The learning curve continues... First off, sanding the fretboard to get it level before attempting to add frets. This pic shows it at a stage where I still have some work to do:
Then the exciting bit... frets:
Unfortunately, this didn't go as well as I'd hoped. The first couple of attempts, I couldn't get the fret to go all the way in, and wondered if the fret slots weren't deep enough, or whether I just wasn't hitting it hard enough. Then this happened
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The good news is it's a nice clean break with a large area to glue, so glued back together, here it is:
I emailed the photos to Matthew and had a chat with him by phone, and he reckons it might not be as bad as I feared!!! He's going to take a look at it for me tomorrow, to see if he thinks the repaired headstock will be strong enough, and whether the fret slots need to be deepened. Wish me luck...
Fliss