My IV Kit is done

**Larry Simonson** · May-26-2006, 5:25pm

I got a bridge today from Cumberland Acoustics, fitted it and strung up my IV Kit. She plays very nicely and with little fret or intonation problems. I thinks she sounds pretty darn good and has a nice chop. In putting this thing together I operated too much time with a "I have no idea what I'm doing" but it seemed to all work out.

**Larry Simonson** · May-26-2006, 5:28pm

Here is a closeup of the head stock. I inlaid the near star in walnut.

**Larry Simonson** · May-26-2006, 5:32pm

Here is the back. I am kinda sorry I didn't go for the binding. You have to look really hard to see the wings I added to make the back wide enough. I used alcohol soluble dyes and Minwax antique oil- many thin, well rubbed, coats with 600 grit sand paper between coats.