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Current Production -- General The photos on this page are of my current production batch (I generally make 8 to 12 guitars in a batch) This page will have the photos that are generic to all of the guitars (such as making the rosettes.) At the bottom of the page are links to the page showing the entire batch and to each of the pages for the guitars. This is the first of the "General" pages for this batch - it shows pictures of steps that are generic for every guitar in the batch. There are several such pages. See also PAGE 2; PAGE 3; PAGE 4; . The photos are thumbnails. Click on the photo and you will automatically go to the full image. I am close to finishing with gluing on top braces. Some of the shaping and sanding is done but not all. And a neck block - this one is a cutaway. The cavity for the end wedge is done on these and so are the dovetail in the body. cutting dovetail joint in body Ribs (sides) ready to be shaped for back taper/curve The tool for this is a dome shaped sanding disc Which is rotated on the sides to create the proper shape This set of ribs is ready for a back and top Three ribs with the backs glued on but not trimmed Same three with the backs trimmed to the sides. Top braces are all shaped and sanded smooth. Sides are notched to accept the top and the braces. Neck blanks have been band sawn to shape and pegheads shaped. Also the shafts are thicknessed The first one here is partly shaped Starting to install truss rods Gluing in the filler strip over the truss rod Necks and bodies are moving right along. More on the binding process HERE. This website and all of its content, text and images are copyright ©1997-2012 by Charles A. Hoffman. All rights reserved. |
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