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THIS IS QUILT

2/10/2022

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Our wonderful native Big Leaf Maple takes wondrous forms.  this is one of them, the amazing "Quilt" grain.
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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.
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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.
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Locating the proper place for the bridge and saddle and compensating for good intonation.
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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.
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Now it is glued and clamped.  Might get the strings on tomorrow
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Here are the Redwood  soundboards for the two ukes headed to Germany.  All ready for their tone bars.
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