A Guitar Called Jack--Part 38

The binding, which has the side purfling lines glued to it, is bent on the pipe just like the guitar sides are bent. And because this is figured maple, it is a very tricky operation... in particular the horn of the cutaway. Many venetian cutaways have very rounded horns simply because it is so difficult to bend wood with such a tight curve. (Also, some builders will resort to plastic binding for such tight curves.) To me the tight curves look nice, and solid wood binding is one of the hallmarks of a high-end acoustic.  Gerry has invested a lot of time in getting this technique down, just one more example of his fine workmanship and dedication to his art which sets Xaver guitars apart from many of the others.