Kallenbach Guitars

Making of...


Parts for building a Steelstring Guitar

Two Alpine Spruce Parts for the Soundboard (Top)


Joined Makassar-Ebony Back


Paua Inlay work in the Soundhole Rosette

Back sanded to proper thickness and trimmed



The so called "Four Poster Bed", a glue asisstant

Soundboard with headblock Tailblock and braces. Notice the Pre-War Style Canvas reinforced crosspoint.

6a
6b
Fixing & glueing the Headblock.
Preperation for installing the curved sides

7a

The installed curved sides

leveling the depth of the body


mounted kerfed linings

fixing & glueing the back braces

joining the back to the body


body before routing the binding channels
routing work done


binding channel detail


preparing for Neckjoint & Tail inlays


Body bindings

Detail: Tail inlay

Raw Material for building a One Piece Neck

Genuine Honduras Mahogany


Building the One Piece Neck & routing the Trussrod channel

Adjusting the Neckjoint


 

 

Cutting & Carving the neck
Headstock Binding

Assembling the neckparts

Headstock Veneer & Fretboard Standard:
selected black Ebony


Fretboard binding works

Installing the frets


Drilling the tuner holes

Assembled for final adjustments



Measuring the Bridge placement

Preparing for laquer finish


Yeah!