Hand bending Mahogany Concert sides

Bloody bloodwood binding

my frustration level is up to the roof obviously. this bloodwood thing is a pesky one. nothing is going right at the moment :(

Morning Glue Job and Nooner delight

Fan Braces in the Morning

Soundboard Aloha

Douglas Fir Concert and Western Red Cedar Tenor

The Silver Lining

 the most beautiful, tightest grained Western Red Cedar for soundboard in a morning light ambience

kerfed linings dry fitted

even the little Concert got some linings too.

Sexy Curves

 Cherry Concert #5

 Black Walnut sides and matching headplate thickness sanded and scraped ready for bending

 some new materials acquistion and the color scheme selected for the thinline walnut tenor ( black walnut, bloodwood binding, rosewood fretboard and endgraft

the color scheme

goodmorning. out of the mould

Fir Top is bookmatched and sized

Thin is in

what a better way to kick off Summer 2012 by going through the build list and realize im  behind schedule!! im happy to see this thin bodied concert coming to fruition slowly but surely. next is the walnut tenor and two more mahogany concerts.

Peghole reamin'

Jenny's thinline concert finally started.... gee...

Fitting the Bridge

Laminate trimmer fun

 mahogany binding is always a bitch

a nerve wracking process i must say. sheesh...

Back plate outlined and braced