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: January 2014

Instrument details: Geoff Coates - 12-string acoustic guitar

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Joining the walnut back - with animal glue masking tape is sufficient to hold the join together.

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The front and back are cut to shape with a fret saw.

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Geoff cleans the channel for the soundhole inlay.

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When the back braces are glued on they are planed to height and profiled. They will then have their ends scalloped away to free up vibration.

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Meanwhile the neck has been prepared and the truss rod fitted. Here, Geoff is gluing the headstock veneer.

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The headstock is then shaped and cut to thickness.

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Gluing the back.

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Tape is used to hold the bindings in place while gluing.

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Small holes are drilled through a couple of the fret slots for Luthier's Fingerboard Location Dowels, to ensure correct alignment of the fingerboard when gluing. These will be covered by the frets.

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The trial stringing, when the instrument is 'in the white' is an important stage where the set-up and final checks can be made prior to finishing.

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After finishing the guitar is restrung.

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And from the back.

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Finishing

Geoff's finished guitar.

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Course photos: January 2014

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