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Time now to shape the neck!
Also, I have a brief chat about the tools needed for this process. After running through the shaping process, I start the clean-up in preparation for setting-up the mandolin, “in the white.”
Cheers Gary
In this episode, I design and make a new jig for routing the neck joint. Then: fit the neck, the fretboard’s supporting wedge, and the fretboard itself. Quite a lot there to take in!
I skim over the fretting process as I’ve demoed this many times before, but if you’re interested in how I fret, have a look at thisvideo-
Although I fret my short scale bass, the actual process is the same, just the scale is different!
Cheers Gary
In keeping with the theme of this project, which is to make use of nondescript pieces of wood cluttering up the workshop, the bridge I'll fit to this instrument will be fabricated from a highly figured and seriously dense chunk of red gum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis) that I wrenched out of our firewood delivery man's hands a few years ago. "I'm not burning that", I told him!
As you’ll know, once in a while, I like to do resto project: just for fun really! I’d been hankering for a Westone bass made in the legendary Matsumoku factory and I finally managed to get my hands on one. So, this series of videos is all about bring a 44 year old bass back to life!
Part 1
Blog - Haze Guitars
• Gerry Hayes
Gibson’s addition of PCBs gets a lot of criticism. Is it justified? Mostly
no but with a little bit of yes.
Blog - Haze Guitars
• Gerry Hayes
Presets can be a little tricky to explain as a concept, but a travel guitar
that came in for a setup gives a really clear illustration of what's
happening.
Blog - Haze Guitars
• Gerry Hayes
Installing a bolt-on neck you have to be careful to get the alignment
right. Get it wrong and the strings can fall off the edge of the
fingerboard and that's never good. Here’s a tip to help.
Blog - Haze Guitars
• Gerry Hayes
If you do this job, you'll find yourself needing good lighting in really
awkward areas. I decided to do something to try and make this easier.
The body of the mandolin is now together, so what’s next? In this video, I look at routing the rebate for the purflings and bindings. The purflings take quite a while to fit as there are tricky mitres to cut and the bindings (made from walnut) need to be bent on the bending iron to fit exactly. All good fun! Oh, and a bit about the fretboard too!
Cheers Gary
