Instrument details: Oliver Chew - Electric arch top guitar

Oliver starts by planing the pear wedges for his front and back.

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The halves are glued using sash cramps.

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The ebony fingerboard is first planed flat.

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The fret slots are cut in the fingerboard before gluing.

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The pear neck is blocked up.

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The front and back have been shaped and the inside is carved with integral braces.

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Oliver then cuts out the f holes.

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Gluing the fingerboard.

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Bending the sides.

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The sides being glued to the end block.

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An internal block helps to form the point of the cutaway.

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The sides are trimmed to final height.

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Pegs are used to cramp the linings in position.

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Here Oliver is gluing the bindings into place. Pictures of the finished instrument to follow.

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