1956 D’Angelico New Yorker - 18.5” - Cutaway

[John A.]

When you say that the body is ready to be machined, what does that mean? Does that mean you're planning on cutting/routing the entire body from a single piece of wood (like a giant chambered solidbody)?

[Archie]

When you say that the body is ready to be machined, what does that mean? Does that mean you're planning on cutting/routing the entire body from a single piece of wood (like a giant chambered solidbody)?

I mean the constituent parts. Top plate, bottom plate, neck and tail blocks, bracing. Sorry for any confusion.

And for example you wouldn't machine the sides but the formers for bending them are ready to be machined to the outline contour.