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Thanks Steve!

And yeah right Dennis...…… maybe next time, ha, ha!

Went ahead and put this together in the white. Gives me a chance to discover any problems and fix them before doing the finish work...…. - IMG_2610.JPG - Got the neck angle adjusted, fine tuned the frets, nut and saddle slots, and also discovered a couple of back braces that needed re-gluing. Got it...

Yeah, I re-shaped the heel a couple of days after those shots were taken and just happened to notice I had missed that step. That's seems to be just how it goes around here...…… flying by the seat of my pants...….. thanks for the reminder though, I would hate to have not "discovered" that ...

Let me try this again...… Got the fretboard done and the neck carved. - - IMG_2606.JPG - - IMG_2604.JPG - - IMG_2603.JPG - - IMG_2602.JPG - - IMG_2601.JPG - - Using the stewmac Golden Age tuners, and a very nice 12 string tailpiece with a brushed finish from National Resophonic. Starting to look lik...

I wonder what the reasoning is on not doubling the G string? It's funny because some make a 7 string where the only double course is the G string...……..

Okay, got a bit more done today...….. thought I'd show my low tech approach to cutting out the slot-head. - IMG_2590.JPG - First off, it's important to remember to drill your tuner holes before cutting out the slots, otherwise you risk getting tear-out which never looks good.... And to drill them on...

Dennis, I put two carbon bars in the first one I built, (the one Andy is using now) but haven't used them since, and haven't had any problems, knock on wood. Does cut down on labor, cost, and extra weight in the neck, who knows? Not me, for sure...…. And thank you Steve for the nice comments! And ye...

Now heck John, don't try to get me thinking...…… it just confuses me, especially when I think I've got it figured out! In truth, I don't know...…. that's the way I've always done it. With the length of the 12 fret truss rods from stewmac and placed where the adjusting end is at the end of the neck f...