ReSound'65 | Workshop Journal Vol. 1 • Issue 7 Hurry Up And Wait The workshop was full of bodies this week as another group of ReSound'65 guitars moved through preparation, fitting, sealing, and flocking. Before the undersides can receive their finished surface, each body must first be fitted for its endplates. We do this by placing mock-up cast-aluminum endplates onto the body and carefully examining the fit. The endplates must make solid, even contact within the pockets mi

ReSound'65 | Workshop Journal Vol. 1 • Issue 6 The Art Of The Craft The cycle of production continually loops through the many stages of manufacturing. As you follow these journals, you will encounter moments when certain guitars are just beginning their journey while others are nearing completion. Our workflow moves in and out of sequence—as batch manufacturing naturally does—with multiple groups of instruments advancing through the shop at the same time. This week, a new l

ReSound'65 | Workshop Journal Vol. 1 • Issue 5 A New Shiny Thing As bodies continue to cycle through production, the process begins again at its most fundamental point: the wood. New material must be sourced, inspected, and reduced to specification on a precision wood planer while maintaining our required ±.005" tolerance. This week, Phil continues to do an amazing job turning raw hard maple into Emmons Guitar parts, and we look forward to seeing this batch begin its transfo