A GUITAR IS BORN IN

PARACHO, MEXICO

PAGE FOUR

All photos © 1999 Teja Gerken

 

 

 

PICTURE 12: Now that the body is assembled and sanded, the edges have been routed in preperation for gluing in the binding. PICTURE 13: YIKES! This is what I looked like at age 19....
   
 PICTURE 14: The brazillian rosewood fingerboard and headstock overlay are glued to the neck. Again, string and wedges are used to hold things together. PICTURE 15: The fingerboard has now been sanded even with the neck. Also the headstock has been cut into shape and the holes and routings for the tuning machines have been made.

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