Brandon Morisset

ENGINEERING

The Inspiration • My uncle

always played

guitar and

sang for us

when we

were little.

The Research

• Luthiers are types

of engineers

• Direct correlation

between quality

and funds.

The Process

THE FIRST STEP

• Facilitator- Dave Donley of Donleys

music in Hickory Flatt

• Owned and ran a music store since

1995

• Teaches about 400 kids a week

THE NEXT STEP

• Establish

meeting times

• The store was

only open 6 days

a week.

• Place order for

body and neck

THE THIRD STEP

• Receive neck and

Body

• Set the neck

THE PROBLEMS

• Neck didn’t

fit perfectly.

• Wood glue

is not very

forgiving

THE FOURTH STEP

• Preparing neck for painting

• Choosing a color for the body and neck

• Painting the body and staining the neck

THE PROBLEMS

• Applying the

paint was

extremely hard

• Smell was

unforgiving

THE FIFTH STEP

• Create and order

custom

headstock

decals.

• Fit and place

custom

headstock decals

THE SIXTH STEP

• Clear coat

Clear coat

Clear coat

THE SEVENTH STEP

• Polish and Shine

THE EIGHTH STEP

• Order the hardware.

• Place hardware into

guitar

PROBLEMS

• Pickups were not quite to specifications, there was a small gap between edge of pickup and wood

THE NINTH STEP

• Solder the pickups to their corresponding

volume and tone nobs

• Solder the ground wire to the bridge

• Install the nut

THE FINAL STEP

• Fishing the pots through the tiny f-holes to

their corresponding placement holes.

• Stringing and tuning the guitar

• Adjusting the bridge and neck

PROBLEMS

• Forgot to ground

the circuit before

we put on the

bridge

THE ENDING

• Work habits– Procrastination, Organization.

• Communication– more confident when

talking to adults

• Career–engineering as a hobby; pursue a

job in healthcare

THE COLLEGE

• Attending

Kennesaw

State

University in

the fall, get my

BSN in nursing.

• THANK YOU

• Are there any questions?