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Post by francis on Feb 25, 2024 17:53:44 GMT
Positioning the fretboard and adding redister pins (brass nails ) ready for final fixing tomorrow. Also shows the leaf fret markers.
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Post by francis on Feb 21, 2024 15:03:23 GMT
Couple of progress photos. I've been working on the neck, neck/body joint and headstock the last few days and just pulled all the parts together to get a better idea as to how things are looking and just thought I'd share... Francis
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Post by francis on Feb 19, 2024 22:45:18 GMT
Doc's head plate:
Had to match the J45...
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Post by francis on Feb 12, 2024 10:00:01 GMT
I think I’ll just put it on a table and look at it. You take it easy now, Francis. We’re none of us as young as our wives want us to be. I’ll second that !
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Post by francis on Feb 11, 2024 14:45:52 GMT
Knackered. Not made for sanding and scraping these days. After cutting the channels it was time to fill em up again. I've kept it simple with rosewood and w/b/w lines for the bindings and b/w/br/w/b lined purflings on front and back faces. Today has been spent removing the final tapes, scraping areas that needed scraping and giving the whole surface (not the soundboard) an initial sanding.
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Post by francis on Feb 7, 2024 13:05:13 GMT
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Post by francis on Feb 6, 2024 9:07:12 GMT
The Closed box. Time for a clean-up now in prep for applying a sealer then cutting binding and purfling channels...
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Post by francis on Feb 5, 2024 23:28:23 GMT
The 'Box' is now closed... Photos tomorrow
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Post by francis on Feb 5, 2024 16:10:45 GMT
Last interior before the box closes...
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Post by francis on Jan 31, 2024 22:28:12 GMT
I’m like a dog watching a conjuror, Francis. I may not understand it but I’m very excited. Just keep the tail wagging…
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Post by francis on Jan 31, 2024 19:41:49 GMT
Secondary bracing in position and partially shaped. The bracing forms a ribbed 'dome' like structure (see end view photo) highest over the bridge plate and can be seen to taper away to the tips of each brace.
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Post by francis on Jan 30, 2024 20:08:48 GMT
The soundboard bracing. The primary curved braces have been fitted a few days ago. They spent 24 hrs under go bar pressure waiting for the resin to fully cure. They were then partially shaped taking them from full depth across the bridge plate tapering to feathered ends with a smooth curve. The photo shows the secondary braces have been added these too will stay under pressure for 24 hrs before being shaped although their shapes will more radial taller towards the centre of the body and tapering outwards. The upper bout harmonic bar has yet to be added. Unlike all the other braces which are curved to a 20 foot radii matching the soundboard dome, this is flat. But it will be arched to bridge the ends of the longer curved primary braces which pass underneath it. (The block at the top end with the double go bar rods on it is not part of the bracing it was the to initially hold the soundboard in place before other parts were added and pressure applied elsewhere)
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Post by francis on Jan 21, 2024 12:00:04 GMT
All very neat and clean - lovely stuff.
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Post by francis on Jan 17, 2024 14:10:39 GMT
Working on the soundboard at present. The rosette panels (flame jarrah) have been inlayed along with some black/white/black thin lines and the whole face given a light sanding to level things off. The internal woodwork has been started with the brace laminations being pre bent with a hot pipe/iron (these are currently drying out). Once they've dried out fully they will be bonded together to form a spruce/mahogany/spruce sandwich against their respective formers.
Brace laminations Rosette
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Post by francis on Jan 13, 2024 14:05:40 GMT
Mmmm. Bugg** broke a tool bit cutting MoP. 0.4mm cutting well then the sound changed.... Ordered 2 more just in case! Change tack and cut the quarter inch and 4mm slots in the neck blank seems I'm a bit heavy handed this morning.
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