Instrument details: Saman Reza - Steel string guitar

Having joined and thicknessed his cedar front, Saman cuts the channel for the rosette

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Removing sections of the back strengthener for the braces

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Shaping the back braces

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Gluing the bridge plate

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Blocking up the African mahogany neck

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The sides are bent around a hot iron

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The shape is checked against the template

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Installing the frets

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Final sanding

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French polishing the sides

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Saman with his guitar

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The finished guitar

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A close up of the headstock - Saman has used boxwood for the nut as well as for the saddle and bridge pins

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The Brazilian Walnut back

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