Last Update: 05/16/18
Guitar for Mikel Soria
Model: Miguel Rodriguez
Specifications:
Thicknessing the neck blank. | |
Gluing the head/neck scarf joint. | |
Lay out of head and preparing to glue head plate. | |
Head plate and veneers glued on and head routed to shape with hand shaping of details. | |
Routing string slots. | |
ramping string slots and beveling the slots. Final detailing. | |
Heel carving and slotting for sides.. | |
Back view of neck. Ready for sides and soundboard to be attached. | |
Thicknessing the back. | |
Thicknessing the soundboard. | |
Attaching soundboard to the neck. | |
Bending sides and fitting them to soundboard. | |
Sides fitted and ready for lining. | |
Linings glued on. Sides glued to soundboard. Ready for fitting the back. | |
Back center reinforcement strip being glued on. | |
Gluing back braces. | |
Tail purfling glued in an leveled. | |
Gluing the back on. | |
Back glued on and ready for binding and purfling. | |
Making the binding and side purfling. | |
'Bee Stings" and the heel cap. Binding and purfling complete. | |
Body binding and purfling complete. | |
Ready for fingerboard and bridge. | |
Fretboard glued on and leveled. Ready for frets. | |
Fretted and ready for shaping of the neck. | |
Shaping the neck. | |
Guitar finished and ready for strings. | |
Back view. | |
Head stock. | |
Heel pufling | |