Instrument details: Hordur Tomasson - Steel string guitar

Hordur is routing a channel in the neck for the truss rod.

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The truss rod is glued in place.

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The body has now been cut out and Hordur is cutting the tenon ready for fitting to the neck.

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Routing the pick-up/control cavity.

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Here Hordur is shaping the headstock with a rasp.

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Gluing the neck to the body.

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The fingerboard is then glued..

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Cavities are cut into the fingerboard and mother of pearl fret markers glued in.

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The fingerboard is meticulously prepared prior to the frets going in.

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The guitar is lacquered with a sunburst finish and assembled.

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A close-up.

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This is Hordur's second course and he has managed to complete two instruments. The second is this three pick-up electric of familiar design! It is strung up 'in the white' when the set-up can be checked and adjusted so that finishing is followed by a mere reassembly.

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Hordur with the finished guitar - now for those Albert King licks!

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The guitar is finished in a metallic blue followed by clear lacquer. Cutting back between coats must be carefully done so that the colour is not affected.

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Guitar number two is finished and ready to go.

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