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@bpower Classic very funny

@cheesewhisk If you have a 12”” radius bloc then put a straight edge across from side to side and measure the depth at the deepest point. It will tell you how deep the inlay needs to be. If you don’t ...

@mario Good luck with your build

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@robin Just too many fingers

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@mario One problem I think you might have with creating a hollow body is creating an acoustic chamber which will cause vibration around the body. Pick ups are slightly microphonic so the vibration wil...

@koendb Elvis has left the building

@bpower Looks great

@boo Agreed it looks like spam

@wayne_f Did you just leave the slot as it was

@koendb Bakelite does get very brittle and I’m not sure about the best way to remove it. Try some warm water around the edges. At the time it was made people only used water based glue I think and it...

@koendb The soundboard crack might be due to the pick guard being glued on as this prevents the wood from expanding and contracting naturally. I suggest taking it off and fixing with double sided tap...

@wayne_f I think Mark did a video on how to route a truss rod slot after the neck has been profiled. Search through the utube videos I’m sure you will find it. You could glue a veneer shim on the sho...

@jamesbisset Great song the other night James

@russ They have a few utube videos and play at Civil War re enactments. Not very PC by modern standards but still good music.

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@darrenking Yes that makes sense. Even on a full size violin the notes are very close together higher along the fingerboard, so if the frets are closer than the width of a persons finger then it will...