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The first course on guitar manufacturing and testing was offered in Spring 2006. We started with a very spartan work space in the basement of the College of Technology lab building. The 12 students in the class had the job of unpacking some of the tools, setting up most of the power tools, including a Shopbot CNC router and organizing the work area before we could get started. This first class of students is making 13 nominally identical M1 Classical Guitars. The following pictures show the process of setting up the lab space, making the first set of building fixtures and making prototype parts. Pictures from Spring 2006 Guitar Manufacturing and Testing class:
Paul setting up the Shopbot CNC Router	Making a Prototype Bridge
Seun's First Set of Headstock Templates	Seun Gluing a Headstock to a Neck
Kevin Sanding the 15 Degree Headstock Joint	Kendall, Kevin and Aenoy Working on Rosewood Fingerboard Parts
Nick and Dan Working on Their Side Bending Fixture	Partially Braced Tops
Kendall gluing the bridge on his guitar	Instruments in the experimental mechanics lab at the end of the semester