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Two shaped guitar bridges.

Finishing the Fraternal Twins

An assembled unfinished guitar
The grand concert guitar at first assembly.
An assembled unfinished guitar
The grand concert guitar at first assembly.
Assembled unfinished guitars
The twins are first assembled to check the neck joint and geometry.
A slotted headstock on a guitar.
The grand concert’s headstock is shaped before finishing.
A slotted headstock on a guitar.
The grand concert’s headstock is shaped before finishing.
The top of a sunbursted guitar
Polishing out the top on the grand concert guitar.
A guitar showing the new sunburst finish.
The grand concert is assembled after it has been finished.
A guitar showing the new sunburst finish.
The grand concert is assembled after it has been finished.
The bridge area on a new guitar body
Scraping the finish away so the bridge has a clean surface to adhere to.
Placing the bridge on the grand concert body. I'm about to drill the locator pins through the saddle slot.
Setting the bridge location on the grand concert body. I’m about to drill the locator pins through the saddle slot.
Gluing the African blackwood pyramid bridge on the grand concert
Gluing the African blackwood pyramid bridge on the grand concert.
Placing the bridge on the grand concert body. I'm about to drill the locator pins through the saddle slot.
Setting the bridge location on the J45 body.
Two shaped guitar bridges.
The upper bridge is made of Honduran rosewood and is for the J45. The lower bridge is for the grand concert and is made from African blackwood.
A guitar top with a newly glued-on bridge
Dry-fitting the Honduran rosewood bridge on the J45 guitar.
My J45-inspired guitar sports a rectangular Honduran rosewood bridge.
My J45-inspired guitar sports a rectangular Honduran rosewood bridge.
The J45's red maple back is colored with dyes and toned shellac.
The J45’s red maple back is colored with dyes and toned shellac.
The grand concert's adirondack spruce top looks sharp with the African blackwood bridge.
The grand concert’s adirondack spruce top looks sharp with the African blackwood bridge.
The grand concert's sugar maple back is colored with dyes and toned shellac.
The grand concert’s sugar maple back is colored with dyes and toned shellac.
Posted on October 5, 2020October 9, 2020 by David
Posted in GuitarsTagged finishing, maple, no26, no27

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