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Top and Back
The top ... |
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... and the back, cleaned with a scraper on the outside |
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| graduated back plate |  |
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Binding Part II I use maple (1.8 mm) and veneer of ebony and elm for the binding enclosing the sides. |
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Gluing the block |
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planed block, one week in repose to be continued ... |
| Sides Sides, 2.2 mm |
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| The sides are soaked in water and rocked against the hot bending iron. |  |
| It starts with bending the waist. |  |
| Bending the lower bout |  |
| Waist and lower bout are already discernible. |  |
| bending the sides until completely dry |  |
| Checking the alignment against the mold |  |
the bent side is left in the mold over night 
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