Friday, February 20, 2009

Shaun C's X-braced grand concert


Raw materials. Madagascar Roasewood


Joining the back


Lutz Spruce top


Mad Rosewood sides


Side bundle in the bender, heating to 300 deg plus


The side is bent and cooling


Just out of the side bender


A freshly bent side


In the mold with the blocks installed


Glueing in the linings


Top in the go=bar deck getting braces installed. Tomorrow we will try to loosen it up a bit.


Trimming it up a bit.


The finished top






The back strip


Back strip closeup


Bracing the back


The back has been attached to the sides.


The top goes on next.


The top is on, the box is closed up and ready for binding after a little sanding.





1 comment:

  1. I will continue this pictorial in a new post to cut down on load time.

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