Andre Tonelli Official Website  ::  Images  ::   Making Of AT Signature Guitar  
     
 
 Click on a picture to see it full size.
ATSG Making Of - 1   ATSG Making Of - 2   ATSG Making Of - 3   ATSG Making Of - 4
Andre and Jose Ramos finishing the guitar drawing   Work in progress...   Drawing the headstock   Andre with one of the early versions of the ATSG
 
ATSG Making Of - 5   ATSG Making Of - 6   ATSG Making Of - 7   ATSG Making Of - 8
Checking the fretboard's grain and radius   A very early version of the body   Last directions for the overall shape and contour   A reduced top horn will make the guitar more stable
 
ATSG Making Of - 5   ATSG Making Of - 6   ATSG Making Of - 7   ATSG Making Of - 8
Deciding where the knobs and pickup selector will go   Jose at work on his logo on the headstock   Jose Ramos' handmade logo   Nothing like a brand-new guitar neck!
 
ATSG Making Of - 9   ATSG Making Of - 10   ATSG Making Of - 11   ATSG Making Of - 12
The final directions before the guitar is sent out for painting   Jose gets the instrument ready for some final touches   Giving the body its final sinuous contour!   And it's off to the painter.
 
ATSG Making Of - 13   ATSG Making Of - 14   ATSG Making Of - 15    
The guitar is finally here!   Testing the action for a final setup   Andre, Jose Ramos, and the first AT Signature Guitar!