Complete Course – How to Make a Classical Guitar from Scratch
495.00€
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Below you will find details about the content of each video and you will notice that they are not arranged to make each component individually. Instead the chapters are put in the order I follow to be able to work continuously without having to wait in-between jobs, due to gluing certain components.
Each video is clearly titled, allowing you the opportunity to choose the relevant chapter in the event that you wish to work on individual components from start to finish.
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Description
Video 1 - Selecting the Timbers
- Selection of timbers to build this guitar
- Characteristics and qualities to look for when selecting timbers
Video 2 - Making the Neck (Part 1)
- Preparing the neck plank
- Cutting the scarf head join
- Joining the head to the neck
- Inserting a reinforcing strip
- Making the heel block
- Gluing the head plate
Video 3 - Making the Rosette (Part 1)
- Analysing and designing the rosette
- Making the tiles for the centre section
Video 4 - Making the Neck (Part 2)
- Trimming the head plate to locate the nut
- Positioning and gluing the heel block
Video 5 - Making the Soundboard (Part 1)
- Joining the soundboard
- Cutting the outline of the guitar
- Cleaning the surfaces
- Positioning the centre of the sound hole and rosette
- Cutting the rosette slot
Video 6 - Making the Neck (Part 3)
- Marking out the cutting lines on the neck
- Cutting the wedge slots
- Making the wedges
- Initial stage of carving the heel
Video 7 - Making the Neck (Part 4)
- Shaping the head
- Drilling the holes to fit the tuners
- Cutting the slots on the face of the head
- Shaping the ramps from the nut to the head slots
Video 8 - Making the Rosette (Part 2)
- Cutting the tiles for the centre section
- Explaining how to make the half herringbone
- Preparing all components for the rosette
- Inlaying the rosette
Video 9 - The Sides
- Preparing and shaping the sides before bending
- Thicknessing and bending the sides
Video 10 - The Back (Part 1)
- Preparing for the centre join in the back
- Preparing for the bindings
- Joining the back
Video 11 - The Soundboard (Part 2)
- Levelling the rosette down to be flush with the spruce
- Cleaning the scratches
- Thicknessing the soundboard
- Marking out the position of the internal components
- Gluing the internal reinforcements and components
Video 12 - The Soundboard (Part 3)
- Shaping internal components
- Making the internal bars and the fan struts
- Gluing the fan struts
Video 13 - The Back (Part 2)
- Cutting the outline of the back
- Thicknessing the back
- Gluing the centre reinforcement strip
Video 14 - The Soundboard (Part 4)
- Sizing and shaping the fan struts
- Gluing and shaping the harmonic bars
- Cleaning the inside of the soundboard
Video 15 - The Back (Part 3)
- Shaping the centre strip
- Positioning and gluing the back bars
- Shaping the back bars
Video 16 - Internal Components (Part 1)
- Making the linings and the kerfing blocks (Peones)
Video 17 - Internal Components (Part 2)
- Making the end block
- Making the support brackets for the harmonic bars
- Preparing the neck for the soundboard jointing area
Video 18 - Assembling the Guitar (Part 1)
- Looking at different types of solera moulds and how they are made
- Bringing the components of the guitar into the mould
Video 19 - Assembling the Guitar (Part 2)
- Fitting the linings
- Preparing the guitar to receive the back
- Fitting the back
Video 20 - The Bindings (Part 1)
- Making and bending the bindings and purflings
Video 21 - The Bindings (Part 2)
- Preparing the guitar to receive the bindings
- Cutting the rebates on the edges of the guitar
- Cutting the slot for the end inlay
- Cutting the mitres and the purflings
- Gluing the back bindings
- Preparing the area where the bindings meet the neck
- Fitting the bindings in the front
- Fitting the end inlay
Video 22 - The Fingerboard
- Explaining how to cut the slots for the frets
- Preparing and shaping the fingerboard
- Preparing the guitar to receive the fingerboard, levelling the bindings
- Gluing the fingerboard
- Trimming the neck to make it flush with the ebony
- Planing the face of the fingerboard to have the right set up
Video 23 - The Bridge
- Sizing the bridge plank
- Cutting the slots to receive the saddle and strips of bone for the tie block
- Making the bridge
- Positioning and gluing the bridge
Video 24 - The Frets
- Preparing the fingerboard to receive the frets
- Fitting, gluing and levelling the frets
- Crowning, cleaning and polishing the frets
Video 25 - Carving the Neck
- Fitting the heel cap
- Carving the shaft of the neck
- Carving the join head-to-neck
- Carving the join heel-to-neck
Video 26 - The Nut, Saddle, Set Up and Stringing Up
- Making the nut and the saddle
- Stringing up the guitar
- Looking at the set up
- Javier Garcia plays a small piece from Tarrega on the guitar