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Galloup School of Lutherie Journeyman Session

Galloup school of Lutherie Journeyman session. Eight weeks, 320 hours of instruction. Two guitar builds. One electric and one acoustic. Repairs, nuts, saddles fret install, set-ups and neck resets are also included with the two guitar builds. The acoustic guitar build is the meat of the course.
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Acoustic Guitar starting components
Acoustic Guitar starting components 		Rope and stick clamps used to clamp the 2 pieces of the top and back together.
Rope and stick clamps used to clamp the 2 pieces of the top and back together.		 Glueing top and bottom pieces together with wood and rope clamps.
Glueing top and bottom pieces together with wood and rope clamps.		 Spruce top glued, sanded to thickness and top traced with location holes for later set-ups.
Spruce top glued, sanded to thickness and top traced with location holes for later set-ups.
The beginning of the sanding process. Maple back sanded from 120, 180 to 220 grit.
The beginning of the sanding process. Maple back sanded from 120, 180 to 220 grit.		 Top cut out with location holes and sound hole located.
Top cut out with location holes and sound hole located.		 Cutting out the groove for the rosette.
Cutting out the groove for the rosette.		 Rosette pocket cut.
Rosette pocket cut.
Inserting rosette.
Inserting rosette.		 Rosette done.
Rosette done.		 Cutting the sound hole from the top.
Cutting the sound hole from the top.		 Cutting sound hole.
Cutting sound hole.
Center brace glued and pockets chiseled out for back braces.
Center brace glued and pockets chiseled out for back braces.		 Back braces glued and clamped into place using go sticks to apply even pressure across the brace.
Back braces glued and clamped into place using "go sticks" to apply even pressure across the brace.		 Back ladder bracing.
Back ladder bracing.		 Clamps removed, back braces secured.
Clamps removed, back braces secured.
Layout lines for the X bracing, tone bars and wing braces
Layout lines for the X bracing, tone bars and wing braces		 X bracing and top braces glued and clamped via go-sticks.
X bracing and top braces glued and clamped via go-sticks.		 Other end view of X brace being glued and clamped.
Other end view of X brace being glued and clamped.		 Tone bars and wing braces glued and clamped.
Tone bars and wing braces glued and clamped.
Bridge plate and sound hold braces glued and clamped.
Bridge plate and sound hold braces glued and clamped.		 Top bracing completed. All braces and tone bars hand tapered an scalloped.
Top bracing completed. All braces and tone bars hand tapered an scalloped.		 Another view of top bracing.
Another view of top bracing.		 Side heat press.
Side heat press.
Metal, heat element sandwich.
Metal, heat element sandwich.		 Applying pressure to the heated, dampened wood to clamp it into position.
Applying pressure to the heated, dampened wood to clamp it into position.		 Closer view of clamp.
Closer view of clamp.		 Sides as they come out of the bending press.
Sides as they come out of the bending press.
Blocks installed
Blocks installed		 Adding Kerfing to the inside of the body to help support the top and bottom when glued to the side.
Adding Kerfing to the inside of the body to help support the top and bottom when glued to the side.		 More Kerfing
More Kerfing		 Kerfing clamped
Kerfing clamped
After the clamps are removed.
After the clamps are removed.		 Strips glued to inside of body to prevent cracking of the sides.
Strips glued to inside of body to prevent cracking of the sides.		 Clamped in place.
Clamped in place.		 Ready for final body height sanding.
Ready for final body height sanding.
Body in holding jig for sanding and attaching top and bottom to the sides.
Body in holding jig for sanding and attaching top and bottom to the sides.		 Bottom glued to sides and clamped with go-sticks.
Bottom glued to sides and clamped with go-sticks.		 Top glued on and clamped with go-sticks.
Top glued on and clamped with go-sticks.		 We have a bird house!
We have a bird house!
Top view
Top view		 Another view in the sound hole.
Another view in the sound hole.		 Routering for binding
Routering for binding		 Done with first cut.
Done with first cut.
Second router cut.
Second router cut.		 Ebony fret board blank.
Ebony fret board blank.		 Body and fretboard blank
Body and fretboard blank		 First cut of binding installed.
First cut of binding installed.
Hold down with tape.
Hold down with tape.		 Maple binding and trim to install. (worst part of the build for me)
Maple binding and trim to install. (worst part of the build for me)		 Gluing and taping binding
Gluing and taping binding		 More tape, more glue
More tape, more glue
Binding installed and ready for some heavy sanding.
Binding installed and ready for some heavy sanding.		 Top view of binding
Top view of binding		 Edge
Edge		 Neck Blank
Neck Blank
Pre cut and ready for final rough cut.
Pre cut and ready for final rough cut.		 Routed channel for truss rod.
Routed channel for truss rod.		 Truss rod channel.
Truss rod channel.		 Go stick clamping jig
Go stick clamping jig
Laying out neck angles for material removal.
Laying out neck angles for material removal. 		More layout
More layout		 Neck layout
Neck layout		 Neck layout
Neck layout
Neck layout
Neck layout		 Measuring to router out slot for truss rod end.
Measuring to router out slot for truss rod end.		 Routering truss rod end slot
Routering truss rod end slot		 Fretboard glued in after truss rod set.
Fretboard glued in after truss rod set.
Mortise cut into body and holes drilled to attach neck
Mortise cut into body and holes drilled to attach neck		 Tenon cut out of neck
Tenon cut out of neck		 Ebony faceplate glued to headstock.
Ebony faceplate glued to headstock.		 Starting to look like a guitar.
Starting to look like a guitar.
Reverse angle
Reverse angle		 Sanding final fit of ebony and mahogany
Sanding final fit of ebony and mahogany 		Neck to body fit
Neck to body fit		 Slip sanding neck for perfect, seamless fit.
Slip sanding neck for perfect, seamless fit.
Laying out neck
Laying out neck		 Drilling tuning machine holes
Drilling tuning machine holes		 Headstock drilled for tuning machines
Headstock drilled for tuning machines		 Initial neck contour layout for chisel
Initial neck contour layout for chisel
Layout
Layout		 Layout
Layout		 Neck holding jig
Neck holding jig		 First cut removal
First cut removal
Taking shape
Taking shape		 More layout
More layout		 Again
Again		 Rasp and file neck
Rasp and file neck
Rasp and file neck
Rasp and file neck		 Another neck layout after removing the first cut
Another neck layout after removing the first cut		 More layout for removal
More layout for removal		 Carving valute
Carving valute
Getting close
Getting close		 90% there
90% there		 Headstock inlay layout
Headstock inlay layout		 Fretboard jig
Fretboard jig
Headstock to valute to neck
Headstock to valute to neck		 Neck to heal
Neck to heal		 Leveling and contouring fretboard
Leveling and contouring fretboard		 Straight, radiused and polished fretboard
Straight, radiused and polished fretboard
Cutting tang in frets
Cutting tang in frets		 Installing frets
Installing frets		 Fretboard done. Radius, leveled and frets installed filed and beveled.
Fretboard done. Radius, leveled and frets installed filed and beveled.		 Inlay glued in.
Inlay glued in.
Inlay finished.
Inlay finished.		 After a long busy day...
After a long busy day...		 Back sanded
Back sanded 		Top sanded
Top sanded
Electric Guitar, sunburst finish with 16 c.oats of Lacquer
Electric Guitar, sunburst finish with 16 c.oats of Lacquer		 14 coats of clear lacquer on my hand I used to hold the body while spraying .
14 coats of clear lacquer on my hand I used to hold the body while spraying .		 Final wet sand of electric. 800, 1000, and finally 1200 grit sandpaper
Final wet sand of electric. 800, 1000, and finally 1200 grit sandpaper		 Spraying acoustic
Spraying acoustic
6 coats of lacquer (many more to come)
6 coats of lacquer (many more to come)		 Acoustic neck sprayed
Acoustic neck sprayed		 Acoustic neck
Acoustic neck		 Acoustic back
Acoustic back
Front again after first 6 coats
Front again after first 6 coats		 Meanwhile, back to the electric
Meanwhile, back to the electric		 Body and neck assembled back together
Body and neck assembled back together		 Fitting the nut blank
Fitting the nut blank
Spacing strings
Spacing strings		 Arrached bridge
Arrached bridge		 Nut slots cut and top taken down to proper height.
Nut slots cut and top taken down to proper height.		 Switch, tone and volume pots attached to soldering board
Switch, tone and volume pots attached to soldering board
Pots and switched soldered together
Pots and switched soldered together		 Pick up wires and end pin jack wires soldered and pulled into back pocket
Pick up wires and end pin jack wires soldered and pulled into back pocket		 New cases have arrived!
New cases have arrived!		 electronics tested and working!
electronics tested and working!
Final neck set, bridge set for proper string height, radius and intonation.
Final neck set, bridge set for proper string height, radius and intonation.		 Done and polished body top
Done and polished body top		 Back
Back		 Nut polished
Nut polished
Finished, in case awaiting final grade.
Finished, in case awaiting final grade.		 Frets installed in acoustic
Frets installed in acoustic		 Fretboard
Fretboard		 Body sanded to 1200 ready for buffing
Body sanded to 1200 ready for buffing
Buffing
Buffing		 Neck body fit after 4 hours of slip sanding
Neck body fit after 4 hours of slip sanding		 Neck bolts coundtersunk
Neck bolts coundtersunk		 Fretboard glued to top after lacquer was removed
Fretboard glued to top after lacquer was removed
Neck set
Neck set		 Neck set
Neck set		 Bridge finished (blank of left is what we started with)
Bridge finished (blank of left is what we started with)		 Frets leveled, crowned, sanded and polished.
Frets leveled, crowned, sanded and polished.
Lacquer removal using router jig
Lacquer removal using router jig		 Lacquer removal using router jig
Lacquer removal using router jig		 Lacquer removal using router jig
Lacquer removal using router jig		 Bridge clamp dry run
Bridge clamp "dry run"
Dry run
Dry run		 Bridge glued, clamped with plenty of run out.
Bridge glued, clamped with plenty of run out.		 Bridge clamped
Bridge clamped 		Today's goal was to get everyones bridges clamped to dry overnight.
Today's goal was to get everyones bridges clamped to dry overnight.
Bridge pin holes drilled though body and countersunk.
Bridge pin holes drilled though body and countersunk.		 Grooving bridge pin holes to allow for string using solid bridge pins.
Grooving bridge pin holes to allow for string using solid bridge pins.		 String groove cut for Low E string.
String groove cut for Low E string.		 Bone saddle fit and finished to length and width.
Bone saddle fit and finished to length and width.
Rough height cut
Rough height cut		 Bone nut cut and fit to width and length
Bone nut cut and fit to width and length		 Top view
Top view		 String slots spaced and measured
String slots spaced and measured
Done for the week, next week finish saddle, nut and set up, sand buff and polish everything and it will be done!
Done for the week, next week finish saddle, nut and set up, sand buff and polish everything and it will be done!		 The electric is now home with its new friends..
The electric is now home with its new friends..		 Acoustic finished for grading. (pick guard removed after grading)
Acoustic finished for grading. (pick guard removed after grading)		 Top
Top
Nice stripe in ebony fretboard. Frets polished.
Nice stripe in ebony fretboard. Frets polished.		 Solid maple sides and binding
Solid maple sides and binding		 Gotoh Tuning machines
Gotoh Tuning machines		 Headstock
Headstock
Solid Maple Back
Solid Maple Back		 Bottom, tapered ebony end pin.
Bottom, tapered ebony end pin.		 Top without pick guard
Top without pick guard		 Soundhole, fretboard
Soundhole, fretboard
Final saddle and bridge
Final saddle and bridge		 Finished rosette
Finished rosette		 Ebony fret board
Ebony fret board 		neck to body fit
neck to body fit
Maple side and binding
Maple side and binding		 scalloped braces
scalloped braces		 Bridge and saddle
Bridge and saddle		 Valute
Valute
Graduation
Graduation		 Home sweet home.
Home sweet home.
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Guest 23-Sep-2017 19:01
Glad you're documenting the process. Awesome.
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