The
wood for the back and sides is East Indian Rosewood.The
wood for the back and sides is East Indian Rosewood.
The 2 matching pieces were carefully planed along the edges and joined in the centre.
It was then planed, scraped and sanded to thickness before the shape outline was cut.
A reinforcing strip was glued along the centre join.
The struts were carved to make an arch in the back.
There were 4 struts for the back in the plans from Roy Courtnall, but only 3 in the Maccaferri guitar plans from R.F.Charle.
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Sorry there aren't more pictures of the back construction, I was busy doing the mundane planing and sanding until there was something to show.
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