Instrument details: Laura Van Solinge - Steel string acoustic

Thicknessing the spruce front.

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Fitting the rosette. Two ebony rings will border a rosewood band with mother of pearl inlay.

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Fitting the back braces.

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Gluing the front braces - the smaller bars are glued first.

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Fitting the bridge. A perfect mate between bridge and top is key.

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The guitar starts to take form as the main assembly begins

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Gluing the reinforcement on the upper bout where Laura is fitting a sound port

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Cutting the binding channel by hand

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Keen to avoid the use of power tools, Laura cuts the saddle slot by hand

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Applying the French Polish

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The finished bridge

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Laura fitted a sound port with a sliding door to control it's effect

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The finished guitar

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The rosewood back

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Laura and her finished guitar

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