Instrument details: Joss Motley-Nash - Steel string acoustic

Having joined his cedar front Joss cuts it to shape

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A plywood block is used to sand the inlay flush to avoid irregularities in the surface

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Scraping the outside of the walnut back to a clean, blemish free surface

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Using a curved chisel to scallop the brace ends

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Gluing the bridge. Final shaping can be done later.

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Joss is sawing the scarf join in the neck to achieve the correct headstock angle

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Routing the truss rod channel

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Bending the walnut sides

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Rasping the headstock shape so that it flows seamlessly into the neck

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The bridge pins are fitted using a tapered reamer

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Joss tests the set-up prior to finishing - for final photos see May 2018

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