Klaas | SiTAR FAcToRY

29/09/2007 by Klaas 0

Glueing

The start of a big glueing job…

lutherie Making neck SBS

17/09/2007 by Klaas 1

Tanpura Restored

Eventually even the restoration of an anonymous tanpura gets finished… Sound sample:

listen maintenance Restoration Tanpura

16/09/2007 by Klaas 7

Here’s the renewed fretless fingerboard. The first step was to pull out the frets. This precise job was securely done by my colleague Frans Ieven. Many thanks to him !!! Then I filled up the gaps with some plain veneer. The new fretless surface, after sanding and some layers…

guitar Mods Sarod

16/09/2007 by Klaas 1

Sarod Guitar / repair

Some time ago Nik G. asked me to modify this Simon & Patrick guitar into a sarod… but first a little damage had to be repaired… I noticed that also the bracing became loose from the soundboard. Since I couldn’t find any long clamp, I had to do it…

fusion guitar Mods Sarod

26/08/2007 by Klaas 5

Billi

Since over a month staying with us… and she enjoys being in my workshop.

Billi

20/08/2007 by Klaas 1

The soundboard

Day 30: Modelling the first soundboard. This is the result, after a first rough cutting and sanding session.

Making SAS

13/08/2007 by Klaas 4

Body sides are ready

Day 26: Finishing the joint, making it equal to the height of the body sides and inserting an acoustic pipe between the neck and the soundbody.

Making SAS

05/08/2007 by Klaas 1

Fitting the joints

Day 23 & 24 : Worked 2 days to make the joints fit perfectly. A very precise job.

Making SAS SBS

29/07/2007 by Klaas 4

The joint

Talking about a joint here means the connection between two different wooden parts of the instrument: the neck and the body. It is a very important item covering strenght and stability. The body is tilted 4° backwards and 2° downwards according to the neck’s axis. This doesn’t make it more easy.