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