Instrument details: Marcus Caston - Flamenco guitar

Removing the channel for the soundhole decoration

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Gluing the rosette

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Gluing the back braces

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The upper transverse and harmonic braces are the last to be glued

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A few spare tentellones come in handy when gluing the bone strips on the tie-block

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Blocking up the cedrela neck

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Gluing the bridge

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Bending the cypress sides

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Gluing the corner bindings. A card protector prevents tear-out when removing the tape.

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Gluing the fingerboard

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Resolving the headstock shape into the fingerboard

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The trickiest part of finishing, particularly when French Polishing, is the quirks around the heel, fingerboard and bridge

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Marcus with his
guitar

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The finished guitar

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