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Another luthierie mistake!

Glued on the linings before profiling the sides to 15 radius to take the back.

Result - uneven linings, thickest at waist and tapering to the tail and heel!!! Just looks odd, but I'll be reinforcing where the linings gets thin.

Guitar Repair #181 - Back Crack - Kohno Professional J - Classical

Managed to get the crack to be quite invisible. Also inserted spruce cleats x 4.

11/11/21
I was going through my repair blog entries.
Many early guitars like this wasn't documented properly, if at all.
I wish I did.
These are the only photos I have...



Guitar Repair #180 - Setup - Unlabelled Chinese Guitar - Acoustic

11/11/21
I was going through my repair blog entries.
Many early guitars like this wasn't documented properly, if at all.
I wish I did.
Below are photos I have of this guitar
Unlabelled Chinese Guitar

Guitar Repair #178 /#179th - Setup - David Rubio /2004 Juan Hernández Maestro Especial - Classical

David Rubio
Centreseam"Winter Crack"
Suitable piece of spruce
Fashion meticulously to fit
Fitted, glued and trimmed
Trimmed flush
Shellaced to darken
Crack at fingerboard end
After
Action @ 12th fret
Rosette
Headstock of David Rubio
Juan Hernández Maestro Especial
Action @ 12th fret

Guitar Repair #177 - Restring - Synchronium 3/4 size - Classical