Next the box is closed by gluing on the top and back, but another of other steps need to take place first.
The sides need to be shaped to accommodate the curvature of the top and back. Then the kerfed linings are glued for the top. these are home made Spanish cedar reverse-kerfed linings.
Next the rear of the neck is shaped and the kerfed-linings glued in.
Side braces are glued in place and the linings notched to accept the top and back braces.
Normally I glue the back on instruments first so that the glue can be cleaned up as this is the area most visible through the soundhole. However, with a Weissenborn the top's geometry is controlled by the hollow neck and so the top needs to be glued on first to get this right.
Here is a view of the top bracing completed with the top glued on. I don't think you will find this bracing pattern on many - if any - other Weissenborns. The top is now signed.
Next the back is glued on - a little more tricky than gluing the top and requiring quite a few clamps.
And here's how it looks after the back and sides have been trimmed to shape.
An extra piece of Sapele has been glued on the top of the neck as the top pieces were slightly too small. Now it's time to make the fingerboard.
