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| I was gifted this classical guitar by a luthier friend from Auckland. The back had serious damage so I removed the back in order to access the damaged area. |
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| Several braces were split from the impact that damaged the back panel. |
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| There were several long cracks that needed attention. |
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| I cut a new piece of mahogany and fitted it as carefully as I could to the missing back section. |
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| I cut back the enormous birch plywood patch and the nasty cleat that had been hide glued to the damaged areas. |
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| once fine sanded I set about attempting to match the mahogany colour to the patch. |
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| Next it was time to re-attach the back to the body. This is a great opportunity to correctly align the neck for ideal string height. I use a spirit level as a splint to hold the ideal neck angle as the back is glued and clamped into position on the body. |
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| Such a lovely inlaid wooden rosette. |
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| It's amazing how unifying a clear coat can be! |
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| This is a very good classical guitar. I gifted it to my step son who is a gifted musician and guitarist. |
