Instrument details: Ieuan Bell - Steel string acoustic

Joining the back. A bright light source is required to ensure there is no gap whatsoever.

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Gluing the reinforcement strip that runs along the join inside the back.

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Excavating the channel for the rosette.

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Once the rosette is fitted, the soundhole can be cut.

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Shaping the front braces.

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Blocking up the neck, with a scarf join at the headstock

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Cutting the sides to length

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A small cap over the join in the x-braces is essential for long-term strength and stability

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Ieuan cuts the binding channel by hand

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Ready for gluing the fingerboard

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Reducing the neck to the fingerboard width

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Setting the intonation during trial stringing ensures ideal positioning of the saddle

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Ieuan's bevel arm rest

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Ieuan inlaid a St Chistopher in the back veneer of the headstock

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Ieuan with his finished guitar

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