Robertson Guitars

Ropes
and Wedges
All top and back plates are joined by an ancient Egyptian technique using ropes and wedges, providing consistant pressure along the length of the plates. Later, joined plates will be run through the abrasive planer, bringing them closer to their final thickness.

Bridge Jigs
Ebony bridges go through a series of over 15 separate steps during construction. After bridge blanks are properly trimmed and have proper thickness, they go to the saddle slotting jig, the bridge pin hole jig, and the outside profiling jig. Later they will be brought to their final signature shape by hand.

Abrasive Planer
Every piece of wood that goes into the construction of each guitar goes through the abrasive planer, ensuring precise thickness, end to end and side to side.

Side Forms
Sides are held in forms to ensure they will keep their shape while gluing sides to braced tops. The forms are also used to hold sides for gluing kerfing, sanding and profiling edges.

Side Bender
All sides are bent using the universal side bending machine built from plans developed by Charles Fox with spring steel slats, an 875 watt heat blanket and dimmer switch. Sides are wet and are bent to near perfection in minutes, later to be touched up by hand.

Dove Tail Jigs
Fondly referred to as Frankenstein and The Bride of Frankenstein, our dovetail jigs have been reinvented and tweaked to perfection. They may not look pretty, but they get the job done exceptionally well!

Position
Marker Jig
After the fingerboards are slotted and sanded to thickness, they are placed in the position marking jig and drilled to accept the mother of pearl position markers. A pin in the drill press table, lined up with the drill bit, fits snugly into the jig bushing ensuring perfectly consistent results.

The Shop
The Art
of Making
Fine Guitars
One at a Time.
Creating a fine guitar combines the science of physics with the aesthetics of art and craftsmanship.

It really takes a ton of time, effort and skill to make a guitar from scratch. But, it has its benefits. I know about every detail of every guitar I build. That means if you have a question, I most likely will have the answer.

That's rare in today's cookie cutter world.

Jeff

Ropes
and Wedges
All top and back plates are joined by an ancient Egyptian technique using ropes and wedges, providing consistant pressure along the length of the plates. Later, joined plates will be run through the abrasive planer, bringing them closer to their final thickness.

Bridge Jigs
Ebony bridges go through a series of over 15 separate steps during construction. After bridge blanks are properly trimmed and have proper thickness, they go to the saddle slotting jig, the bridge pin hole jig, and the outside profiling jig. Later they will be brought to their final signature shape by hand.