Friday

Well, the body and neck are together. It was time to glue in the headstock inlay. After gluing and sanding flush, I need to blow out the sanding dust and fill in any gaps:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/w5497benirlm7yu/20210604_113609.jpg?dl=0

https://www.dropbox.com/s/nqftbpw443shlv6/20210604_163916.jpg?dl=0

I also need to check the angle of the neck. I have to check if the neck is running straight along the centerline as planned. I checked.. .. and as planned it is. I also need to check to see if the height over the bridge area is acurate. I planned for a .35 bridge and .15 exposed saddle. The plane over the frets should extend slightly under the top of the bridge. I checked and It's at the top of the bridge. This is good. A 3/16 exposed saddle will create a normal action over the low E of 6/64ths:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/mdscl2o342zsjsn/20210604_114607.jpg?dl=0

Now I can put "Mandy" into the repair station and do some fretwork. I will need to do a fret level and crowning and also, dress the fret ends:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/b5d19dli64l3ehb/20210604_124931.jpg?dl=0