The Making Of Bryon’S Guitar
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The Making of Bryon’s Guitar
ByBy
Jerry MercerJerry Mercer
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Acknowledgements
• Thanks to all those who contributed:– My Wife Ruth, for putting up with late nights– Bryon, for his patience– Sue at Clint’s Trophy Mart in Sonora the hard work it
took to produce the Deer inlays– New friend, Bob Webster, whom I met on Frets.net, for
his counsel, advice and work testing the sound quality and how to improve it
– Mr. Richard Wisner of South Bend, IN for the music in the background: Tarrega – Lagrima; Pernambuco: Sounds of Bells
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Purpose
• To chronicle the making of a classical guitar which has been commissioned by Bryon Brock. Bryon has given me a lot of freedom to make the guitar as I see fit, with only a few requests to make it more playable for his playing style.
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Specifications
• Materials:– Top: European spruce – nominal thickness .085”– Back and sides: East Indian Rosewood– Neck: Mahogany– Bridge: rosewood– Scale length: 650 mm, 12 frets to the body, 19th fret
bisected at sound hole– Plantilla: 1943 Hauser I, drawn by Jeff Elliott
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Joining plates
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Thinning top
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Preparing to brace top
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Carving braces
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Braced Top (installed)
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Tentelones
Butresses
Reverse kerf lining
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Spanish Heel
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Rosette and Fretboard (before trimming)
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Coming together
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Head Plate and Machines
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Butt Inlay (Black Walnut with Koa Strips)
Koa bindings
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Reverse Kerf Linings for Back Installation
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The Back goes on
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French Polishing Top (shellac)
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Finiting – shaping, sanding and prep for finish
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Strung up and playable, not done yet
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Sample pieces for testing finish application
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Fretboard shaped and French Polish underway
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Head inlay (Bryon is an avid hunter)
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Heel cap (ditto)
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Back filled and ready for finishSides in process
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Roughed in soundport
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Soundport
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Getting Close
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Better look at the soundport grommet
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The walnut and koa butt inlay
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Mercer guitar #6 – just some final finish work left
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The back
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The heel stack and heel cap
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Thanks for watching. I hope you enjoyed it.