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Curious to know why the back gets binding tape and the top you use a cord?

When you made the templates for the heel shape, did you use a contour gauge to transfer the shapes from a finished master guitar? Gracias mi amigo mejor!

Hello Pablo from Alabama USA. Thank you so much for the 12 hole conversion trick. I had a guitar that really needed converting due to a bad neck angle. I found a 12 inch long 1/16 inch drill bit and got it in one day. I made the jig as you suggested. I had the job completed with great success in less than 30 minutes. Wonderful idea. Thank you so much. Ernest Pattillo

Hey Pablo, I’m about 7 sessions in using your method, it is wonderful, I am average 2 applications per session. I have not added the oil yet. How many more shellac (2 lb cut) only applications before using oil? Thank you

Loving these videos, thank you for your knowledge and sharing, it is huge.

I was wondering if measuring the bending strength (simple three point) could tell me if the bars have a lot of runouts?

I think several luthiers have used harmonic bars with the grain running horizontally instead of perpendicular.

Runout is an important issue that is often overlooked. The same issue appears in the soundboard thanks to all mayor suppliers who refuse to split their quarters before sawing the soundboards.

Thank you for the clarifying this, great video again 😊

thanks Pablo!

Hi Pablo, Thanks a lot for your great videos ! However, I don't understand the measurement. I have made a simulation on a 3D software. When I take a 25 feet radius (7620 mm), the depth for the diameter of 530 mm is 9,227 mm. To have 6 mm depth you should have a radius dish with a diameter of 430 mm or a 11,7 m radius. Are you Ok with these ?

Awesome info!

Muchas gracias, Pablo. A mí, como aficionado, me enriquecen muchísimo tus conocimientos de experto que, entre paréntesis, no es fácil que alguien los comparta. Saludos desde México.

gracias Pablo! siempre aprendiendo contigo, saludos.

Thank you, Pablo for this detailed information about “run out”. this is something I have heard about but didn’t know how to find it in the brace pieces for my guitars. We can always make our building better, you have just helped us to do that.

Excellent video Pablo. This validates what I learned while building my latest guitar, having paid much more attention to splitting and selecting brace wood than previously done. Thank you!

Very helpful as always. Thank you Pablo!

Hola Pablo, como estas? Se que es un video viejo pero igual no pierdo nada con intentar preguntarte: existe alguna otra alternativa a la piedra pomez? En mi pais consigo la piedra pero no en forma de polvo, por lo que queria saber si se puede probar con otra cosa. Muchas gracias y excelente el video!

Many thanks,very informative

Kudos to the photographer. Not a sound and patient. And good angles.

Is the connection between the back strip and the back purfling/binding the same process? Will there be a future video to show how that is done?

Good explanation, Good luck.

I'm watching this series of videos for the third time to see the details. The spectacular work, your diatics and generosity are fantastic. I'm sorry for living far away and not speaking English very well because I'm Brazilian. But it would be great if one day you could come here to Brazil to teach a course. I've been building guitars for several years but I always learn something new from your videos. Thank you very much.

the guitar is resting on the tuners !!!

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Pablo, thank you so much for sharing your wisdom with us!

Wow, this was very helpful. You are a gifted craftsman. Thank you for posting this, and your other videos.

Pablo. I am closely following this series of your videos. However, I had a big doubt. Do you use pure shellac with alcohol just to make the varnish? I ask this because I always see people mixing shellac with sandarac in other videos, for example. Thanks.

Hi pablo ! Thank you very much for all your videos I follow with great interest . Concerning the thicknes you mention for spruce soundboord (about 2,5mmin the midle and about 2mm close to the edges ) is it the same thicknes you use for cedar sounboard wich has a less density ?

Love the vice setup! I may steal that idea!

great video. Thanks for sharing. Apologies if you've answered this elsewhere but what grit do you sand to before using the epoxy? Thanks

Pablo, It's great to see this. I'm getting ready to finish Bruce's guitar now and intend to do it exactly as you teach it here. Thank you my brother for all your kindness.

Hi Pablo, can I use other type of glue, such as cyanocrylate? Thanks for sharing!

i love your videos,and I learned a lot from your videos

I heard that some luthiers string the guitar up to full tension with the unfinished saddle and than wait 7~10 days before finally adjusting it to perfection !

Hi Pablo, thanks for your great videos. You start this video with the linings already in place. However, the sides need to be already tapered to the right body size. How do you taper the sides? Did you mark the final taper sizes on a straight line and cut them before bending? How do you make sure that you end up with the right body size at the tail and heel since it's hard to bend at an exact location. Do you measure again the depths after the sides are in the solera?

Thank you Pablo for sharing this. I love your teaching method, so articulate and comprehensive. Please keep on educating us 😊

Just to echo the previous praises and comments, the three neck carving videos (and all of your videos actually) are extremely helpful for developing method, jig ideas and uses, and achieving consistent results. Thank you so very much Pablo! Great job man, as always!

Thank you so much Pablo, can’t wait to get started on mine

Is using non hardening oil superior to hardening oils such as walnut or just preference?

Hi Pablo, great video as always, thank you. How do you achieve the 1.5 mm neck relief in the solera? It's hard to see but it seems flat and the layers of plywood continuous. Do you plane down the last plywood from 1.5 mm at the end to nothing at the 12th fret position?

In the USA Narex Richter has amazing steel that competes with chisels three times the price.

Thank you

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Hi Pablo. I wanted to let you know that I very much appreciate that you have taken so much of your valuable time to do these videos. I’m a new builder and I’m currently following these FP videos and I find that there is a significant learning curve in doing this kind of finish. I’m working on my 3rd guitar, a parlor guitar with a western red cedar soundboard and East Indian Rosewood. I have had many challenges on this guitar but I believe it will turn out pretty well. I’m finding I need more oil that you are putting on. I’m in SW Colorado, USA and today the humidity here is about 12%. What is your average humidity in Spain?

Hello Pablo, thank you for the videos! I use a small metall (brass) brush to clean the sanding paper which works very well!

Great video and very important information was provided. A good reminder when the time comes again to build a rosetta. Thank you Pablo once again.

Obrigado por compartilhar suas técnicas. A solução para obtenção da curvatura nos "ladrilhos" da roseta por lixamento das laterais para chegar no ângulo correto é incrível e muito simples de ser feito. De sobra, ainda nos deu uma aula de geometria plana.

Thank you Pablo, I learn so much from your video's. Greetings from The Haque in Holland.