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After the back linings were installed, the back edges of the sides were planed to receive the back. 
Side supports (pilaretes) were glued in place. 
The back linings were mortised to receive the ends of the back bars. 
The back was glued on. 
The fan braces have been glued to the underside of the soundboard and now their ends are scalloped with a chisel.  A small plane is used to shape the braces along their length so that their cross section is parabolic.   Not shown was the gluing on and shaping of the two harmonic bars. Here the completed soundboard is being glued to the neck, which was assembled earlier.  The sides were thicknessed and bent earlier and now they are fitted to the neck/soundboard assembly.  A tail block is fitted and glued to the ends of the sides and to the soundboard.  After the sides are joined to the soundboard with triangular glue blocks (peones) the back edges of the sides are tapered towards the heel, and back linings are glued to the edges to provide a wider surface for gluing on the back. ("May 2014" shows when the exterior mold I'm using was modified.)  I have been commissioned to base the rosette design on the one in this photo. I am considering doing something more interesting with the borders. Below you can see that I have prepared the "logs" for the mosaic section. 
Hi Ethan, I just had my private guitar lesson today. I brought my new Ethan Deutsch Negra to see my teacher. When he played it, his eyes were wide open and was amazed by the sound. He congratulated me for getting this phenomenal guitar. :) I am bonding strongly with my new Ethan Deutsch Negra. Thank you very much, Ethan!!! Scott Custom rosette requested, similar to this one I made in 1998. I already had tiles for the central mosaic on hand. Now to make the red, green, white, and black half-herringbone border. Part of the beginning of the process is shown below.  Stacks of veneer--three black to one red, white, or green--are glued up, using wax paper and cauls.     Northwest Handmade Musical Instruments Exhibit at Maryhurst University in Oregon April 25-264/29/2015
The event was a success, with a large number of people attending each day. My table was visited by several people who were familiar with my work from the Internet and word of mouth and I also met and chatted with several other builders of flamenco guitars--including Robert Ruck, seen below playing one of my guitars.    |
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June 2024
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