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The Art of Inlay by Larry Robinson is a well illustrated instruction guide in how to make beautiful guitar inlays. Robinson knows of what he writes as he has done guitar inlays for such artists as Led Zeppelin and U2 and many others. The book is beautifully set up with over 100 full color photographs […]
If you’re just now joining us, be sure and check out part I and part II of this 3-part series on mother of pearl guitar inlays techniques by Guitar Inlays Headquarters guest writer Sean Barry. Part III–Routing and inlaying By now you should be finished cutting your chosen pearl pattern, and you are probably tired of […]
II. Inlay Patterns, Layout, and Pearl Cutting When last we met I spoke of tools and materials (in Part I of this series), and I left you staring at an array of scribes, jeweler’s saws, thin blades, and noisy high speed drills. Now, you must choose an instrument or other object to be inlaid, purchase […]
This article is a 3-part monster from my friend Sean Barry down in Davis, CA. It is bar-none the best article on pearl inlay on the Internet, in my humble opinion. When I was writing my own MOP article for Guitar Inlays Headquarters and researching the subject, I found Sean’s old article and asked him […]
Project Guitar First let me say thanks to Brian Johnson from Project Guitar for the inspiration for this post — this is not an original Guitar Inlays Headquarters idea. In fact as I was snooping around the Internet looking for some new ideas and interesting things to write about, I found a bunch of great […]
More Video Tips! Another tip on installing guitar inlays: Here’s a quick two part video on how to install block MOP inlay on a fretboard, from the very cool people at http://shortscale.org. Goes through marking and cutting a block inlay, sanding it, tips on how to mark up and tape off a fretboard for routing, using […]
Here are some tips for beginners on making custom guitar inlays using the Larry Robinson method. This video includes tips on designing the inlay, tracing patterns, how to route patterns on both dark and light colored woods, where to find and how to use templates, tips on outsourcing CNC, and much more.. This is a […]