Engelmann spruce soundboard with Bolivian rosewood back and sides, Rubner tuners

Over the past several months I had a guitar building student in my workshop. Scott did some of the work and some of it he watched me do. I did all of the machining. We spent about 51 hours on it together, by my count. After 3 hours of work on the french polish finish under my tutelage, Scott did the rest of the finishing on his own, then brought the guitar back for fret dressing, tuners installation, and for me to make the saddle and nut. He got a good guitar out of it.

I thought you might like to see the inside before it's closed.

Scott asked me to work through a flamenco guitar build with him.  Here he is spoiling the mystique I've cultivated around bending guitar sides--he got it right the first time.