Jeff's Ladder Braced Grand Concert

Jeff is getting a Ladder bradced grand concert guitar with a Red Spruce top and Mahogany hack and sides


The back is joined.


A side loaded into the bender and heating up to about 300 degrees.


The waist is bent.


And now the bouts are bent.


Gkueing in the linings


Adding the braces to the back


Shaping the back braces


Glueing on the back


The top braces are on and carved


Just before the box is closed


Glueing on the top, it's on the bottom of the stack


Cutting the purfling/binding channels


Ready for binding and purfing



Installing the trim






Now that's done and the neck will be next.




Slotting a fingerboard


The dovetaik

Attaching the fingerboard

A trial fit

Ryan Ladder Braced Parlor Continued

More pictures of Ryan's Ladder Braced Parlor


Barcing the top


Bracing the back


Working the back braces


The top and back ready to attach to the sides


Closing the box


Sound box from the front


Sound box from the back




Installing purfling and binding




Binding cleaned up and the box is pretty much finished.

Dovetail done

A trial fit

Finishing Shaun's XGC

The top has been stained and shaded.
The camera does not quite capture the true color though. Here is a shot in the door of my shop and another in the shop with no flash. Flash tends to wash out everything.


The front Hanging in my shop doorway, no flash


The back Hanging in my shop doorway, no flash


Hanging in my shop under fluorescent lighting, no flash


Clearing a place for the fingerboard




Attaching the neck


Installing frets


The frets are all level and dressed, installing the bridge is next.




Glueing on the bridge using a vacuum clamp.

Healdsburg 09 continued

More pics of my Healdsburg entry for 2009


This guitar is a x-braced concert model, Zebrawood back & sides and bearclaw sitka top with yelloheart trim. Here is the Moon wolf headstock inlay


Eboony fingerboard with yellowheart trim.

Shaun C's XGC continued

More of Shaun's guitar coming together


Routing a channel for the top purfling, a herringbone with a green stripe down the middle.


Installing the purfling and the binding on the top.


Glued and taped


All leveled and looking right.


The back has only a center strip and binding.




The wedgy.


Cutting the dovetail mortise in the soundbox.


And a watching tenon in the neck


Ready for final fitting


Dry fit, now we shape the neck.



Neck shaping by hand plus powertool







Just a little more sanding and we'll be ready for finish.