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||| Introduce
||| Preparation:
Howdy! I am an amateur Luthier (not professional), I have poor technique to make instrument, and If you have nice idea and professional technique, please advice me . I'm not gooood at english (very well !?). I think you can not understand some descriptions in this page(probably). But you will enjoy only picturs. Sorry, my poor english.
contents ||| 1. Considering styles
||| Think about some type guitars...
||| 2. Examination
||| 3. Arrange materials
||| 4. Drow the plan
||| Offer my drowing plan for you.
These plan are PDF data. You need software Acrobat Reader(Free program). http://www.adobe.com/
This ia my original guitar that refer Lacote instruments.
Instrument1 : CRANE Lacote Style model
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This is original instrument R.F.Lacote 1839. Orner Mr. T.Nishikawa (TOKYO).
Instrument2 : R.F. Lacote 1839
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||| 5. Wooden solera
||| Make template
||| 6. Top(soundboard) and bookmatching
||| Shave and glue
||| 7. Roset
||| 8. Making bar
||| Arched bar shape
||| 9. Top bracing
||| 10. Neck and headstock
||| How join?
||| 11. Heel caving
||| 12. Finger board
||| 13. Headstock formation
||| Opening Peg hole
||| 14. Body
||| 15. Lining
||| 16. Back board
||| Back bars
||| 17. Build body
||| Glue top board
||| Glue back board
||| 18. Strap pin
||| 19. Binding
||| Cut ebony wood
||| 20. Perfring
||| Just fit!
||| 21. Vernish
||| 22. Join neck to body
||| 23. Heel and cap
||| Check some pot
||| 24. Making pegs
||| 25. Bridge
||| Draw and shaving
||| Open peg hall
||| 26. Saddle and nut
||| 27. Frets
||| 28. labelling and sign
||| 29. Vernishing to sound board
||| Body polishing
||| 30. Fine adjustment
||| 31. Completed!! Let's play!! exhibition!
||| Let's Play!! / Showing at exhibition 1999
||| Postscript
I am an amateur luthier, sorry my some poor commentaries on this page. Please email with any advises.
||| Attention!
- Sharp blade some tools. Handle with care chisel blade.
- Use clamps and jigs.
- Ventilate air in working room.
- Keep brightly working desk.
- Bending iron is very Hot!
- Take an earth(ground) electric tools.
- Take a rest sometimes. I take a long rest every times(?).
||| Address of thanks
I was taught precious advices from some professional luthiers;
Special thanks for great luthiers Mr.Andrea Tacchi, Mr.Kiyoto Tanaka, Mr. Hiroshi Mizuhara.
- June.1.2000 Makoto Tsuruta -