Day 5 and 6 and a half . . . . .

El Bloggo - the drama continues . . . .

We had our first disaster on Friday, but luckily we were both just observers. One of the other inmates, Christian, is making a Gibson Les Paul Smartwood, which has a semi hollow body. Partly due to a little over routing in the cavity (sounds painful . . .) and partly due to over-zealous use of a compressed air gun, we had an exploding guitar situation. Having made a perfect cover for the electrics at the back and having pressed the perfect fitting cover into the recess, of course he couldn't get it out! Naturally resourceful, he took the compressed air gun and thought he would get the cover off by using compressed air on the small hole on the front side designed for the pickup selector switch. That is when we heard the rifle shot, or what we thought was one. We assumed someone was the victim of a drive-by, and looking at Christian, it seemed he was the unlucky target. Standing in front of him on the vice was the guitar with half the wood at the back of the guitar split open . . . . . Deep despair . . . but luckily the professor had a smart solution. By Saturday you wouldn't know there had been a problem.

Friday and Saturday morning was spent primarily with more rubbing, bumping and grinding. Then more rubbing. The guitar bodies are really coming on despite this . . . . .

How do you like your fingers? Thick or thin sliced?

More sound and music theory was explained as we cut the fretboards and made the delicate hole for the 'nut cover' (don't ask). But so far, no personal disasters . . . .  See Eric's nut cover below (or avert your eyes now . . .)

Sound and music theory . . .

Several people have asked about the special dietary regime need for such an arduous mental and physical ordeal. Having been in training for some time now, our dieticians have prepared a rigorous allocation of nutrients worthy of Olympic athletes. The prescription is detailed below, but don't try this at home kids! The specific quantities should only be taken under medical supervision . . . . .

There is a repeated misconception that we are in the island of Fuerteventura. No, we aren't. That is in the Atlantic somewhere  . . . We are in Formentera, just south of Ibiza in the Mediterranean and east of Denia in Spain, see mappa mundi below . . .

Purely by chance, there is a commercial on at the movies in London right now for one of our special medicines and it is all shot in Formentera. Check out this link, its a 2 minute guide to the island . . .
Estrella Commercial in Formentera

On Saturday lunchtime, we broke up for the weekend and more rubbing, bumping and grinding. Better break out the ointment . . . .

Hasta Manana . . .