Bruunari Guitars Foundation
Bruunari Gypsy Guitar
On this page you will find a description and photos of the construction process for the two gypsy guitars. I hope you will find it enjoyable.
The beginning: I just started with 2 guitars based on Favino 1961 model.
After some experiments I have decided not to use laminated woods for the back and site but solid nut for the solo- and rosewood for the lead guitar. The new techniques allow me to bend solid wood. Further on they will be custom build for the duo Peu de Feu., and will be played at the Django Festival in France , Samois in June this year.
I would like to thank my teacher Jan Zonjee for his assistance and advise. Letting me use his great workshop, and his help, are immiscible.
Part I
- The drawing and the book
- The selection choice of the woods
- The rough wood for all the parts for two guitars
- The first handling. Sanding all the parts and gluing the tops
- Sawing the neck parts
- The molds for one inside mold for the 1st instrument and a solera for the 2th instrument. The mold for the oval- and the d-shape sound hole
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Part II
- Fine sanding and preparing the back and the necks for gluing
- Gluing the backs and necks neck. Tapping and seem control
- Finishing the preparation off the sides
- Cutting out and shaping the both tops
- Preparing the wood for the bracings for back and top
- Shaping the bracings
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Part III
- Making the head plates and gluing the neck.
- Making the mold for the inlays.
- Routing the inlays for the O hole and D hole.
- Sawing the molds for the side bending machine.
- Cutting the veneers for the sound hole inlays.
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Part IV
- Inlay the veneers and gluing them
- Preparing the bending machine.
- Bending the sides without cut away.
- Gluing the bracings for the top.
- Shaping the solera with cork.
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Part V
- Shaping the neck
- Bending the cut aways
- Set up the neck angle on the solera
- Positioning the fret board
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Part VI
- Routing the bodies.
- Bending the purflings and bindings.
- Gluing the bindings and purflings.
- Shaping the fret board.
- Gluing the fret board.
- Fretting the fret board.
- Shaping the head and neck.
- Drilling the tuner holes.
- Positioning the markers in the fret board.
- Making the bridges.
- Making the wood pieces for the tail inlays.
- Shaping the nuts.
- Sanding and finishing 3 times.
- Stringing the guitars.
- Tuning and intonating.
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