Last Update: 06/27/08
Guitar for Jeremy Smith
Model: Professional
Specifications:
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Three piece neck being glued up. This Spanish cedar comes from a special stash of Spanish cedar that John Gilbert purchased in the 1990's. I love this stuff! Simply the best Spanish cedar I have ever seen. The Gilbert method of "flipping" the wood is used which makes a very stable neck. |
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Brazilian rosewood sides and Alaskan yellow cedar laminate ready for bending. |
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Ready for lamination. |
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Lamination clamp. |
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A laminated side. |
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Head being glued onto the neck. |
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Brazilian Rosewood headplate with Hernandez y Aguado style head about to be cut out and carved. |
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German Spruce "Moonwood" soundboard halves being glued up. |
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Soundboard ready for rosette. |
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Brazilian rosewood back with dual maple/green/maple purfling and BRW central strip. Thicknessed and ready for bracing. |
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Back reinforcement strip being glued onto the back. |
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Bracing the back. |
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Rosette with brazilian rosewood, maple, black, and green veneer lines. |
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Top pro model bracing. |
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Body ready for neck. |
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Back of the sound box. |
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Finish prep. |
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The head. |
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French polishing. |
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Finished guitar.Brazilian rosewood back. |
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Finished guitar. German Spruce top. |
