Chuck's Arch Top Interior Finished View

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The curly spalted red maple is starting to show just how pretty this baby is going to be. The grain is so wild that I decide it may be a good idea to add a spruce center strip and some thin flat-grain maple strips for a little reinforcement. After a weekend of practice and failure, I finally select the best of my hand drawn labels. Click on the photo at left to enlarge it. For a closer view of the label area click here.

Over 100 tentelones are glued one-at-a-time to strengthen the joint between top and sides. Side braces and tape reinforce the sides. Notice the modified Spanish footer joinery between sustain block/neck system and sides. The f-holes are bound and all cutouts for hardware are reinforced with spruce cleats. The neck is still in the rough to provide a clamping area for work to come. Click on the photo at right to enlarge it. For an even bigger picture click here and really see the detail!

Check some of these other photos from this shoot:

A pretty shot of the tail strip from the outside. Remember, this is still in the rough.
The top of the guitar (outside) with no hardware or fingerboard. Check out the epoxy graphite reinforcement rods in the neck.