Guitar Front Construction ... continued

Guitar front ready to glue

Ready to glue the front to the sides of the guitar.
The sides were kept in the mould and lowered on to the front, with some weights added for pressure.

Inside the Maccaferri type guitar

Here's a look inside after gluing the top to the sides.
All that work will be hidden forever (hopefully).

Inside Maccaferri guitar

Here's a last look before gluing on the back (using Irving Sloane's elastic band method from his book, "Classic Guitar Construction").

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