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FINAL TWEAKS

11/15/2018

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Did the final tweaks on Ron's Bari today and he will be in to pick it up tomorrow.  A lovely instrument, Kind of sorry to part with it, but Ron lives but 20 miles away.  I will see it from time to time.  So lets get on with the next project.  Here is the back for #112 in the "gluing together jig" .  Looks crude but it works flawlessly.  The secret, a 25 pound bag of lead shot.
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And here it is, out of the clamps and ready for sanding.  This is going to be a wild looking tenor back.  Believe it or not, that is East Indian Rosewood.
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Are you sure you want a back this wild George ?  I have some much more sedate wood I could use.  
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While I had the lathe set up for small stuff I turned a handful of strap buttons from various wood scraps.  Here are buttons of Maple, Walnut, and Honduran Mahogany. They rest on the Redwood soundboard of #112.  Redwood from the old water tank from a New York City building.
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Rich
11/15/2018 10:09:47 pm

Boy that is one tightly grained piece of redwood!!

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briangriffin
11/15/2018 10:22:43 pm

Rich, yours will be just like it. It is wonderful wood.

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George Woodruff
11/16/2018 03:37:25 pm

Sedate ain't my cup 'o tea--never was! But, you know that. Don't be crushing my back with too much lead shot. I have enough trouble in that area! Thanks for the update...now, take a nap, and then get back to work!

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George Woodruff
11/16/2018 03:41:45 pm

Yeah, I got your little "plug" about the strap buttons. Good! Now I don't have to make a couple. I was thinking those maple ones would be a nice contrasting touch to the dark wood.

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