Completing the sides

One of Kirk Sand's special design touches is lining the sides of the guitar for strength, beauty, and projection. His rosewood instruments are usually lined with mahogany, so he thought it would be a nice touch to line the Mediterranean cypress sides of my guitar with Brazilian rosewood. Kirk said, "This is just a little something special for the player- you'll look down into the soundhole and see this beautiful Brazilian rosewood looking back at you!"

Here, the sides are lined and ready for the kerfing.

Kerfing done on two sets of sides. One is the prototype (my personal guitar), and the other is its "twin." Sorry, it's already sold- but Kirk will be making more...

Here's another view of both sets.

I love the grain of that Brazilian rosewood. The kerfing is Spanish cedar.

As I mentioned in a previous post, the guitar will have a Brazilian wedge on the back, and also Brazilian rosewood lining and binding. Here's one more view of the finished sets of sides.

Now, the sides are ready for the top and back! The two sets on the left are Craig Dobbins Models, lined with rosewood. The two sets on the right are rosewood guitars, lined with mahogany.

Next time- making the rosette!

-Craig