making a classical guitar 1

the sides are glued to the soundboard first, and Juliette is putting glue on the tentilons [lining pieces] before sticking them in one at a time by finger pressure, the glue is taken off with an artists brush or wet toothbrush when all are in place. it takes about a minute to remove all the glue with a bit of tissue and the wet brush, by this time the surplus glue causes a vacuum and sticks the tentilons fast without clamping, the tentilon system has been used by Torres since 1830 and has a better sound than continuous linings as used by modern acoustic guitar builders, this is the first guitar being made by french student Juliette in the irish school of lutherie, www.irishschooloflutherie.com.

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[pauldoyle38a]

well some of the students in my school of lutherie did not have time or wanted to use kerfed lining as on the acoustic guitar and for sure it was not the same free sound as the separated tentilons, either way i never use continuous on my own classical guitars, paul

[pauldoyle38a]

another one not reading the text agh

[classicalguitarrocks]

This is the way--traditional. More of the top is free to vibrate

[pauldoyle38a]

yep doing this 33 years now, and with a sprung top nothing to equal it for sound,,

[simonshusse]

"the original way" (for gluing) is mentioned in some of the comments. Actually the kind of glue used in this video wasn't around when Torres and the other early luthiers were active. They used warm glue and some still use it today. I use it for many jobs on the guitar and it is very easy to remove the excess glue before it becomes hard.

[TexasSizzle]

I appreciate tentellones as much as the next luthier, but it is highly debateable if they make a superior sound to solid linings all things being equal even if seeming logic is correct. Cheers.

[pauldoyle38a]

@jorgerloko how many guitars have you made? Cuantas guitarras has hecho?

[jorgerloko]

deberias de poner menos cola....

[jorgerloko]

eceso de cola.....

[st91bp7t]

ops...I see :)

[pauldoyle38a]

@st91bp7t did you read the text? i guess not cause its not a pain while its wet only if you let it dry, that is the original way it was done in Europe, read Antonio de Tores by Jose l Romanillos