Building a Classical Guitar:
How this:
Becomes THIS:
You may also
want to look at the steel string construction page (there's a bit more
detail there):
hese pictures include photos from at least three different guitars.
Please don't worry about this:
these are just illustrations
The materials are shown above and here:
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Top, ready to
brace |
Bracing the top |
Bracing the top |
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Bracing the top |
Bracing the top |
Top ready to
assemble |
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Top ready to
assemble |
The back |
Building up the
heel block |
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Reinforcing
plugs in a peg headstock |
Peg headstock |
Gluing the neck
to the top |
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Gluing on the
blocks |
Gluing on the
sides |
Almost ready for
the back |
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Ready for the
back |
Gluing on the
back |
Body complete
except binding |
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Gluing on the
binding |
Leveling the
fretbaord |
Ready to shape
the neck |
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Ready to shape
the neck |
Ready to finish |
Ready to finish |
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Ready to finish |
Done |
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Steel
String construction pages:
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