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 2009

Instrument details: Leah Jerrett - Small bodied acoustic guitar

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Leah is using a scraper to surface her rosewood back.

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The shape is then cut out.

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Leah has inlaid the soundhole decoration in her red spruce front and is sanding it flush.

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The braces are glued on oversize, to be carved once fitted.

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Carving the braces with a chisel and small plane.

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The neck is blocked up to give the basic shape.

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Leah is bending the rosewood sides on a hot iron.

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The instrument is then assembled, the first stage of which is gluing the neck to the front.

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The sides and linings are then planed to height to accept the back.

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The back is glued using go-bars.

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Final sanding.

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Finishing

Leah with her finished guitar.

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Course photos: September 2009

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