Sunil Hall

Ive been building this flat top Les Paul style guitar for the last few months. A recent injury kept me out of work for a while so I’ve had some time to finish it up. So here it is, Its wired up and sounds good! The hollow body is very similar to a Gibson, though its not based on any plans. Its a little narrower and deeper then a real LP I think. it would be interesting to compare the two side by side but I don’t have one. My giant, exaggerated F-holes and string-through-body tailpiece help it stand out as well. The back and sides are made from Poplar and the top is an Engleman Spruce acoustic guitar soundboard.

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I’ve been able to make some progress on this project since my zipline related mishap. I’m only able to do a little at a time before I need to crash out on the couch with an ice pack, but it gives me something to look forward to and I don’t feel completely useless.

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Unfortunately I haven’t had a lot of free time to work on projects outside of work lately so I haven’t had much to post about. I have made some progress with the guitar I’m building. I picked up a few pieces of Engleman spruce to use as a top. They actually are intended for use as a mandolin soundboard, but the dimensions were right for my project and they were cheap.

They came in a book-matched set. Nothing exotic, just plain old spruce with out much flame. Still I love the look of natural wood. I’m thinking about using a transparent finish on the top. First things first though.

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