18/2/21
The original frets were fitted directly into the neck but, what the photo doesn't clearly show, is that they are sloping in all directions.
So it was decided to make a new fretboard instead.
So it was decided to make a new fretboard instead.
Deciding what to do about the wonky headstock. Either leave it as it is or, plug the wonky hole and re-drill it in the correct spot. Stain the back brown to disguise the
hole and fit a thin veneer on top ? Then re-carve the headstock design to balance it out
Update -I Have decided to leave the headstock as it is for now. I don't know if it came straight from the factory like that or, whether a previous owner re-carved it.
But it does look like the hole was drilled out of position at the factory.
My current thinking is to leave it as a remnant of it's history. The friction tuners will still work ok
hole and fit a thin veneer on top ? Then re-carve the headstock design to balance it out
Update -I Have decided to leave the headstock as it is for now. I don't know if it came straight from the factory like that or, whether a previous owner re-carved it.
But it does look like the hole was drilled out of position at the factory.
My current thinking is to leave it as a remnant of it's history. The friction tuners will still work ok
fine tuned the fingerboard shape and installed the frets
Also installing gold mother of pearl marker dots on the 5th,7th and 12th frets.
The screws are used to keep the fingerboard aligned when gluing. I have thicknessed additional dots to fill the holes later
Also installing gold mother of pearl marker dots on the 5th,7th and 12th frets.
The screws are used to keep the fingerboard aligned when gluing. I have thicknessed additional dots to fill the holes later
Used the existing bridge design as a guide but, replaced the cut out section with countersunk holes for strings with beads.
(This should be less likely to fail, as the previous bridge did)
(This should be less likely to fail, as the previous bridge did)
Double checking the string action of the repairs. Currently about 3mm with the option to lower it later.