Last Update: 03/08/15
Guitar Build Diary for:
Alen Esmaelian
Model: H1a 1937 Segovia/Hauser
Specifications:
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Neck blank thicknessed. Ready to make the covered Vee head joint. |
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Head plate veneer and purfling. |
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Covered vee joint. |
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Covered vee and head plate. |
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Test fitting the joint. |
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Gluing up the covered vee head joint. |
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Shaping and slotting the head. |
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Back of the head. |
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Side view showing how the covered vee style head sits about 2mm higher than the neck instead of flush like a through vee style head. The covered vee is what makes the Hauser style guitar unique. It is also difficult to make which is why few luthiers replicate it. |
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Neck complete. |
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Neck ready for the sides and soundboard. |
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Gluing back braces. |
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Back complete. |
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Soaking back linings before bending. |
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Soundboard braced and glued to the neck. |
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Gluing back lining. |
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Ready to glue the back on. Signed and dated, but spelled backwards so when looking inside with a mirror it appears normal. |
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Gluing the back on. |
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Back ready for purfling and binding. |
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Ready for fingerboard. |
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Frets installed. Ready to carve the neck. |
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Carving the neck. |
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Sanding the neck. |
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Applying the finish. |
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French polishing soundboard. |
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French polishing the soundboard. Beautiful grain! |
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Finishing the bridge. |
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Final finish coats. |
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Gluing the bridge on. |
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Bridge glued on. |
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Final French polishing on soundboard. |
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Ready to buff the lacquer. |
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Buffed out and ready for set-up. |
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Strings on! |
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Construction complete! Final set-up before shipping! |
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