Its an old saying among Luthiers "you spend as much time fixing your foul-ups as you do building". Well I think that an exaggeration, But you do spend a lot of time fixing goofs. Here is my latest.
I forgot to attach the backup patch under the bridge. I glued on the back and then remembered the patch. How was I to get inside to glue on the patch?
I forgot to attach the backup patch under the bridge. I glued on the back and then remembered the patch. How was I to get inside to glue on the patch?
1st. I taped the walnut patch on top exactly where I wanted to place it underneath.
2nd. I drilled two tiny holes through the patch and the soundboard.
3rd. I inserted a thin piece of steel wire through each hole and fished the ends out of the sound hole.
4th. each wire was then put through the corresponding hole in the patch and secured around a little piece of dowel
5th. Hide glue was brushed on the patch and the patch was pulled inside and up against the underside of the soundboard exactly in the proper position.
6th. The wires were attached to two tiny winches made of ukulele tuners and scrap wood, and tightened up against the soundboard while the glue was drying. Later I tightened one winch too much and the wire broke, but I taped the wire to the top as the glue was setting, the remaining winch was holding the patch tight.
Last step is to simply pull out the wire when the glue is completely set. PROBLEM SOLVED.
2nd. I drilled two tiny holes through the patch and the soundboard.
3rd. I inserted a thin piece of steel wire through each hole and fished the ends out of the sound hole.
4th. each wire was then put through the corresponding hole in the patch and secured around a little piece of dowel
5th. Hide glue was brushed on the patch and the patch was pulled inside and up against the underside of the soundboard exactly in the proper position.
6th. The wires were attached to two tiny winches made of ukulele tuners and scrap wood, and tightened up against the soundboard while the glue was drying. Later I tightened one winch too much and the wire broke, but I taped the wire to the top as the glue was setting, the remaining winch was holding the patch tight.
Last step is to simply pull out the wire when the glue is completely set. PROBLEM SOLVED.
Both fretboards received their frets today after being sanded to a 12 foot radius. they are now ready to be glued to the necks.
And here is Holey Moley with its fretboard clamped on. Tomorrow I can shape the neck and attach the Pinecone pegged plate. This experiment will soon be receiving its finish.
