Sunday, November 7, 2010

Gluing the head plates



Ready to glue head plates for bubinga guitar.
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Final radius



Using my new jig to radius the back braces and gluing braces on the final back. On to bending and shaping the necks!
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Saturday, November 6, 2010

Ready to bend


Getting ready to start bending sides.
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Replacing binding

Replacing the old plastic binding with wood. About time.
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Leveling the binding

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Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Student (grandson Owen) preparing soundboard for rosette.



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Student (son John) preparing binding for classical guitar.

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Monday, June 14, 2010

Using a jig made by nephew David McCord to sand the concave radius in the bridges. Thanks David!

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Sunday, June 13, 2010

Six Indian rosewood backs
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Four Indian rosewoods and two walnut backs
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Bubinga, Myrtlewood and Sycamore backs
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European, tiger and quilted maple

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Spanish cypress, Western cherry, midwest cherry
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Soundboards nearing completion after many months work.

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Thicknessing the center reinforcement strip for the back
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