The neck looks straight, and has a really good, tight fit in the body. I can lift the whole guitar from the neck without movement. Not everything is perfect, but I will enjoy the challenge of trying to fix what can be fixed, and trying to hide the rest.
The fret dots on the side of the neck are far from straight. 12 th fret markers show because they are so close together and the 19th fret marker is almost touching the front of the neck. I'm thinking of scrounging some fretboard wood from somewhere on the guitar (rounding the ends off?) and using it to cover the worst of these.
There is a bit of a gap on the heel, but nothing I shouldn't be able to fix, and it may come in handy.
The plastic nut is sitting on top of the fretboard wood. I'll fix this when I get a bone nut replacement.
For those thinking of building one of these for acoustic playing, you may want to rethink your plans. The soundboard is supported by a block of wood from back to front, instead of tone bars like most full hollow-body arch tops. This is probably to stop the feedback usually produced in these guitars. Having said that, tapping the top sounds ok. It would probably sound fine if all you want is to practice while the kids sleep in the next room.
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