There are no staright and true answers to such quastions. There are too many input parameters in instrument to boil it down to just few numbers. The...
As folks stated above it is hard to judge from such single picture, there is reflection of the thumbwheel that almost looks like chpped wood from top...
E.A.R.S. tuner. Mostly right version, but sometimes also left. They both seem to work equally for me. Pretty good for other instruments ranging from...
That sounds correct to me (for bending dry or with just little moisture on the inside surface) and that's what I've been doing for curly maple sides....
I might add that the reflections in that photograph may be a bit misleading to think the recurve is quite far away from edge near tailpiece. You need...
OFten some rippling is inevitable unless you have precise mould and counter piece that will "iron" the piece flat and keep it there till the bend is...