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  1. Bending
  2. And More Bending!
  3. Neck Block & Kerfing
  4. Top, Back, & Kerfed Side Set
  5. Side Reinforcements & Rosette Channel
  6. Braces
  7. Even More Braces!
  8. The Soundbox
  9. Binding & Neck
  10. The Neck, Continued
  11. Finish Carving the Neck
  12. Peghead Inlay
  13. Finishing!!!
  14. Rubbing Out the Finish & Gluing the Neck and Bridge
  15. Leveling Frets, Nut & Saddle Work, and Stringing Her Up!!!
  16. The Final Product!!!

(last updated 8/19/06)

 

Here I have glued in the white plastic side dots.

 

Oh, yeah.....forgot to mention the fingerboard caul that I made using my table saw. I had to make a new one, as this is the first time I have used a 24.9" scale in an instrument. (This one was SO easy to make; when I had made my previous 25.4" caul, way back before I had a table saw, I had to saw out each notch by hand and chisel out the notches!!!)

 

 

Here I am gluing the fingerboard to the neck, after having inserted the Hot Rod truss rod.

 

 

Sunday, July 23rd, 2006:

After I unclamped the neck, I bolted it to the soundbox and placed the bridge in its approximate position, to see how this guitar is going to look. I think it's looking pretty darn nice!!! I just love the dainty, graceful proportions of this style.

Tomorrow (Monday) I will carve the neck.

 

 

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