American Lutherie #120 cover shows the interior of a acoustic flattop guitar by Josep Melo

American Lutherie #120
Winter Issue 2014
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Page 6 - Meet the Maker: Josep Melo by Mónica Esparza
Josep Melo with his twin brother, parents and sister 1953. Josep Melo with his parents and siblings Josep Melo and his sister Josep Melo and his brothers Josep Melo 1968
1953: Walking through the fields with my twin brother Ignasi, my sister, my parents, and others. With my parents and siblings. The children are (from left) older sister Montserrat , me, younger brother Lluís, and fraternal twin brother Ignasi. With my sister Montserrat. With my brothers Ignasi and Lluís. I’m driving! Around 1968.
Josep Melo and Maria del Carme 1970 Josep Melo with Jimmy D'Aquisto 1988 Josep Melo with Jimmy D'Aquisto 1988 Josep Melo with Jimmy D'Aquisto 1988  
1970: With Maria del Carme in the tower of the country house of my maternal grandmother. 1988: With Jimmy D’Aquisto.  
Josep Melo (center), Maria del Carme, Jose Romanillos, Marian Harris Winspear, Gabor Schoffer, and Anna Laura Robertson Josep Melo (center), Maria del Carme, Jose Romanillos, Marian Harris Winspear, Gabor Schoffer, and Anna Laura Robertson Josep Melo attends Dan Hoffman's workshop at the 1995 GAL Convention Josep Melo attends Dan Hoffman's workshop at the 1995 GAL Convention Josep Melo attends Dan Hoffman's workshop at the 1995 GAL Convention
1995 GAL Convention: Maria del Carme and Josep Melo (center) talk with new friends Jose Romanillos and Marian Harris Winspear (right) and Gabor Schoffer and Anna Laura Robertson. 1995 GAL Convention: Josep Melo attends the French polish workshop by Dan Hoffman.
Front view of Josep Melo's EM3 which is based on a D'Aquisto solidbody Back view of Josep Melo's EM3 which is based on a D'Aquisto solidbody View of the bridge of a Josep Melo's EM3 which is based on a D'Aquisto solidbody    
Melo’s EM3 model, based on D’Aquisto’s solidbodies.    
Sides and back inside of a mold. Josep Melo JM4 model inspired by Jimmy D'Aquisto Small plane used in carving the arched plate Gluing the top of Josep Melo's JM4 model inspired by Jimmy D'Aquisto Gluing the fretboard of Josep Melo JM4 model guitar inspired by Jimmy D'Aquisto Tailpiece of Josep Melo JM4 model inspired by Jimmy D'Aquisto
Constructing the Melo JM4 model inspired by D’Aquisto
Steve Klein playing a Josep Melo guitar Steve Klein holding a acoustic guitar by Josep Melo Back view of a Josep Melo guitar    
Steve Klein with guitars made by Josep Melo.    
Josep Melo designs a rosette Rosette has been inlaid. Finished rosette by Josep Melo Jose Romanillos gave Josep Melo a set of cypress back and sides and on one of the sides, Jose wrote a poem A poem written by Jose Romanillos and dedicated to the Melos and their black dog
L Esperanca: Making the rosette L Esperanca: Back and side sets
Page 30 - Eight Days to a Dream by David Smith
The guitar top is glued together Harmonic bar being glued in place The guitar back is glued together
Back and sides are sanded Applying pore filler to the back and sides David Smith is shaping the bridge wings
Drilling string holes in bridge Binding glued in place and held in place
Bridge radius jig Shaping the neck The pores of the back and sides are filled with Z-poxy
Important not to get filler on the top The bridge has been glued on Slots are cut into the neck Nut slots are then filed
David Smith's shop Some of David Smith's tools Various planes of David Smith    

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