Monthly Archives: November 2010

“The Rebecca” – finishing the neck

November 23, 2010 – 9:33 am

To finish the neck, we must prepare and attach the fingerboard and nut. The fingerboard blanks as they come from the supplier are too thick and too long. They must be planed down, cut to size and the scoop on the underside must be enlarged. Once that is done, it is lightly glued to the [...]

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“The Rebecca” – making the neck

November 7, 2010 – 11:36 am

Before we tune the plates, we will make the neck. The first step is to layout the neck outline on the neck block. We use a template that not only defines the outline but also locates the peg holes and the turns of the scroll. We now use the bandsaw to cut outline and the [...]

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