Website Redesign is Finally Done ~ Luthiery Laboratories

December 10, 2019

Website Redesign is Finally Done

December 10, 2019

I set the site up earlier this year, using one of the default WordPress themes - TwentySixteen - and some code I wrote myself. The big push then was to get all the old content into the new system and somewhat organized. It was a huge amount of work just to get everything 'good enough', and then I let it lie.

Finally, I came back to the site to make it into what I really wanted. I reworked the theme into something completely new, and went over the content to clean it up and get it fully organized. I'm sure there are still things I've missed, but now the site is a lot better than just 'good enough'.

I also cleaned up the huge mess that WordPress had made of the uploaded images, and added some settings to keep it from happening again. Typically, for a 1MB image file, WordPress automatically creates about 400KB of useless garbage. I'd like to know who thinks that is a good idea. Right now, the site contains 1427 images.

Now it's time to finish a few real projects.

Web Stuff, 12/10/19

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Building Bodies

My take on bodies

An electric guitar body serves several purposes. It provides a place to attach (and hide) hardware and electronics, and provides a counterweight for the neck, specifically the tuners out there at the end. It also provides enough weight and bulk to stabilize the instrument while it is played, either sitting or standing, while at the same time being not too heavy or interfering with natural playing motions and access to the strings. And needless to say, it must be strong enough to resist the effects of string tension, which can be 100-200 pounds or more.

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