@tv101
Thanks I will log on also. I will be in my workshop unless anyone wants to sing a song then I might be persuaded to down tools and pick up an instrument.

@boo I’m a sucker for lost causes, drop it in sometime if you are passing. I mostly do repairs rather than new building so I will be happy to give you my opinion. I’ve never found an instrument that wasn’t…   Read more»

@koendb
Looking like you have it under control

@boo
People have had some strange ideas on building in the past. Thank goodness for modern technology 

@boo Another thought. When I first started making in the 1980s I used to buy from a firm in Pennsylvania US who built a back bow in on purpose to counter string pressure. They had a jig for gluing up…   Read more»

@koendb
The inside looks very clean which is impressive. Be careful when you are trimming the soundboard to the sides it can split very easily in the waist area due to splitting along the grain.

@boo I had a good think about this and waited to see if there were any good ideas from others, so here’s my input. A guitar with back bow on the neck and no truss rod is likely to have been…   Read more»

@koendb
OK then good luck. I agree totally with Darren the instrument will take some time to settle down before it plays well. Are you planning to finish the neck and sound box before they are fixed together or after. 

@boo
You can try the back bow repair method first and let us all know how it goes.
ps have you got your spray painting demo ready for @tv101 when we do the video thing.