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 2019

Instrument details: Daniel Martin - Electric guitar

Construction

Dan starts by joining the flamed maple facing

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The swamp ash body is joined next

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A scrub plane is ideal for fast thicknessing of the body

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Routing the neck pocket

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Hammering in the frets

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Smoothing the final neck shape

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Drilling for the neck screws

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With all the routing done, Daniel prepares for finishing

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The ends of the fret slots are filled by melting in shellac stick to give a tidy finish

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Completed Instrument

Daniel's guitar finished and reassembled

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Completed Instrument

Daniel tests everything out

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Completed Instrument

View from the front

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Completed Instrument

And the back

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Completed Instrument

Daniel with his finished guitar

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Course photos: January 2019

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