It is Saturday- my Grandson Evan came up from Seattle to spend a day in the workshop so he could work on his new idea, So far a secret. we had a fun day together. He made progress and so did I.
I am planning on putting on the sides today, so this will be the last chance to thin down the top braces. I have been thinking they looked a little too stout.
I have glued on the left side. I am doing it one side at a time as I don't have enough long clamps to stretch the distance. So far so good. It fits well and is clamped tight to the top.
With the side glued up and drying I turned my attention to the fingerboard. I gradually sanded a concave camber in the top surface and glued the East Indian Rosewood board onto the neck. It dutifully took the proper bend. I hope it is enough. I measured the curve on a very good viola and copied its curve on my twice as long fingerboard calculating for the longer length. With the fingerboard glued on I then took the spokeshave to it to fair it to the neck.
After dinner we went back to the workshop. The left side glue had set up nicely and so I installed the right side. Now I can look forward to adding the rest of the tentalones and finally seeing what this bass is going to look like.
I guess the next puzzle will be adding the neck and calculating its angle. Now it gets complex.
I guess the next puzzle will be adding the neck and calculating its angle. Now it gets complex.
