Hi Everyone
I've recently started building a Rosewood and Cedar bouzouki for a list member. So here's a photo diary detailing each stage of it's construction. I hope that you find it interesting.
Here the neck mahogany has been squared and marked up, truss rod inserted and the headstock inlay fitted.....
After bandsawing the excess, carving can start. The offcuts fro the neck can be used for the top block and also the kerfed linings....
A Stanley knife and a good sharp spoke shave are the best tools for this job.
Here most of the shaping has been finished. Final profiling will done when the instrument is fully assembled. Now the angle of the neck block will be cut very precisely before fitting into the building jig.
This is probably one of the most important stages as the geometry and positioning of the neck in the jig will setup the playing angle and the height of the strings at the jig.
More to follow....
All the best
Andy
PS - any ideas how to make the photos a wee bit bigger ??
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