How Acoustic Guitars Are Made
Posted: Sun Jan 15, 2023 2:20 pm
For a relatively simple instrument (simple, does not mean easy) the process of building an acoustic guitar is highly sophisticated and involves the following steps:
Assembling the raw materials (e.g. tonewoods)
Making or sourcing the mold
Making the soundboard
Book matching the top
Marking out the soundhole and installing the rosette
Planing and thicknessing the soundboard
Bracing
Making The back of the guitar
Planing and thicknessing
Bracing the back
Making the sides
Heat bending the sides
Linings
Constructing the neck
Joining the neck and headstock
Adding the truss rod
Cutting the headstock shape
Building the heel
Shaping the neck
Assembly
Fixing the neck to the body
Adding linings
Installing the soundboard
Installing the back
Binding
The Fretboard
Fret positioning
Installing the fret wires
Making the bridge
Finishing
Installing the bridge
Completing the build
Assembling the raw materials (e.g. tonewoods)
Making or sourcing the mold
Making the soundboard
Book matching the top
Marking out the soundhole and installing the rosette
Planing and thicknessing the soundboard
Bracing
Making The back of the guitar
Planing and thicknessing
Bracing the back
Making the sides
Heat bending the sides
Linings
Constructing the neck
Joining the neck and headstock
Adding the truss rod
Cutting the headstock shape
Building the heel
Shaping the neck
Assembly
Fixing the neck to the body
Adding linings
Installing the soundboard
Installing the back
Binding
The Fretboard
Fret positioning
Installing the fret wires
Making the bridge
Finishing
Installing the bridge
Completing the build