Monday, August 31, 2009
Friday, August 7, 2009
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Soundboard glue-up
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Soundboard and supports.
After the soundboard has been thicknessed it is sized using a solution of water and hide glue. It is painted on one side of the soundboard, which causes it to curl up like a piece of cinnamon bark as it dries, and then the other side is painted.
After it dries completely the soundboard is flat again. The upper belly rail is glued along the lower curve to support the soundboard.
Liners also support the soundboard and they are glued in place on the inside walls
The lower belly rail is glued in place.
After it dries completely the soundboard is flat again. The upper belly rail is glued along the lower curve to support the soundboard.
Liners also support the soundboard and they are glued in place on the inside walls
The lower belly rail is glued in place.
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Case and soundboard
I decided to keep the original RCM 1 shape--there being no need for extra tail room. Here is the back (with dog).
The extreme point would require rather sharp angles, so rather than sawing them, I simply planed them to joint.
The bentside was bent using a bath of boiling water--simply a lasagna pan on the stove top, the wood marinated again and again until plyable.
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