Haciendo cuatrosmaking cuatros1234 56 78 9 10 1112 13 1415 16 1718 19 2021 22 2324 25Fabricacin de un cuatro en el taller de william cumpiano1-Se recorta el exceso a la tabla de caoba.2-Se le recorta a la tabla la lmina del fondo.3-Se traza el permetro sobre la tabla.4-Se recorta el permetro interior de la tabla.5-Se saca el material del centro de la tabla.6-Se le adhiere la lmina del fondo a la tabla.7-Se recorta el permetro exterior de la tabla.8-De esta forma queda hecho el casco.9-La cabecera se le adhiere al mstil.10-Se incrusta el adorno de la boca.11- Se le recorta la boca a la tapa armnica.12- Se le adhieren vigas de abanico a la tapa.13- Se adhiere la tapa armnica al casco.14- Se prepara el borde para los cerquillos.15- Se doblan los cerquillos16- Se adhieren los cerquillos menores.17- Se adhieren los cerquillos mayores.18- Se prepara el diapasn de bano.19- Se adhiere el diapasn al mstil.20- Se talla el taco con un cuchillo.21- El taco y mstil queda tallado y alisado22- Se forma el puente cordal del instrumento.23- Se adhiere el puente a la tapa.24- Se pulen y alisan todas las superficies25- Se le aplican las capas de barniz.26- Despus de pulir el barniz, el cuatro queda terminado. Luego se encuerda y se ajusta.26Making a cuatroin william cumpianos workshop1-Extra material is cut away from the plank.2-The back of the cuatro is sawn off the plank.3-The perimeter is traced onto the plank.4-The inside perimeter is sawn on the plank.5-Material from the center of the plank is removed.6-The back is returned to the shaped plank and glued on.7-The outer perimeter is sawn from the plank.8-In this way the shell is completed.9-The headpiece is adhered to the neck.10-The rosette is inlayed on the top.11- The soundhole is cut out of the top.12- The fan braces are glued to the top.13- The top is glued to the shell.14- Slots are routed for the bindings 15- The binding strips are prepared.16- The small bindings are adhered.17- The large bindings are adhered. 18- The ebony fingerboard is prepared.19- The fingerboard is glued to the neck. 20- The heel is whittled with a knife. 21- The neck and heel is shaped and smoothed.22- The string bridge is shaped.23- The bridge is glued to the top.24- All the surfaces are sanded and smoothed.25- The coats of varnish are applied.26- After the varnish is polished, the cuatro is finished. Finally it is strung up and adjusted.