277.

2
10 29/32"
9 275.5 9 95.4 65.0 82.7 114.0 137.2
1/32" 10 27/32" 1/32" 3 3/4" 2 9/16" 3 1/4" 4 1/2" 5 13/32"

A
5/16"
8.0

277.2 Dark Line Indicates Outside

10 29/32" Perimeter of Guitar. Light Line Is
59.0 159.1 59.0 Inside Of Sides.
2 5/16" 6 1/4" 2 5/16"

Dashed Lines Indicate Back/

5/16"

Side Lining. 2.4mm Wide. Bend

3/16"7.9
14.0
9/16"

With a Side Bender To Match

5.1

Sides and Eliminate Stress.

1/32"
1.0

Scallop The Brace Ends As Shown

This Is Not An Exact Science And Varies
257.5 Greatly From Luthier to Luthier.
10 1/8"
3.1 251.3 3.1
1/8" 9 29/32" 1/8" To Cover Up The Center Seam Inside The
Guitar Body And Give The Joint Additional
Strength Use A Strip Of Maple 3mm Thick. Run
5/16"
8.0

B Betwen The Braces And Round-Off As Shown.

The Best Way To Install This Is As One Long
Piece And Carefully Cut And Chisel Out The
Foot and Neck Block This Is A Channels For The Back Braces.
Note How Sides Fit Into A 'Slot" In The Neck. Very Important Structural A B
257.3 Forming This Slot Is One Of The More Difficult Element. Construct From Vertical C D
10 1/8" Arch The Back Of The Guitar For Sound
Tasks In Classical Guitar Construction. The Slot Grain Cuban Cedar Reflectance Quality And To Allow Some
59.0 139.5 59.0
2 5/16" 5 1/2" 2 5/16" Follows The Profile Of The Heck/Heal All The Way Tollerance For Humidity Changes. This Arch
To The Fretboard. Also Notice How the Neck/Heal Should Be Approximately 2mm to 3mm Across
Is One Piece. The Wide Part Of The Back Plate
1/32" 5/16"
7/32"7.9
14.0
9/16"

This Is The Outline Of The Heal At The Back Plate

5.2

Of The Guitar.
9

14 17/32"
9 5/32"
11/16"

232.2

368.8
17.2
276.8
10 29/32"
4.4 268.0 4.4 Back Braces - Vertical Grain Minimum 20
3/16" 10 9/16" 3/16" 36.6
11 7/16"
13/32" Neck Block Profile At Top Grain/In. Cedar Or Spruce #1 Quality.
Cope Out Ends Of Bracing. Back Block or Butt Block. Vertical Grain
Plate
Honduras Mahogany. Some Luthiers
5/16"
8.0

C Back Material: Many Different Woods Can

Be Used. For Bright Tones Go With One
Shave This Block or Angle It Away
From The Top As This Block Often
Gives A Guitar A "Hump" In The Top
Of The Rosewoods Such As Indian
Rosewood or Brazilian Rosewood. Koa Is And Can Cause Cracking.
276.8 Bright As Is Zircote And Madagascar
10 29/32" Rosewood. For Warm Tone Use Walnut.
58.3 160.2 58.3 Most Traditional Acoustic Guitars Are
2 9/32" 6 5/16" 2 9/32"
Constructed From Indian Rosewood Or
Mahogany. Some Great Rosewood Sub-
stitues available now are Zebrawood,
5/16"
7/32"7.8

Paduck and Bubinga

14.0
9/16"

5.2
1/32"
1.0

Dashed Lines Indicate Back/

Side Lining. 2.4mm Wide. Bend
364.3 With a Side Bender To Match
14 11/32" Sides and Eliminate Stress.

D
5/16"
8.0

Back Plate Layout & Brace Layout

364.3
14 11/32"
82.3 199.7 82.3
3 1/4" 7 7/8" 3 1/4"
9/32"
7.0
14.0
9/16"

7/32"
5.2
1/16"

Note: You Should Make All Your Bracing Longer Than It

1.8

Needs To Be, Or As Shown In The Bracing Diagrams Above.

Leave Each Brace At Least 3/8" Long And Trim Back During
Fitting Of The Back And Top Plates To The Guitar Sites.

Note For Detailed Construction Instructions

Refer To Our Book "Guitar & Ukulele Construction
Handbook @ http://shopglss.com

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