Totnes School of Guitar Making, South Devon, England, UK Totnes School of Guitar Making, South Devon, England, UK Totnes School of Guitar Making, South Devon, England, UK
Guitar making course, Totnes, Devon

Course photos: September 2016

Instrument details: Eliot New - Carved top electric guitar

Design

All students start by producing their own working drawing

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Construction

Joining the African mahogany body

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Construction

Eliot has joined the flamed maple cap and is planing the underside flat ready for gluing to the body

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Construction

A scrub plane makes quick work of thicknessing the body

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Construction

Sawing the neck block to the correct angle to create a scarf joint

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Construction

Gluing the headstock

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Construction

Routing for the truss rod

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Construction

Carving the top starts with routing the perimeter to the correct height

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Construction

Routing the binding channel

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Construction

A rebate plane is used to fit the tenon join

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Construction

Clamping the tenon

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Construction

Planing the fingerboard camber rather than using sanding blocks gives complete freedom over the curve - especially when making a conical section, or compound radius.

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Construction

Having fitted block inlays and frets Eliot can get some strings on to try out his guitar before finishing

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Construction

Final sanding before finishing

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Finishing

Applying the stain

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Completed Instrument

Eliot now gets a well earned play on his finished guitar

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Course photos: September 2016

Totnes School of Guitarmaking  Collins Road, Totnes, Devon, England, TQ9 5PJ  Phone: +44 (0)1803 865255
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