1. Assembling neck & cut fretboard slots

2. Top and back plates ready for jointing

3. Sides prepped for bending

4. Sides bent

5. Head and tail blocks fitted

6. Ready for internal linings

7. Neck truss rod channel cut

8. Back braces and centres seam patch done

9. Internal linings fitted

10. Back brace shaping done

11. Back ready to glue to sides

12. Gluing back to sides

13. Soundhole rosette channel cut ready for Black Walnut inlay

14. Inlaying black purfling

15. Preparing X bracing

16. X bracing and tone bar glued to top

17. Top brace shaping completed

18. Top ready for fitting to sides & back

19. Body closed. Binding next

20. Fretboard radiused and ready for frets

21. Binding ledges cut

2. Routing for end graft inlay

23. Black Walnut end graft

24. End graft inlay completed

25. Preparing to cut truss rod access

26. Truss rod access checked

27. Headplate routings done

28. Headstock completed

29. Final fretboard alignment check

30. Neck & fretboard in glueing jig

31. Fretboard glued to neck

32. Decorative heel cap in place

33. Neck shaping in progress

34. Checking neck joint

35. Build phase completed

36. Pore filling

37. In the spray booth

38. Levelling the finish after first lacquer coats.

39. Bridge fitted

40. Tuners, pickup and strings installed