Highlights from the course
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- There’s the back roped in place while the glue dries…more next time.
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- Doreen did really well to get all her binding glued on in record time
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- Ready to glue the back on…gulp.
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- We always write something inside the guitar- it’s the LAW!
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- Sanding the body
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- Work harder!!
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- Looking gorgeous! Moyra and her cocobolo parlour are dappled in sunlight
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- Me (left) keeping watch while Nick glues his sides on
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- L-R: Doreen, David, Nick and Duncan
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- Nick glues in his rosewood rosette
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- ….takes a while…
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- David trims his top to size
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- Moyra tapes the binding into place
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- Marking out the bracing
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- Stevie (front) is making a 5 string archtop bass
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- Planing the back of the blanks flat
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- Ciaren (2nd from left) joined us to continue his build
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- Doreen trims her tailpiece endgraft to size with a flush cutting saw
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- Ciaren using a scraper to clean up the sides
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- Nick finishing his bracing
So much happens during a course it is hard to know where to begin…everyone has made great progress over the four days. They have all been before except Stevie who just started his 5 string archtop bass. His family have all chipped in towards the cost of the course for his 60th birthday. Ciaren is his son and also on the course making a dreadnought style.
Moyra’s ‘parlour’ is looking incredible and Doreens rosewood classy. Duncan got his binding glued on as did David. In fact everyone seemed to be binding except Steve carving his top and back plates and Nick who managed to get his ‘box’ together. Great Job Folks!