Instrument details: Guy Somerfield - 12 string acoustic

With the design underway, work begins with joining the spruce front

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Removing the channel for the rosette

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Gluing the herringbone decoration

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Gluing the x-braces

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Carving the heel before assembly

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The inner heel is also shaped, both for neatness and to reduce mass

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Checking the fit of the back

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Extending the binding channel into the neck

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The guitar is assembled 'in the white' to allow for final adjustments prior to finishing

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Applying the stain

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Guy's finished guitar

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The back view

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A close-up of the heel showing the highly figured flamed maple back

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Guy with his finished guitar

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