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Originally Posted by Hierophant
Your cutaway-neck-joint is great!
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Originally Posted by David Wren
This is looking sooo great Mike!
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Originally Posted by Rob C
I love the look of the cutaway.
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Thanks guys! It's taken a bit of work to get it this far, but I'm really happy with how it's turning out.
I spent the end of last week bracing and tuning the top. In order to be consistent with how I brace and tune my non-cutaway tops, I decided to brace this one fully and then adjust for the cutaway section after. Here are some of the initial braces going on...
As you can see those two angled braces have some pretty big scooped out sections. I could split the brace and leave that section out, but I really like the idea of having all of the braces tied together. I feel like it gives better pathways for the vibration to be distributed.
Once the top is braced it's time to make and glue in the label -- much easier to do before the top is on! Years ago I made a stamp by cutting up a pencil eraser. Works great!
And here's the top fully braced/tuned and ready to be glued on...
Time to bind!
Mike