Almost there! Cleaning up the shell,  oiling the fingerboard and neck,…

cleaning up the little ridge at the headstock

And marking the nut height.

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I made these little pins that will be placed at both sides of the fingerboard, around where the body meets the neck.

And cut out a section from the top where these pins will be placed.  

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The soundboard gets  glued to the shell! I first start by making tiny blocks, that will help supporting the top , so the top would not fold and crack when applying masking tape with some decisive force.

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It s time to prepare the top to be glued on the body. First I position the body and mark the bracings for the cuts. The braces should really fit tightly against the side of the body.We dont use any kerved…   Read more»

I then shape the back of the bridge, I fold it inwards with a sharp chisel, so there is only a little ‘roof’just above the string holes. This will help keeping the strings in place when we tie a knot…   Read more»

Woah! I completely forgot about this forum and the fact I did not finish my build report here.more than 1 year since an update , djeez…Well here we go starting where we left off in december 2024 😳 I put bracings…   Read more»