Guitar 1002 – Binding
March 18, 2012
I like this part. The binding puts the real finishing touches on the body. This one is more complicated due to the cutaway and the heel shape. I’ve taken the first “easy” steps of binding the non-cutaway side.
The binding, pre-bent, and a purfling strip are glued into the channel, secured with binding tape. I like to glue the crap out of it, which makes the cleanup more labor intensive, but these puppies need to be secure.
After the tape is removed, it almost looks like a guitar. I will trim back the excess with a cabinet scraper before the final sanding. The cutaway side is next, but I will need to hand bend the binding and purfling strip for the severe bend around the bout at the cutaway.
Jim on 18 Mar 2012 at 10:24 pm #
That dark binding with the light top/back/sides will look really good. I think I like that palo escrito a little more every time I see it.