Instrument details: Ollie Ady - Steel string acoustic

Thicknessing the mahogany front

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Having installed a rosette of boxwood and padauk strips, Ollie cuts out the soundhole

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Shaping the reinforcement strip on the back join

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Gluing the bridge

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In the slipper heel method of construction the sides are fitted into slots in the heel and held with a wedge

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Planing the flamed ebony fingerboard

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Gluing the ebony corner bindings

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Trimming the fret ends

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French polishing starts with applying brush coats of shellac

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Ollie French polishing his guitar

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Waiting for reassembly

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Final fitting for the end pin

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The front

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Ollie with his finished guitar

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