The Evolution of the “Eric Clampton” Jig
(001) To start, I needed a board that was big enough for virtually any size guitar.
(001) To start, I needed a board that was big enough for virtually any size guitar. My initial expectations were that the large majority of guitars going in the jig would be big archtops – but I wanted the jig to handle virtually any size instrument from the largest archtops to small body instruments. I mounted the feet from my old wooden Erlewine neck jig to support the guitar in all four corners, these for the initial guitar would line up just inside the rims. For future guitars of different sizes, I could easily move the holes as needed. The most important part of the support feet is that the guitar is able to be raised or lowered as needed. There is also a cork-lined, height adjustable wooden block to support the fingerboard (or the back of the neck) so the guitar doesn’t want to tip toward the peghead.