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In a parallel build with #8, I will be starting on #7.
The specifications are as follows:
| Top: | Lutz Spruce |
| Back / Sides: | Madagascar Rosewood |
| Neck: | Spanish Cedar |
| Fingerboard: | Madagascar Rosewood |
| Headplate: | Madagascar Rosewood (from back) |
| Tuners: | Rubner |
| Bridge: | Madagascar Rosewood (18 Hole design) with MOP tie-block plate |
| Binding: | Maple |
| Nut / Saddle: | Bone |
| Scale Length / Nut Width: | 650mm / 54mm (string spacing 41) |
| Finish: | Shellac FP top / Lacquer B&S |
| Bracing: | Modified Bouchet bracing (same as my #3) |
| Other Features: |
- Active back - Sound port - Half elevated fingberboard design - 22th fret - Marker on 7th fret |
The unique feature I wanted to try out in this build is the half elevated fingerboard design.
I.e. the treble side of the fingerboard will be dropped down to present the elevated part of the neck while the bass side will remain as per normal.
The good thing about this design is that the elevated fingerboard will not be as confusing as the full elevated fingerboard design, while maintaining the ease of reach of the upper frets.
However it will present more problem:
- The top will be split in order to allow such a design.
- The binding channel near the treble side heel area will be as difficult to do like my #2
- The neck/heel will be super complicated as one side is normal one side is elevated.
Shooting the jointing edge of the top
Shooting the jointing edge of the back
The half elevated neck design.
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I glued up the back. Next will be the top
Applying hide glue
Glued and clamped using the jointing jig.
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The top was also jointed.
The jointed back was give a scrape to see how the good the joint is.
Also the excess glue was scraped away.
Jointed back afte scraping! Nice grain pattern!
Jointing the top
Clamping by the joinery jig
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