Last Update: 12/27/18
Guitar for Brad Carlton
Model: Lattice Guitar
Specifications:
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Making the internal frame. |
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Frame construction, inner. |
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Frame construction, outer |
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Frame construction, adjustable neck pivot and recess for heel and fingerboard. |
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Frame complete waiting for sides. |
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Frame soundboard view. |
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Adjustable neck pocket and hinge pivot. |
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Making the sides. One side complete! Awesome Brazilian rosewood! |
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Sides glued to the frame and leveled. |
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Inside the box |
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Heel pocket view. |
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Side view. Ready for back lining! |
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Thicknessing the soundboard. |
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Rosette. Ready to cut out the soundhole. |
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Slotting the balsa to make the lattice. |
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Lattice bracing with carbon fiber under bridge area bracing wall. |
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Vacuum clamping the carbon fiber and balsa lattice bracing to the top. |
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Most of the bracing material is removed and reinforced in a final step with carbon fiber. This is the key moment in voicing the top. |
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Vacuum clamping the edge carbon fiber. |
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Gluing the 9 ply molded back. |
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Removing back from mold. |
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Back cut to shape. Ready to glue to body. |
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Bridge ready to glue to soundboard. |
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Soundboard glued on. |
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Neck pocket view for adjustable action. |
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Shaping the neck. |
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Frets. |
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Head. |
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Strike plate for adjusting the action and hole for neck retaining bolt. |
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Neck retaining bolt. |
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Fitting neck into body neck pocket. |
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Interior view of retaining bolt. This holds the neck on when there is no string tension. It is a safety feature so the neck doesn't fall off. |
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Back glued on. |
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Body completed. Ready for finish sanding and finish application. |
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Back view. |
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Tail purfling. |
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Finishing stage. First coat. |
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Finighing the top. |
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Finishing the sides. |
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Buffed out and ready for set up. Gilbert tuners and nut installed. |
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Ready for strings. |
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Brazilian rosewood sides. |
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Brazilian rosewood back. |
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Strings are on! |
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One of my last few sets of Brazilian rosewood. I love this color. |
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Lot's of silk in the cedar top. Beautiful! |
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Padauk bridge with scalloped saddle |
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Saddle does not need to be adjusted since action is adjusted with the tilting neck feature. |
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The hole between the 3rd and 4th string just behind the 17th fret is where the access to a 1/8" allen(hex)key is inserted. |
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Turning the key clockwise lowers the action, counter clockwise which loosens the set screw raises the action. Only a very slight turn is needed to adjust the action in either direction. Standard action is set at 8/64ths for the 1st string and 10/64ths for the 6th string measured at the 12th fret and open strings. When fretted at the first fret and measured it is 0.110" first string and 0.145" at the 6th string. |
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Gilbert tuning machines with ebony knobs, gear dot and black rollers. |
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Tail purfling. |
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