660.

0
25 31/32"

Back Block or Butt Block. Vertical Grain Cedar Or Spruce

Minimum 20 Grains/In. Some Luthiers Shave This Block or
Angle It Away From The Top As This Block Often Gives A
Guitar A "Hump" In The Top And Can Cause Cracking.

Scale Length

177.6
7"

330.0

13"

13"

129.6

5 3/32"

For Fret Spacing, Refer To Fret Spacing Chart Below

43.0

4 1/16"

The Top Trim For The Headstock Is Traditionally Made From

The Same Wood As The Back And Sides. It is Usually
Leftover Stock And Is About 2.2mm Thick. Glue Maple Or
Maple/Ebony Veneer Beneath For Additional Detail - This Is
A Personal Preference. Glue These Pieces Before Any
Headstock Work Is Started.

94.0

3/4"

19.1

Drill These Holes Only After You Have

Purchased Your Tuning Machines. Make
Holes About 1mm Larger Than The Roller.
Drill These Holes First To Minimize Tear-Out
Of The Tuner Slots.

103.2

1/16" (1.5mm) Cedar

Bridge Plate Glued To The Underside Of
The Top Place. Notch Fan Bracing Over
The Top Of The Bridge Plate.

Cross Brace Side Brackets At 2 Main Cross

Braces. Refer To Top Brace Layout For Size And
Configuration. Install After Top Plate Is Glued To
Sides.

27.6
1 3/32"

R 38.7

#1 Quality Cuban Mahogany Neck With

Ebony Reinforcement Strip Down Center
(See Detail Above). Select Only Vertical
Grain Wood For Your Neck.

R 12.0
15/32"

Laminate Cuban Cedar Left Overs From The

Neck Blank (Before You Rip The Blank Down The
Middle). Make Sure To Glue Enough For The
Continuous Neck Block And Foot At The Guitar
Interior As Well.
Either Extend The Back Material Over The Heel
Or Place A Piece Of Ebony Trim Over The Neck
Heal. Both Practices Are Used And Traditional.
Extension Of The Back Plate Over The Heals
Gives The Guitar Additional Strength.

Shaping The "Foot" Of The Guitar Is One Of

The Most Demanding Operations. The Foot
Give The Neck And Body A Lot Of Structure
And This Joist Should Be As Perfect As
Possible.

2.2 10.2

This Light Line Is The Neck Splice

Joint. There Is A 8.13 Degree Angle
From The Neck To The Headpiece

1 5/8"

Re-Constituted Ivory Or Excellent Quality

Bone For the Nut.

3/32" 13/32"

1 3/8"

1 3/8"

41.3

3 11/16"

34.9

1 11/16"

1/4"

34.9

6.4

5/16"

3/4"

9/16"

19.1

14.5

36.3

75.0

1 7/16"

2 31/32"

Back Braces - Vertical Grain Minimum 20 Grain/In.

Cedar Or Spruce #1 Quality. Cope Out Ends Of
Bracing And Fit Into Channels Cut Into The Lining (Do
Not Cut Through The Sides.

Kerfed Lining Made From Either Basswood Or Cedar.

Many Spanish Classicals Use Solid Kerfing For The
Back Plate Attachment. If You Choose To Do That
Make Sure The Kerfing Is Pre-Bent Prior To Gluing. Do
Not Introduce Stress Into The Guitar

Longitudinal Section

Side And Back Material: Many Different Woods Can Be

Used. For Bright Tones Go With One Of The
Rosewoods Such As Indian Rosewood or Brazialian
Rosewood. Koa Is Bright As Is Zircote And Madagascar
Rosewood. For Warm Tone Use Walnut. Most
Traditional Classical Guitars Are Constructed From
Indian Rosewood.

65.0

82.7

114.0

2 9/16"

3 1/4"

4 1/2"

Note: Most Luthiers Make A Template From Either Wood Or

Plastic With The Neck Profile, Heal Shape And Interior Neck
Block And Foot Profile - All In One Template. Make Another Copy
Of This Plan To Make Your Own. Just Use Spray Adhesive To
Attach The Pattern And Cut It Out With Your Band Sand. Cut A
Little Big (Away From The Line) And Finish Sand With A Spindle
Sander Right Down To The Line

63.2

6.3

1/4"

17.9

23/32"

2 1/2"

28.6

6.0

28.6

1 1/8"

1/4"

1 1/8"

The Red Dashed Line

Indicates The Cut Of
A 10" Table Saw
Blade

R 181.4

85.00

Side Reinforcing Braces. Profile, Size and

Amount Vary Greatly With Guitar Makers.
This One Sits On Top Of The Scalloped
Portion Of The Top Plate Braces And
Extends Down The Side About Half-Way.
They Are Typically Installed After The Top
Plate And The Sides Have Been Joined

Back Block or Butt Block. Vertical

Grain Cedar Or Spruce Minimum
20 Grains/In. Some Luthiers Shave
This Block or Angle It Away From
The Top As This Block Often Gives
A Guitar A "Hump" In The Top And
Can Cause Cracking.

Classical Guitar Bridge Complete

With Tie Block, Saddle Channel And
Either Bone Or Ivory Saddle. Center
On 660mm Scale Length Both
Vertically and Horizontally.

R 4,686.3
184 1/2"

7
5/32
"

Guitar Top Plate. Usually Braced Dead Level (No Arch) Use Only #1 or AAA Top Materials This Is The Single Most Important Piece Of Wood Used In A Guitar.
Materials Vary Quite A Bit, But Usually Consiste Of Spruce Or Cedar From Many Different
Regions. Spanish Cedar, Canadian Red Cedar And Many Others. Must Be Vertical Grain
Wood With No Run-out, Even Grain Across The Top And 20 Grain/In Minimum.

Neck Section At
12th Fret

Top Thickness Varies As Well. From A Minimum of About 2.5 to 2.8mm Up To 3.5mm,
Depending On The Strength Of The Wood.

60.0

4.8

2 3/8"

1/4"

To Cover Up The Center Seam Inside The Guitar Body And

Give The Joint Additional Strength Use A Strip Of Maple
3mm Thick. Run Betwen The Braces And Round-Off As
Shown. The Best Way To Install This Is As One Long Piece
And Carefully Cut And Chisel Out The Channels For The
Back Braces.

These Are The Side Struts. They Are Space

Around The Balance Of The Sides Where There
Are Not Brace Brackets. They Minimize The
Chance Of Side Cracking And A Good Idea To
Install, Buy Not Essential.

6.3

Kerfed Lining Made From Either Basswood Or Cedar.

Many Spanish Classicals Use Solid Kerfing For The
Back Plate Attachment. If You Choose To Do That
Make Sure The Kerfing Is Pre-Bent Prior To Gluing. Do
Not Introduce Stress Into The Guitar

Tone Bracing For Top. Spruce Or Cedar. Vertical

Grain, No Run-Out. Min. 20 Grains/Inch.

Solid Ebony Fretboard.

23/32"

3 7/8"

98.4

3/16"

17.9

7.9

Classical Guitar Bridge Complete

With Tie Block, Saddle Channel And
Either Bone Or Ivory Saddle. Center
On 660mm Scale Length Both
Vertically and Horizontally.

Many Classical Guitars Built In The Spanish

Tradition Shave The Bass Side Of The Fretboard
Down Gradually From The 12th Fret To The
Soundhole To Give The Bass Strings Additional
Room To Oscillate.

4 1/32"

330.0

3/16"

102.0

4.8

4 5/32"

13/16"

105.2

21.0

Spanish Cedar Neck Material. Select

Vertical Grain - As Shown Here. Split
The Neck Blank Down The Middle
And Reverse The Grain So The Grain
Is Opposed - Gives Much Greater
Strength To Your Neck And Prevents
Warping.
1/4"

27.0
1 1/16"

6.0

27.0
1 1/16"

Vertical Grain Ebony Center

Reinforcing Strip Down Center Of
Neck.

Brown Shaded Area Indicates Area

Of Head Block To Be Shaved Down
For Soundboard Thickness

Guitar Sides "Let-in" Neck &

Head Block

Outline of "Foot"

Dashed Lines Indicate Heel

Outline At Backplate

Side "Let-In" At Heel

Side "Let-In" At Top Of
Head Block

Outline Of
Head Block

Guitar Sides "Let-in" Neck &

Head Block

Lateral Section

4.28

Neck Section At 7th

Fret

Top of Head Block

Looking Down
Note For Detailed Construction Instructions
Refer To Our Book "Guitar & Ukulele Construction
Handbook @ http://shopglss.com

This Drawing or Drawings Are To Used For One Use Only

And Not Reproduced For Any Other Purpose Than
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Reproduction Only is Allowed
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David VerBurg AIA c 2013
This Sheet Size Is Metric A0 Size Overall Size is 1189mm x
841mm With 15mm Borders On All Sides. For USA
Customers Print On Architectural "E" (36" x 48") Without
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Georgia Luthier Supply

Classical Guitar Plan #3

Date: Feb. 2010

Revisions: Dec 13, 2013
Unless Noted Otherwise,
These Plans Are Drawing
Full Scale. They Are
Labeled in mm and
Fractional Inches

Sheet Number

C2