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Bending sides after bringing them to thickness. Then fit them to mold and glue in the blocks.

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Fit and glue in end wedge. The piano sound board top wood is jointed.

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Thickness the top with a no. 4 Stanley bench plane.

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The sound hole and rosette is placed and cut in.

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The top is now ready for bracing.

Now the back is dimensioned to proper thickness and braced. The top bracing has been fitted and glued in place. The top is then fitted to the sides and glued in place.

 

The back is fitted and glued in place. After trimming the binding ledge can be cut and the binding can be prepared and installed.

More to follow...