Instrument details: Duncan Cruttenden - Electrc guitars

Removing the bulk of the chamber with a Forstner drill bit

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The remainder is routed out to give a clean finish

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Thicknessing the dyed maple front

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Duncan has made templates to rout the soundholes

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Installing the truss rod

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Drilling the machine head holes

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Fitting the neck; a perfectly fitted join is required structurally and aesthetically

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Gluing the ziricote fingerboard

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The finished guitar

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The back view showing the decorative splice in the neck and body

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The walnut topped guitar ready to go

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