The sides bent to shape. Hanna's are the one's in the middle.

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Back pieces joined, with a strip down the center. Hanna is on the left. Check out that gorgeous mesquite back for Jack Ingram's guitar on the right.

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Back bracing glue up.

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Sides glued to the end blocks.

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Top bracing glue up.

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Here the top bracing has been hand shaped.

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Talked Vince into stopping in mid-carve to take some action shots of the back bracing being shaped. He says this back rang just like a sound board when you tapped it.

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