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Today I tried white vinegar with a little dishwashing liquid. It sort of worked on the fingerboard. It may have made the gummy a little softer on the...

For some reason they do the neck fitting before they put the frets on. I don't know why. May just be the way they do it. The products look pretty...

At least now you (and we) know what does not work!

Thanks again. Yes, that does seem a bit odd, but maybe that allows for fretless necks as well.

I forgot to mention that in the book they take the measurement before the frets go on the fretboard, so it is literally the plane of the...

Thanks fender3x. I have about 3/4 of an inch from the plane of the fretboard and the deck where the bridge goes. So hopefully all good. I have a...

Well my experiments to gently (and in one case not so gently) remove the sticky on the binding have pretty much failed. I got the best results...

Good thinking choosing the youngest daughter. No doubt the one with the best hearing ;-) The faint, thin buzz may be from the capo. If you can...

I think TD's right about the saddle. But do check all the screws holding the bridge down. Anything that is not tightened down will rattle. I once...

That looks like a TD jig to me. Functional, of course. Perfectly curved clamping surface. Recessed screw. Ready for the Stew Mac scouts ;-) On the...

Well that's a surprise!

I’m going to scrap this project, totally lost interest

Thanks, fender3x. I will give this a go when I'm happy with the neck seated in the neck pocket. I'm still not sure if I should have the fretboard...

If: capo'd at the first and fretted on the 17th frets - I'm going to guesstimate that the bottom of the string is about 0.5 mm. Capo'd at the first...

I noticed that the tuners were vibrating when they were not strung. took a while to figure out where the "fuzzy" sound was coming from. But if the...

Some saddles can cause a buzz - but the barrel saddles shouldn't as they have a string forcing the saddle down at each screw in post. I have only...

I can't determine where the buzz is coming from. Sometines I think it's coming from the bridge. Would a cheap bridge cause a buzz. Do you...

Thanks for the tests! I can get eucalyptus oil here. It's pricey, and seems to be used primarily for fragrance, skin care, and healing powers. I have...

I was thinking that the G measurements might be better due to scale length. The measurements are not vastly different. Looks like the string...

Firstly, thank you for all your suggestions. "That's a bit short. If you are using a sanding beam, it's best for it to sand all the frets at once...

Lemon oil by itself did not remove the residue! :( It made it difficult to see, but I could still feel it. I did not have a scraper! Dikkybee's...

The thing that bothers me about that idea is that you should be able to compensate for higher frets on one side at the bridge since you have six...

Well that's odd. It should be totally flat. Still... even if the roll caused it to be a little higher on one side than the other you should be able...

Stained and clear coated body ( looks a bit swampy again) joined the two aluminium cake tins and added a wooden ring to allow them to sit on the...

Try some eucalyptus oil.

I'm not sure about the vinyl tape residue on the binding. Have you finished the final coats? I have read that olive oil can be used to remove...

Thought about you when this came up in my youtube feed. Bass player sounds amazing on an SX bass ;-)

Yes - that's what I thought TD meant about the neck being flat too. Both of the shorter length necks I've bought seem to have a bit of a "roll" and...

This should be fun to watch ;-)