I have glued on the fretboard and shaped the neck to fit. After a bit of filling in gaps (I decided I don't like superglue after all - back to good old araldite) the woodwork is pretty much finished. I now need to make the nut, fit the remaining frets and make a bridge. Also, I have decided, in the end, to buy a metal (cast) tailpiece as I'w worried about the force from the eight strings breaking any wooden one. On the left is the the instrument as it stands:
Sunday, August 23, 2009
Ready to nut and fret
I have glued on the fretboard and shaped the neck to fit. After a bit of filling in gaps (I decided I don't like superglue after all - back to good old araldite) the woodwork is pretty much finished. I now need to make the nut, fit the remaining frets and make a bridge. Also, I have decided, in the end, to buy a metal (cast) tailpiece as I'w worried about the force from the eight strings breaking any wooden one. On the left is the the instrument as it stands:
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