Yes, he uses traditional Spanish method of individual lining blocks (peone or tentellones) made from spruce for his top
linings (not kerfings nor even kerfed linings!). For his back linings, he typically will use continuous kerfed Spanish Cedar linings. I believe Bruce learned this technique from Canadian luthier Michael Dunn who learned it at "Los Guitarreros de Mallorca" under José Ferrer from Granada and Maestro José Orti Benieto from Valencia in the mid-1960s. He also works without a mold which is also quite uncommon these days...
This is a beautiful looking pattern of top bracing. I will be curious to hear what you think of the non-scalloped braces when its complete...
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Originally Posted by Left of Sam
Hi Bruce. Glad you are back in the saddle.
So you glue individual wedges for your kerfing? Do you join top to sides before or after? Wowza. If so I missed a critical step in my build inspired by your work hehe.
Sam
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