Tour the Cp Thornton Shop
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We start with beautiful wood like these Curly Maple neck blanks.2
The joiner is used to straighten and level them.3
Curly Maple tops are bookmatched and glued.4
The tops are then joined to these Mahogany backs.5
Sanding the inside of a shaped guitar top.6
Purfling is installed in a routed channel in the top.7
You can clearly see the semi-hollow construction and through-neck before the top is glued.8
Carving the rough assembled body to shape using hand tools.9
Scraping the edges to achieve a smooth feel.10
Fine cabinet scrapers help achieve the final shape.11
Sanding the assembled body.12
Sanding the assembled body.13
Now ready for finish.14
After assembly, fretting and sanding, the guitar is sprayed.15
Each guitar is buffed to a high gloss.16
Next, premium components like these Lindy Fralin Pickups are carefully installed. 17
Gotoh 510 tuners are added.18
The instrument is carefully wired and the matching wood control cover is fitted. 19
The guitar is strung.20
The action is adjusted to perfection – note that there is no truss rod cover to fiddle with.21
Time to play the completed Cp Thornton Guitar!
We start with beautiful wood like these Curly Maple neck blanks.2The joiner is used to straighten and level them.3Curly Maple tops are bookmatched and glued.4The tops are then joined to these Mahogany backs.5Sanding the inside of a shaped guitar top.6Purfling is installed in a routed channel in the top.7You can clearly see the semi-hollow construction and through-neck before the top is glued.8Carving the rough assembled body to shape using hand tools.9Scraping the edges to achieve a smooth feel.10Fine cabinet scrapers help achieve the final shape.11Sanding the assembled body.12Sanding the assembled body.13Now ready for finish.14After assembly, fretting and sanding, the guitar is sprayed.15Each guitar is buffed to a high gloss.16Next, premium components like these Lindy Fralin Pickups are carefully installed. 17Gotoh 510 tuners are added.18The instrument is carefully wired and the matching wood control cover is fitted. 19The guitar is strung.20The action is adjusted to perfection – note that there is no truss rod cover to fiddle with.21Time to play the completed Cp Thornton Guitar!