Our wonderful native Big Leaf Maple takes wondrous forms. this is one of them, the amazing "Quilt" grain.
This is what it looks like with just the first application of French Polish. It will get more and more dramatic as the finishing continues.
This shows the wood changing as it receives the dilute shellac. It will only get better.
As the shellac dries on this pretty little Concert we turned our attention to putting the bridges on the tenors for Larry and Keith.
As the shellac dries on this pretty little Concert we turned our attention to putting the bridges on the tenors for Larry and Keith.
Locating the proper place for the bridge and saddle and compensating for good intonation.
The blue tape prevents the bridge from slipping when clamped, and defines the area to be scraped for gluing.
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The finish must be scraped off to insure a good glue joint.
Now it is glued and clamped. Might get the strings on tomorrow
Here are the Redwood soundboards for the two ukes headed to Germany. All ready for their tone bars.
