Aaron's Arena soundbox is complete and finish sanded and I have two new galleries of pictures to share. In Gallery 5 you can see the back being assembled to the rim as well as the binding, purfling and koa Ryan-style bevel being laid in. In this shot you can see that I'm using my palm sander to precisely thin the perimeter of the lower bout down to about .080 inches, while carefully monitoring the stiffness of the top by pressing on it as well as tapping and listening. In Gallery 6 I've posted many pictures of the completed and finish-sanded box. In many of the pictures I've wiped the guitar with naphtha to give a better sense of what the wood will look like under lacquer.
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