Acoustic Guitar Construction

Posted: **Thu Sep 13, 2012 9:55 pm**

Hello all!
In the summer I decided it was time to order another of Ken's great kits, this time the Gibson J-200.

: I've loved the shape of the J-200 ever since I held one back in the day, and a friend took this photo of me:; EP_J200.jpg (38.45 KiB) Viewed 1802 times

Okay, so it isn't really me, but hopefully my guitar, once complete, will look similar to that one.

I received the kit about 2 weeks ago, and here's a few photos of the box contents, all very nicely packaged for shipping.

: A great looking neck, back , sides, and top!; 2012-09-08.jpg (59.25 KiB) Viewed 1775 times

: And the rest of the components:; 2012-09-081.jpg (56.6 KiB) Viewed 1775 times

Wow - I should have such a nice mustache.

So stay tuned, more pics to come as I progress. And for those of you who I will pester frequently with questions that will cause you to grimace, I apologize in advance and thank you for your patience. Again.

Posted: **Sun Sep 16, 2012 10:42 pm**

Hi again...

Here are some photos of what I've done so far.

: After the mold has been set up with the template, I mark the sides at the centre line for cutting.; DBD_6052.JPG (100.68 KiB) Viewed 1770 times

: Sides now cut to length.; DBD_6056.JPG (91.28 KiB) Viewed 1770 times

: Gluing the neck block and tail block.; DBD_6076.JPG (70.36 KiB) Viewed 1770 times

: Wetting the kerfing and temporarily clamping it to the outside of the rim for ease of gluing to the inside later.; DBD_6082.JPG (89.45 KiB) Viewed 1770 times

: Gluing on the kerfing.; DBD_6088.JPG (112.55 KiB) Viewed 1770 times

: Top kerfing done.; DBD_6092.JPG (62.33 KiB) Viewed 1770 times

: and the bottom kerfing is on.; DBD_6106.JPG (100.86 KiB) Viewed 1770 times

: Profiling the upper bout of the top edge.; DBD_6127.JPG (72.9 KiB) Viewed 1770 times

: Preparing the bottom for contouring by marking the neck and tail blocks.; DBD_6128.JPG (89.67 KiB) Viewed 1770 times

: Using a plane to trim most of the excess block.; DBD_6135.JPG (70.25 KiB) Viewed 1770 times

To be continued...

Posted: **Sun Sep 16, 2012 10:50 pm**

More...

: Rim edge and neck block after using the rotating radius bar.; DBD_6146.JPG (51.92 KiB) Viewed 1770 times

: Checking the fit of the abalone rosette; DBD_6193.JPG (85.13 KiB) Viewed 1770 times

: remove the abalone and purfling strips, and then seal the channel with lacquer. Once dry, replace the pieces and flood with CA.; DBD_6195.JPG (89.88 KiB) Viewed 1770 times

: Time for some scraping and sanding; DBD_6205.JPG (111.59 KiB) Viewed 1770 times

: Rosette looking pretty good!; 2012-09-16.jpg (159.48 KiB) Viewed 1770 times

Time to get some sleep...

Posted: **Sun Sep 16, 2012 11:00 pm**

This is fun to follow, Dave, thanks for posting!

Posted: **Mon Sep 17, 2012 8:14 am**

Excellent documentation -- premo photography !!!

Posted: **Mon Sep 17, 2012 9:54 am**

Bee Ute IFUL work so far.
Keep the pics coming.

Kevin

Posted: **Mon Sep 17, 2012 9:57 am**

Yes, very good keep it going.

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