The double top classical guitar assembly process.
I sanded and cleaned the interior of the body and covered over my label, it is much easier to glue the label in before the top is put on!
The new top ready to be glued in place...
and I am very glad that I made all these spools clamps! They make this process so much easier! The top is aligned with the neck center line.
This guitar original had East Indian rosewood bindings and end graft, the rosewood didn't have enough red in it to go well with the walnut, I opted to try out some Ceylon satinwood bindings.
The color of the satin wood goes well with hues of the walnut. The bindings are doubled up, meaning that there are two pieces of satin wood instead of the usual one piece of binding, this makes for a wider binding. I can round it over to make the guitar more comfortable to hold.
The guitar also got a new fret board.
The wood is torrefied purple heart (Peltogyne paniculata, Peltogyne spp.) and is being sold as Royal Blackwood. The company that is selling it claims that its "density falls right between Ebony and Indian Rosewood". I did notice that the wood doesn't have the same ringing tap tone of ebony or rosewood.
The entire guitar got a sealer coat of shellac and after it dried...
I started the pore filling process, using a pad filled with alcohol and 4F pumice rubbed onto its face. The sealer coat of shellac provides enough "glue" for the pumice and wood dust it creates to be "captured" by the wood pores.
The sides are always so much easier to pore fill, less surface area!
I was able to reuse the original bridge and put strings on the guitar before I started the French polish.
How does it sound? It is simply amazing! There is an incredible amount of projection with a true bella voce, and the strings are even sounding. It has an wonderful high "e" string! Just imagine what it will sound like with just two weeks of playing!
Stay tuned! More French polishing on the way!
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