First let me say, I just found these pictures interesting. From a book I got during the Swap Meet. Printed back in 1966, the methods described were the result of ten years of study, so they date to 1956. Hey, I was four years old.
The sides are boiled in a vat, then a heavy canvas applied to the wood steeped for 1 1/2 hours in boiling or near boiling water, and over a guitar shaped form.
The bolts are tightened into position, waist caul first, then the upper and lower cauls. Place in a heated room or in sunlight and allow to dry. Use heat lamps during high humidity and with maple. Otherwise leave the form undisturbed for a week.
Then put the sides in a squeeze jig and bind the sides propped to an exagerrated degree.
Now, since I couldn't find any A. Overholzer Aluminum Side Benders when I started I copied this guys:
And of course if you looked in the Jigs and Tools section, you've seen mine. I did cut out Fox sides with the screw tower slotting, got that far and didn't have the screw thingy, so I gave those away.
Test:
1. The luthier above who boiled his sides and draped them into his form. Who is he? _______________________
2. The luthier above who pioneered the use of silicone heating blankets. Who is he? _________________________
Bonus Points? Who does luthier #1 credit with teaching him his guitar-building methods. There are two: _______________________ and __________________________.
Hint to Bonus question: The two luthiers initials are: M. V. and G. V-L.
