Lukas Milani Handmade Guitars

Milani Handmade Guitars
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Inside the workshop
Soundboard braces
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The soul of the voice
Tools
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Handcrafting guitars
Pickguard Inlay
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I used local woods for this inlay pattern
Fingerboard inlay
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Floreal custom inlay. Wood and abalone mix.
Clamping
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Gluing soundboard braces
Rosette
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Cutting around the soundhole
Design
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Planning an instrument and its details
Braces
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Before gluing
Molds
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Handmade too
Woods
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Storing and drying
Abalone inlay
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On a Sitka top
Soundboard
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Shaped spruce braces
Tiny plan
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Carving a neck
Inside
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Scalloped braces
Guitarmaking
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Assembling a flamenco blanca guitar
French polish
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Varnishing
Carving a top
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Maple soundboard and maple curls
The Walrus open back
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New acoustic discoveries
Bindings
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Black wooden binding