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Top and Back fitted

August 25, 2018August 25, 2018 admin
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Top Gluing

August 12, 2018August 12, 2018 admin

Don’t do this again or make a caul Shellac the areas before attaching tape to avoid tear out.  

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Bracing

August 6, 2018August 6, 2018 admin

Put tone bars on first, hard to fit and glue after bracing it on. Make sure bottoms of braces are

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Back Glued

July 22, 2018October 1, 2018 admin

MAke the ends of the back braces thicker to stop top moving / sinking

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preparing the top and back

June 23, 2018June 23, 2018 admin

Put the truss rod grove in before the top brace

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Top Bracing

June 10, 2018June 10, 2018 admin

Top braced with some errors……… Bridge plate skewed, should have done this before tome bars, access was limited.  Tome bars

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Side Struts – Chapter 1 Lesson 17

June 8, 2018June 8, 2018 admin

Struts can be the same material as the sides and back. Fit tight and use spring clamps.  Bump glue away

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Some New Build Activity

June 3, 2018June 8, 2018 admin

Some New Build Activity

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