Above - Here I have cut the fretboard to approximate size and sawed the slots in the approperiate
locations.
Fretboard - Ebony
Above - Here I have attached the fetboard to the neck and body of the guitar. You can see that
I have inlaid herringbone trim around the perimeter of the body to match the trim around the sound hole. Binding - Hard Maple
Above - Now for the finish. It will take a lot of fine sanding.
Above - More sanding
Above - Several coats of laquer finish are applied. The sound hole and the fretboard are masked.
Above - Prior to applying the finish I inlaid my mother of pearl, "Lawrence" logo on the head of the guitar. I also inlaid
diamond shaped mother of pearl position markers into the fretboard as well as marker dots into the side of the fretboard. You see here
that I have also installed the tuners. The bone nut is yet to be installed.
Above - Here I have located the bridge position and am attaching the bridge. You can see that I have installed the frets.
Bridge - Ebony
Above - After the bridge is attached to the body, the bridge pin holes must be continued through the soundboard and
through the maple brace that I previously attached to the underside of the soundboard.
Above - Now I am ready for the strings. I like D'Addario mediums. You can see that I have also
installed the bone saddle into the bridge.
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