How To Make An Elevated Fingerboard Guitar (Luthier Course Overview)

Learn More About This Online Course And How It Can Help You Add An Elevated Fingerboard To Your Guitar: theartoflutherie.com/how-to-m...
How to make an elevated fingerboard guitar is an online luthier course designed to help you incorporate one of my favorite design elements into your next steel string or classical guitar with less stress, less mistakes, and better results.
I started using the elevated fingerboard design on my guitars over 15 years ago and I loved it so much that I still use it today on every guitar I make. The elevated fingerboard design element is one of my secret weapons for creating guitars that players love and that I love to build. It took years of sometimes painful experimentation to arrive at my current system, design approach, and workflow - all of which I share with you in this new guitar making course.
Over the years I have discovered that when implemented properly, the elevated fingerboard design can result in several key advantages such as; better upper fret access, better setup and playability, and even a more beautiful and sweet tone.
That is great for my clients and the players who use my guitars, but here’s another really cool thing, using this system for the elevated fingerboard design also makes my job as a luthier easier too.
The methods and techniques I share in this course allow me (and will allow you) to stress less and enjoy the experience of creating my guitars more, because my systems are designed in a way that helps to ensure that the neck angles, setup and bridge saddle height are perfect every time. Even if a small mistake is made, the systems you will learn are designed in a way to help you fix them and still have flawless results.
I made this online luthier course because I want you to experience how fun and rewarding this is for yourself (and for the players who use your guitars) without the painful years of trial and error as you incorporate the elevated fingerboard guitar design element into your next guitar!
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[@fenderdeluxestrathss]

Can you explain what elevated fimgerboard guitats are please? Is it just a les paul style neck with the angle going elevated down slightly towards the headstock? Thanks

[@TheArtOfLutherie]

Sure, it is mainly different from a regular acoustic or classical guitar in that the fingerboard itself is not glued directly to the top of the guitar. The elevated fingerboard design is one where the neck material extends out over the guitar top between the fingerboard and the top. There are many benefits to this design, such as better fret access, better stability of the neck for better action and so on. Here is a video that explain this in detail and shows some examples: theartoflutherie.com/evfb-2/

[@fenderdeluxestrathss]

@@TheArtOfLutherie thanks man. Will look in abit!

[@sylvilain525]

dommage, il, ne montre rien ! c'est de la pub pour acheter sa méthode!

[@eddyj3862]

Hi Tom!!! your channel is incredible and has shown me so much, thank you and much appreciated!!! would you by any chance know how i could remove a polyurethane finish from my epiphone inspired by texan? i would like to get to the natural wood. The guitar has a supposed age toner on the top but it is very yellow in colour and does not resemble the original natural texan. cheers!!!

[@vogelschrik5232]

Yep, incredible stupid.

[@Codename-B]

This was pointless.