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Classical Guitar Under Construction

 

 

     

 

Here are some photos that show the construction of classical guitars

Click on the small photos to go to that stage of construction.

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How this:

 

Becomes THIS:

  

 

You may also want to look at the steel string construction page:
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
These 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:

 
top front.jpg (65029 bytes) go board.jpg (67905 bytes) headstock bores open.jpg (44813 bytes) headstock bores filled.jpg (43710 bytes) headstock.jpg (110938 bytes)
the top, front, no braces gluing top braces making holes for hardwood bearings for flamenco friction pegs hardwood bearings in friction peg headstock the back
glue heel blocks.jpg (82981 bytes) top inside.jpg (67867 bytes) top inside 2.jpg (58504 bytes)
the back gluing up the heel/foot top inside top braces top top
glue top-neck.jpg (46471 bytes) glue on block.jpg (58025 bytes) glue on sides.jpg (91560 bytes) glue on sides 2.jpg (62844 bytes) ready for the back.jpg (84577 bytes)
gluing the top to the neck gluing the top to the neck gluing the tail block gluing sides gluing sides ready for the back
glue on back.jpg (59069 bytes) back body sans binding.jpg (144268 bytes) front sans binding.jpg (126133 bytes)
ready for the back ready for the back gluing on the back back, ready for binding front, ready for binding back, ready for binding
glue on fretboard.jpg (46323 bytes) flatten fret board.jpg (40432 bytes) shape neck.jpg (49053 bytes)
gluing on the binding gluing on the fretboard flattening the fretboard ready to complete the neck shape shaping the neck neck shaped
16jun back flat.jpg (117596 bytes) 16jun back.jpg (139181 bytes) 16jun front.jpg (165253 bytes) 16jun headstock.jpg (119848 bytes) 16jun butt.jpg (198178 bytes) 16jun top from head.jpg (162152 bytes)
ready for finishing ready for finishing ready for finishing ready for finishing ready for finishing ready for finishing
16jun top tight.jpg (215266 bytes)
ready for finishing finish buffed out gluing on the bridge all done! all done! all done!
all done! all done!

 

 

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Last Modified:  Sep 22, 2008