Special Pawless Prototype:  HOLLOW Telecaster style body with Acoustic Spruce Top.  This is a guitar designed to plug into an amplifier.  It will have an acoustic bridge with an under-saddle pickup with a Fishman preamp system.  The body was an original Telecaster style solid body and it has been gutted and routed out.    This is the first prototype of this line.

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Gluing the bracing to the top

Bracing made as well as top brace designed

Top re-sanded again after joining.

1/8" is shaved from the top edge of the guitar to accomodate the new acoustic top.

WHEW!!!!

Carving the insides by hand.

Brand new Tele body complete with electronics which are "excavated".  Next step is routing out all the wood except for about 1/4" thickness in the back and the sides.  The body will be completely hollow before gluing the spruce top to the sides.

Joining the Spruce top

Bookmatched Sitka Spruce plates that will be joined to make the top.

Design photo