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The Making of Bryon’s Guitar
ByBy
Jerry MercerJerry Mercer
Acknowledgements
• Thanks to all those who contributed:– My Wife Ruth, for putting up with late nights– Bryon, for his patience– Sue at Clint’s Trophy Mart in Sonora the hard work it
took to produce the Deer inlays– New friend, Bob Webster, whom I met on Frets.net, for
his counsel, advice and work testing the sound quality and how to improve it
– Mr. Richard Wisner of South Bend, IN for the music in the background: Tarrega – Lagrima; Pernambuco: Sounds of Bells
Purpose
• To chronicle the making of a classical guitar which has been commissioned by Bryon Brock. Bryon has given me a lot of freedom to make the guitar as I see fit, with only a few requests to make it more playable for his playing style.
Specifications
• Materials:– Top: European spruce – nominal thickness .085”– Back and sides: East Indian Rosewood– Neck: Mahogany– Bridge: rosewood– Scale length: 650 mm, 12 frets to the body, 19th fret
bisected at sound hole– Plantilla: 1943 Hauser I, drawn by Jeff Elliott
Joining plates
Thinning top
Preparing to brace top
Carving braces
Braced Top (installed)
Tentelones
Butresses
Reverse kerf lining
Spanish Heel
Rosette and Fretboard (before trimming)
Coming together
Head Plate and Machines
Butt Inlay (Black Walnut with Koa Strips)
Koa bindings
Reverse Kerf Linings for Back Installation
The Back goes on
French Polishing Top (shellac)
Finiting – shaping, sanding and prep for finish
Strung up and playable, not done yet
Sample pieces for testing finish application
Fretboard shaped and French Polish underway
Head inlay (Bryon is an avid hunter)
Heel cap (ditto)
Back filled and ready for finishSides in process
Roughed in soundport
Soundport
Getting Close
Better look at the soundport grommet
The walnut and koa butt inlay
Mercer guitar #6 – just some final finish work left
The back
The heel stack and heel cap
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