Time for a little visualization exercise...
I couldn't wait. I just had to see what this weird little
classical is going to look like. So, here I've bolted the neck
on, laid the fingerboard atop the neckshaft (I haven't shaped
the neckshaft yet), and put the tuners in the peghead (all temporarily,
of course).
Just before this picture, I spent a day doing various things:
- I put the frets in the fingerboard. (I haven't filed or crowned
them yet, though.)
- I set the neck angle and inserted the two threaded inserts
in the heel.
- I made and glued the ebony heelcap (with some green/blue
veneer, also).
So, this is approximately what the guitar is going to look
like when it's done.
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What's left to do?
Lots. The next things I'm going to do are:
- Figure out what kind of simple design I'd like to inlay on
the peghead --- I'm considering a "yin-yang" symbol
(to go along with my dual-wood top idea) in the blue and green
veneer.
- Shape the neckshaft, after gluing the fingerboard on the
neck.
- Make the ebony bridge --- this will take some time, as I
have never made a classical bridge from scratch before!!!
- Do the finishing.
- Locate the bridge and make the nut and saddle.
- String 'er up ---- and see if this thing is going to sound
good or not!!!!
Don't worry.....I'll be posting photos of those other things
I just did (described to the left) soon.....Just felt like doing
this visualizing activity first!
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