Last Update: 4/03/04
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Bill of Materials
| Checkbox | Part | Material | Size | Vendors |
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| Back | East Indian Rosewood/Palisander/Dalbergia latifolia | 20"-22" X 8" X 3/16" (Jumbo Steel String Size Recommended) |
Paracho Del Norte Allied Lutherie LMI Stewart MacDonald Guitar Shop Supply |
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| Back Joint Reinforcement | Spruce, Cedar or Spanish Cedar (Could be made from soundboard excess material) |
5/8" X 18" X 3/32" minimum | Allied Lutherie LMI |
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| Brace Wood | Soundboard: Spruce or Cedar Back:Mahogany or Spanish Cedar |
Approx. 20" X 2" X 3/4" 2 total, one block for the top and another for the back) |
Allied Lutherie LMI Stewart MacDonald Guitar Shop Supply |
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| Bindings | East Indian Rosewood/Palisander/Dalbergia latifolia | 5 of 1/4 “ x .080” x 32” Off-cuts from "Jumbo"size sides can be used. |
Allied Lutherie LMI |
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| Bridge | East Indian Rosewood/Palisander/Dalbergia latifolia | 8" X 1 1/4-2" | Allied Lutherie LMI |
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| Bridge Patch/Plate | Cedar or Spruce | Soundboard off-cut | Allied Lutherie LMI |
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| End Graft/Tail Purfling | Match Bindings Back off-cut |
4"+ length X 1/16" thick minimum | Allied Lutherie LMI |
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| Fingerboard | Ebony | 20+" X 2 3/4" X 5/16" minimum | Allied Lutherie LMI |
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| Frets | Stewart MacDonald #0155 Mr. Schramm's favorite |
6 feet | Stewart MacDonald Guitar Shop Supply | |
| Headplate | East Indian Rosewood/Palisander/Dalbergia latifolia | 7 1/2" X 3 1/2" X 7/64" Could also be bookmatched from back upper bout off-cuts |
Allied Lutherie LMI |
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| Headplate Veneers | 1-White/Maple 1-Black/Dyed maple or pear |
7 1/2" X 3 1/2" X 1/40" or 1/24" | Allied Lutherie LMI |
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| Heelcap | Back Plate off-cut | Back Plate off-cut | Allied Lutherie LMI |
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| Linings | Spanish Cedar or Mahogany | 1/2" X 30" X 1/8" minimum (6pcs) | Allied Lutherie LMI |
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| Neck Shaft & Head | Spanish Cedar or Mahogany | 24" X 3" X 7/8" | Allied Lutherie LMI |
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| Neck Heel Block | Spanish Cedar or Mahogany | For stacked heel use another neck blank Solid Heel: 6" X 4" X 3" |
Allied Lutherie LMI |
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| Nut | Bone | 1/4" X 3/8" X 2 1/4" | Allied Lutherie LMI |
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| Purflings | Veneer strips | See Purfling Lesson | Allied Lutherie LMI |
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| Rosette Veneers | Various Colored Veneers | See Rosette Making Lesson | Allied Lutherie LMI |
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| Saddle | Bone | 1/8" X 3/8" X 3 1/2" | Allied Lutherie LMI |
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| Sides | East Indian Rosewood/Palisander/Dalbergia latifolia | 32” x 5”x .120” (Jumbo) | Paracho Del Norte Allied Lutherie LMI |
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| Soundboard | Spruce or Cedar | 22" x 8" x 3/16" (Jumbo) | Allied Lutherie LMI |
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| Tail Block | Neck Off-cut | 4" X 2 3/4" X 1/2" | Allied Lutherie LMI |
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| Tuning Machines | Your Choice Schaller, Fustero, Rodgers, Sloane... |
70mm/35mm spacing | Allied Lutherie LMI |
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