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 2016

Instrument details: David Lai - Tenor mandola

Construction

Joining the Indian rosewood back

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Construction

Thicknessing the back

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Gluing a strengthening strip along the inside of the back join

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David cleans the routed channel ready for the rosette in his white spruce front

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Having installed the herringbone decoration, David planes it flush with the front

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Construction

Gluing the back braces

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Gluing the smaller braces first

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Shaping the braces

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David tidies the side to neck join

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Construction

Tapping in the frets

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Stringing up "in the white", ie before the finish is applied, allows fine adjustments to be made

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Construction

Filling the ends of the fret slots with shellac stick

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Finishing

Applying the oil finish

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Finishing

Working the sides

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Completed Instrument

David's finished mandola

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Course photos: September 2016

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