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I build in the Spanish tradition: that is, the guitar is constructed face down on a work board (solera). The neck is made first, reinforced with a carbon fibre rod, its heel stacked from off cuts of one plank. The sides are joined to each other at the bottom, then to the neck. Solid linings are added to the sides and then the neck and side unit is joined to the top.
The shape is based on a 1935 Santos Hernandez. But since I bend the sides dry on a hot iron, the shape of each guitar is slightly different.
The back is joined from two or more pieces of wood, domed to 5 mm, then glued to the sides. At this time the guitar is removed from the solera and purflings added to the edges.
The guitar is French polished, after which the bridge is fitted.
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