Last Update: 07/07/20
Guitar for Brad Carlton
Model: H1a Guitar
Specifications:
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Thicknessing back and sides. Preping for bending sides and joining the back. |
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Joining the German Spruce top. |
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Carving the head covered vee joint. |
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Preparing to glue the covered vee head joint. |
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Gluing the head and neck shaft together. |
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Thicknessing the back of the head vee joint flush. |
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Top view. Covered vee head sticks up 2mm above the plane of the neck. |
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Pinning the head plat in prep to glue it to the head. |
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Back ready for bracing. |
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Binding being prepared. |
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Template routing head shape. |
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Drilling roller holes. |
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String slots routed. |
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Ramping string slots. |
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Gluing the heel blocks. |
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Side slot jig. |
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Sawing side slots |
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Side slot. |
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Internal foot. |
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Bracing the top. |
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Shaping fan braces. |
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Fans shaped. |
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Gluing transverse bars. |
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Top bracing complete. |
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Soundboard face. |
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Attaching the neck and soundboard. |
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Bending the sides. |
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Fitting the sides. |
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Gluing back center reinforcement. |
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Bindings and side purfling bent. |
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Gluing sides to the top. |
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Gluing the back lining. |
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Lining shaped. |
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Waiting to fit the back. |
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Bracing the back. |
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Back braces shaped. Ready to fit the back to the body. |
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Tail purfling. |
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Gluing the back on. |
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Top purfling and binding installed. |
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Gluing back binding and purfling. |
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Tail purfling. |
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Back binding and purfling. |
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Making the fingerboard. |
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Crossgrain ebony reinforcement under 12th fret to 19th fret. |
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Side view of endgrain reinforcement. |
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Gluing fingerboard onto the neck. |
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Frets installed. |
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Ready for neck shaping and fret dressing. |
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Neck shaped. Ready for final sanding prep for finish application. |
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The bridge |
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Locating the bridge and drilling locating holes. (The above photo of the bridge was taken after locating pins were glued into it) |
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Bridge locating holes. Guitar ready for finish prep. |
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Finishing stage. 2 coats of vinyl sealer prior to pore filler. |
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Rosette. |
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Head |
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Vee joint. |
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Sides |
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Back |
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Finish cured and wet sanded.Gluing on the bridge, then ready to buff out the finish. |
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Buffing out the finish. |
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Back buffed out. |
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Head with Sloane tuners. |
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Vee head joint. |
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Guitar ready for nut and saddle and set up. Closeup of rosette. |
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Nut and saddle fitted ready for strings. |
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Rosette and Label No.377 |
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Guitar ready for shipping! Head shot. |
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Back view of covered vee head joint. |
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Rosette |
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Bridge |
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Back |
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Top |
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