are just the sound of power tools, with a heavy guitar soundtrack. It's being in a traditional craftsman's workshop.
@redfurydubstepАй бұрын
So I’ve been pondering the style of guitar I wanted to build next…I wanted it to be different but still traditional in a lot of ways…and I started landing on something similar to this…you have no idea how cool it was to randomly see this thumbnail show up in my feed!! Yours looks incredible!! I may have to adopt a few details of your design into mine 👀
@rauschguitarsАй бұрын
Thanks! The combination of headless, the chunky neck block, and the heavy tailpiece, gives the guitar reverse neck dive - which is more annoying that regular neck dive. Pay attention to the balance if you're going headless.
@dalloguitarsАй бұрын
Enjoying your videos! I totally understand that relying solely on hand tools can be physically demanding. Using more tools allows you to conserve your energy for focusing on the more detail parts, which is a significant advantage. Looking forward to seeing your next build!
@rauschguitarsАй бұрын
Thank you!
@kimjunkmoon2298Ай бұрын
What is that neck profile? Why did you choose to go for a flat, angled profile? How does it feel to play?
@rauschguitarsАй бұрын
I've built a few guitars with the trapezoid profile, I find it really comfortable.
@rezaranjbaraanАй бұрын
Buy an electrical saw
@rauschguitarsАй бұрын
I did. It's noisy.
@red58impalaАй бұрын
Amazing craftsmanship and what a beautiful guitar. I hope you have plans to share more videos of you building instruments with hand tools. I aspire to build mostly, if not exclusively, with hand tools and watching your videos taught me a lot. Thanks for sharing your process!
@rauschguitarsАй бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@nick_ashley2 ай бұрын
I'm very late to this but I wanted to ask what kind of dye you used?
@rauschguitarsАй бұрын
I used TLC Guitar Goods concentrated stains. I think the colours were Atol and Prussian blue.
@Christopher-jy8re2 ай бұрын
Your really good at this how long you been doing this for
@rauschguitars2 ай бұрын
When I built this one, I had about 3 years of practice.
@hansthen2 ай бұрын
what drill press did you use?
@rauschguitars2 ай бұрын
That's an antique Ixion drill. They're quite rare unfortunately.
@MrAntisound2 ай бұрын
I also build solely by hand, not in it for the money, but more for the craftmanship, and to play a guitar i made completely with only hand tools, the way i learned to use them on carpenter school when i was younger.
@juggadaaku42192 ай бұрын
Insane build! And just volume knob? I’m assuming for the purest wood tone from the pickups? I’ve had the blueprints of my dream guitar for a while now, this video sounds like a hint..
@rauschguitars2 ай бұрын
Thank you.
@totheknee2 ай бұрын
How much does this thing weigh? I need to bring one back on a plane...
@rauschguitars2 ай бұрын
Can't remember exactly, but I think it's around 20kg.
@dmc73242 ай бұрын
Incredible! Truly handmade with dedication, tremendous skill and damn hard work! And beautiful design and sound.
@rauschguitars2 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@janelaincloudcroft3 ай бұрын
97-Year-Old NYC Builder Still Serves Their 7-String the Old Fashioned Way
@rauschguitars3 ай бұрын
🤣
@TarynnElizabeth61921 күн бұрын
@@rauschguitars absolutely gorgeous Guitar! I have built some of my own, from kits, and from bare necks and bodies. I’ve even done multiple upgrades to some of my regular guitars. I have some of those on my channel. If you’d like to check them out. ☮️💜😊
@varholl3 ай бұрын
incredible work, my sincere admiration.
@rauschguitars3 ай бұрын
Thank you very much!
@holierthanthou_3 ай бұрын
Those shoulders at the capped headstock are a great improvement over Bodens!
@rauschguitars3 ай бұрын
My guitars hang on the wall, so it just makes sense to me.
@bernardcooke3 ай бұрын
used to use a mother in laws tounge many years ago making staircases
"The next 5 months was spent applying, removing and re-applying various different finishes." OMG this made me laugh. I do basic DIY kit/parts builds and it rang so true. A lot of the mechanical aspects of making the guitar work are actually straightforward. Difficult and painstaking at times, but straightforward. The *aesthetic* aspect though? Maddening.
@rauschguitars3 ай бұрын
It's so frustrating, because even if your woodwork is perfect, a shoddy finish will make the project look terrible.
@yikelu3 ай бұрын
@@rauschguitars YUP. And it's not only shoddy finishing, but poor aesthetic choices (which sure, is subjective, but we're talking about the middle of the bell curve) will also do that.
@brunoplard81704 ай бұрын
Bonsoir c’est la premier vidéo que je regarde vous m’avez sapée le moral.je suis fatigué à vous regarder c’est quand même surprenant que cette vidéo a sur moi j’ai l’impression que c’est moi qui travail bref un grand respect pour vous et votre travail et pour tout les anciens merci belle vidéo .je ne sais pas si je vais pouvoir regarder tout la vidéo je suis fatigué lol un grand merci. un très beau métier et un grand savoir merciiiiii👍👍👍👍👍👍👍🙋🏻♂🙋🏻♂🙋🏻♂🙋🏻♂🙋🏻♂🙋🏻♂🪚✏🔨🗜🪚🪓
@maksbrenon54244 ай бұрын
Cool !
@rauschguitars4 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@patrick46254 ай бұрын
We're not worthy!!!! 🤙
@rauschguitars4 ай бұрын
Thanks, party on!
@user-df1ie4vf5j4 ай бұрын
Did you use any templates for the guitar?
@rauschguitars4 ай бұрын
Only the body shape and fretboard were designed on computer and printed.
@johnatanbass4 ай бұрын
what is the name of that tool you made the slot for the tensioner?
@rauschguitars4 ай бұрын
I used a plough plane here, but a router plane will also do the job.
@robertmadison27524 ай бұрын
There is nothing like the hollow whir of a hand drill . . .
@docoluv94 ай бұрын
So what did you use fore the press. I'm actually wanting to build with only hand tools. If your on Facebook maybe we can share ideas.. Great job. New sub..
@rauschguitars4 ай бұрын
The press is an old arbor press that I restored in an older video.
@mikefarquhar50634 ай бұрын
That's worth paying for, hand made takes skill and experience.
@rauschguitars4 ай бұрын
Thank you
@sandroide_21764 ай бұрын
Where or how did you get thin wood? I have 7 or 6mm wood and I need it to be 3mm for the guitar top. Any ideas?
@rauschguitars4 ай бұрын
You'll need to thin it down with a planer or sander of some sort. I used a handplane, but there are machines that do it quickly as well. I don't think I've ever found 3mm top/back woods for sale.
@shinyscrotum944 ай бұрын
Love your channel. I hope I can start making my own guitars using hand tools in the future. Is there any chance you'll build a fender style guitar?
@rauschguitars4 ай бұрын
I do have some design ideas that go in that direction, but don't expect a Strat or Tele from me any time soon.
@brennenclark40184 ай бұрын
What's that tool called that you used to route the truss rod slot?
@rauschguitars4 ай бұрын
It's called a router plane.
@coneyboro20084 ай бұрын
I notice all your saws cut on the up stroke. Japanese style right?
@rauschguitars4 ай бұрын
Yes, I prefer Japanese saws for no real reason except that I'm used to them.