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I have five grandchildren and want to build a guitar for each of them as they become old enough to play. I have built two already and am now starting on the third for Gracie. We have chosen the SMG model (small parlor guitar). This guitar is small enough for young hands but puts out a full bodied guitar sound. It is the same shape as the" Voo'Doo Guitar" and the parlor I built for Dave M.
Gracie is helping with wood selection and will be picking her own inlays. She has chosen a nice set of 'Monkey Pod' for back & sides.

Laying out the sides before bending

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First bent side

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Both sides in the building form

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Gluing the heel block to sides

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Bearclaw Sitka Spruce sound board

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Pau blue Abalone rosette

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Joining the back with back strip

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Back bracing glued and shaped

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Back mated with sides

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Top bracing installed and shaped.

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Sound board glued to sides   

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Binding channels cut and black/white/black purfling super glued to channels

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Fitting Aspen binding

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Using fish glue and shock cord to attach bindings

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Cutting mortise for neck

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Initial neck fit

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Fossil ammonite from the Cretaceous - will be inlaid into the peg head

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Pore filling body with epoxy

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Rough shaping neck

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Inlaying the fossil ammonite and getting ready to cut the pocket for palm & G

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Frets installed and square MOP inlayed

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Neck attached to body

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Bridge installed. In this picture you can see the nice bear claw figure in the Sitka top

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Pick guard from Monkey Pod cut offs from the back. Gracie inlay from Aspen that was used for the bindings.

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Finished pictures by Jeanne Giltzow

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