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Building a Classical Guitar:
How this:

Becomes THIS:

You may also
want to look at the steel string construction page (there's a bit more
detail there):

hese pictures include photos from at least three different guitars.
Please don't worry about this:
these are just illustrations
The materials are shown above and here:


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| Top, ready to
brace |
Bracing the top |
Bracing the top |

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| Bracing the top |
Bracing the top |
Top ready to
assemble |
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| Top ready to
assemble |
The back |
Building up the
heel block |
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| Reinforcing
plugs in a peg headstock |
Peg headstock |
Gluing the neck
to the top |
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| Gluing on the
blocks |
Gluing on the
sides |
Almost ready for
the back |
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| Ready for the
back |
Gluing on the
back |
Body complete
except binding |
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| Gluing on the
binding |
Leveling the
fretbaord |
Ready to shape
the neck |
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| Ready to shape
the neck |
Ready to finish |
Ready to finish |
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| Ready to finish |
Done |
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Steel
String construction pages:
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