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i want final thickness of plates ready for gluing to ribs

pls tell me that the thickness of back,sides and top
of a steel string same that of classical guitar
waiting for valuable help........

pls can any one tell me the Difference between thicknesser and planer.
waiting for ur advice

Thanks ur all friends for ur usefull advice.
i have built my first classical guitar.
pls visit the following link.

viewtopic.php?f=25&t=2548

waiting for ur valuable comments

Thanks folks for ur great appreciation.
i have made the mould out of scratch.
and i was following 3-4 books.
The art of guitar making by Andrew allan.
making master guitars by Roy courtnall.
The guitar makers manual.

Hello friends. There is a little confusion. I have seen on the internet that many guitar necks are made of mahogany , sapele , cedar. some have guitar tops of . mahogany, sapele , cedar. some have back and sides of mahogany, sapele , cedar. can please any one tell me that can we use the same wood fo...

The neck is american cherry

Thanks for ur appreciation. sorry to say that i sid not understand ur question i use shellac finish on my instrument but the pores are not filled properly. i was so excited to hear the first note that i was not able to take pics properly and finish i completely. (edit by forum admin) waiting for ur ...

pls any tell me how to embed youtube videos in our forum

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Hello this is my first classical guitar build.

made up of
fine solid rosewood back and sides.
imported Engelman spruce
rosewood headplate , fingerboard and bridge.
wooden rosette
bone nut and saddle.

Extremely beautiful instrument !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!