Tour the inside top of "Maestro Antonio Plectro" |
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| It looks like someone put some kind of reinforcement below the fretboard extension between the neck block and the Popsicle brace. Not a bad idea on an old guitar like this one! |
The infamous Popsicle brace. |
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| Notice the pencil marks for brace placement? | Scalloped braces. |
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| Hand scalloped braces. | A little smeared hide glue. |
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| This shows a small burn mark where the original bridgeplate was removed and replaced with a slightly larger and thicker bridgeplate, which is tucked under the x-braces and includes a small brace on the rear of the bridgeplate to help reduce the belly. |
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| This patch below the bridgepate reinforces 2 cracks in the top behind the bridge. |
Oops, a little hide glue. |
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| Treble side of the bridgeplate. | Bass side of the bridgeplate. |
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| Hand scalloped braces. | |
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| A better view of the bridgeplate with pins and strings
in place |
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