The French Polish on the three tenors is done at last ! I did a little judicious sanding of a couple of spots with 2,000 grit, applied three coats of thinner 1 pound dilute shellac, and these babies really look good.
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This is the Cocobolo. I am extremely pleased with how this wood takes a polish. Wow !
Now it is time to attach the bridges.
Now it is time to attach the bridges.
First you must locate the exact place where the bridge and saddle must go. To do that I insert a temporary nut and saddle in the slots and get out the 17 inch jig cut from a scrap of spruce just for this purpose. Important to measure from side to side to be sure it is centered as well as the saddle being exactly 17 inches from the nut.
Here it is- the perfect spot. Now lets tape it in place
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Several layers of blue tape surround the bridge to define where the shellac must be scraped off and to prevent the bridge from straying when the glue clamps are applied.
The wood has been bared by scraping with the razor blade, and now the glue can be applied and my homemade sound hole clamps tightened down. Maybe tomorrow I will be able to string a couple of these pretty tenors up.
Next, I turned my attention to the Concert Pinecones. I am assembling all the necessary parts. I had a number of these curly maple sides rough cut and stashed away I decided to trim all of them up. After marking the necessary cuts I took them to the table saw shooting board and cut the angles.
Now I have all the parts and pieces plus 7 extra sides which will make the next several Pinecone builds that much quicker and easier. With all the parts assembled it is time to start converting them to final thickness and shape.
All 10 sides were sanded down to .080 and are ready to go.
And that was enough for one day.
And that was enough for one day.
