RICKENBACKER AND MADELEINE STRINGS ACOUSTIC GUITARS

THE BUILD PROCESS

BODY AND NECK PARTS

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TWO ROUGH-CUT, BOOKMATCHED SPRUCE PANELS ARE READIED FOR GLUING INTO A ROUGH TOP PIECE.

THE TWO SPRUCE PIECES ARE GLUED ALONG ONE EDGE. NOTE THAT THE BOOKMATCHED GRAIN PATTERN MEETS AT THE CENTER SEAM.

A GROUP OF 700C JUMBO TOPS ARE ROUGH-CUT FROM THE GLUED-UP TOP PANELS. TOPS ARE CUT 1/4" LARGER ALL AROUND.

SHOWN ARE TOP AND BACK PANELS FOR A GROUP OF 730S AND 730L DREADNOUGHT BODIES.

STACKS IN THE WORKSHOP OF BODY "HOOPS", TOPS, AND BACKS, WAITING THEIR TURN TO BE ASSEMBLED INTO COMPLETED BODIES, TERMED "BOXES".

THE MAKINGS OF A 730L DREADNOUGHT. A BODY "HOOP", ROUGH-CUT TOP AND BACK, AND A ROUGH-CUT AND ONLY PARTIALLY-SHAPED NECK BLANK.

THE COMPONENTS OF SOME NECKS LAID OUT ON THE BENCH: FRETBOARDS, A PARTIALLY-SHAPED NECK, AND ROUGH LAMINATED NECK BLOCKS THAT HAVEN'T BEEN TRIMMED OR SHAPED YET.

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RICKENBACKER AND MADELEINE STRINGS ACOUSTIC GUITARS

THE BUILD PROCESS

BODY AND NECK PARTS

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