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9 line purfling - color matched to rosette, rough, not yet scraped

9 line purfling - color matched to rosette, rough, not yet scraped

The rubber snake - gluing on the binding, making sure it's tight

The rubber snake - gluing on the binding, making sure it's tight

Excavating the valley beltween tie and saddle blocks

Excavating the valley beltween tie and saddle blocks

Fleta style bridge

Fleta style bridge

Dipole resonance mode on Cedar Fleta design, 306Hz, ~D#, pre-bridge

Dipole resonance mode on Cedar Fleta design, 306Hz, ~D#, pre-bridge

Fitting mitre joint between side and end graft purfling

Fitting mitre joint between side and end graft purfling

Smoothing fret bevels with a fine diamond file - Bloodwood binding on Ebony Fretboard

Smoothing fret bevels with a fine diamond file - Bloodwood binding on Ebony Fretboard

Carving the neck profile

Shaping the heel - final stages

Shaping the heel - final stages

Preparing to cut the lower open harmonic bar

Preparing to cut the lower open harmonic bar

Acoustic testing

Acoustic testing

Bookmatched Honduras Rosewood head veneer

Bookmatched Honduras Rosewood head veneer

Dimensioning Neck Stock - Spanish Cedar

Dimensioning Neck Stock - Spanish Cedar

Excavating rosette channel

Excavating rosette channel

Gluing back braces on concave form

Gluing back braces on concave form

Mitering purfling

Mitering purfling

Shaping braces

Strutted Soundboards

Strutted Soundboards

Just strung up.

Just strung up.

Tapping during voicing for tone

Tapping during voicing for tone

Three peg heads in the works

Three peg heads in the works