Making a guitar


The workshop

The workshop Second view of the workshop All my tools

Making a guitar within 25 photographies !!!

(remain the arrow of the mouse 2s on each photography to get the legend)

Table and rosette Table and rosette Making inlay for rosette purfling Rosette purfling Face top finished
Braced back Top bracing Gluing ribs to endblocks Endblocks glued on ribs Clamping lining
Ajusting lining to the sides Ajusting lining to the sides (other view) Ribs, back and top Clamping and gluing top and back Purfling the body
Clamping head facing Planing the purfling Ajusting neck to the body Finishing the head Placing the trus rod
Clamping fingerboard Shaping the heel Shaping the heel (cont.) Surfacing the fingerboard Gluing the bridge

That's all folks !!!

Now you can buy a good method to learn ... !!!



Below are some pieces of advice to keep your instrument in a good working state :

- your guitar is made with solid wood; therefore it is sensitive to heat and dump. So you should avoid putting your guitar near a heat generator, letting it in your car under sun heat...

- your guitar was made in a workshop with a constant humidity of 45%.. The ideal humidity for your instrument is of 60% . If you feel the frets when you glide your hand on the fretboard side, that's because humidity is to low; hence you should put your instrument in a local with a higher humidity.

- to optimize the acoustic of my guitars, I use a traditional varnishing technic based on natural resin : the french polish. It is fine and perfect for the tone of the instrument, but it is also more fragile compared with a spray varnish. Therefore, dry your guitar regularly with a soft piece of rag or a chamois leather. Never use any additional product.

Your guitar will improve over time, take care of it so that it gives you always complete satisfaction and this for a long time ... …

AND ABOVE ALL, TAKE FUN WHEN PLAYING THE GUITAR !


Jean-Marie
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