1. ENGINEERING
Brandon Morisset

2. The Inspiration
• My uncle
always played
guitar and
sang for us
when we
were little.

3. The Research
• Luthiers are types
of engineers
• Direct correlation
between quality
and funds.

4. The Process

5. 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

7. THE NEXT STEP
• Establish
meeting times
• The store was
only open 6 days
a week.
• Place order for
body and neck

8. THE THIRD STEP
• Receive neck and
Body
• Set the neck

10. THE PROBLEMS
• Neck didn’t
fit perfectly.
• Wood glue
is not very
forgiving

11. THE FOURTH STEP
• Preparing neck
for painting
• Choosing a
color for the
body and neck
• Painting the
body and
staining the
neck

13. THE PROBLEMS
• Applying the
paint was
extremely hard
• Smell was
unforgiving

14. THE FIFTH STEP
• Create and order
custom
headstock
decals.
• Fit and place
custom
headstock decals

16. THE SIXTH STEP
• Clear coat
Clear coat
Clear coat

18. THE SEVENTH STEP
• Polish and Shine

20. THE EIGHTH STEP
• Order the hardware.
• Place hardware into
guitar

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

23. THE NINTH STEP
• Solder the pickups to their corresponding
volume and tone nobs
• Solder the ground wire to the bridge
• Install the nut

25. 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

27. PROBLEMS
• Forgot to ground
the circuit before
we put on the
bridge

28. THE ENDING
• Work habits– Procrastination, Organization.
• Communication– more confident when
talking to adults
• Career–engineering as a hobby; pursue a
job in healthcare

29. THE COLLEGE
• Attending
Kennesaw
State
University in
the fall, get my
BSN in nursing.

30. • THANK YOU
• Are there any questions?