Fitting and Gluing the fingerboard.
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- The fingerboard has been slotted, but still has parallel sides. I like to enlarge the slots a bit.
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- I’ve shaped the sides of the fingerboard and this is a test fit. Later I’ll shape the area around the soundhole.
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- 8 string guitars usually have the fingerboard abbreviated for the bass strings .
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- Gluing the fingerboard with all those clamps puts enough weight to bend the neck. To make sure that doesn’t happen, I reinforce it with thick L-bars.
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- Gluing the fingerboard. Lots of clamps. There are other ways, but i find this reliable.
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- The neck gets carved and shaped and sanded after the fingerboard is glued on. You can search my blog for “carving”.
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- I usually glue in the last few frets. I do not like to pound on the fretboard next to the soundhole, so those slots are large enough to press the fret in with a c clamp.
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- How the fingerboad adapts to the shape of the soundhole. 20th frets on 8 strings do not cover the sound hole.
Hmmm…..that guitar looks familiar. Nice!