OK, today I finally finished carving and sanding the inside of the top!
This first shot shows the inside after I blended the ovals. The pencils marks shows the approximate location of the sound bars.
Here's the inside after sanding with 100 and 150 grid sandpaper.
This is the outside of the top prior to drawing the 'f' holes.
This is the template used to draw the 'f' holes and their tracing on the top. The line connecting the 'f' holes is the location of the bridge. This line was located by first measuring the finger board to the 12 fret. When the finger board in mounted, the 12 fret location will be at the flat area next to the curl. You then measure the same distance from the flat area to the bridge location. This means that the 12 fret is center between the nut and the bridge.
This shows the holes drilled for the 'f' holes and a pilot cut between them. Next I'll hand carve the remainder of the 'f' holes.
But, before completing the 'f' holes, I made and fitted the sound bars. The upper bar in the picture is the bass and the lower is the treble. These bars were hand sanded to conform to the concave surface of the top.
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