Next job is the headstock and neck.
Bret knows that I don’t usually do “F” style headstocks but he specifically asked for one, so I obliged.
Hopefully it is in keeping the vintage he was aiming at, but hey, its too late now.
Rough it out with my (t)rusty old coping saw
Then tart it up a bit and its done.
Then onto the fretboard.
Before working on the frets you have to make sure that the neck is straight. For this you’ll need a notched straight edge. You can buy one from a Luthier supply store for about $100 …….
OR…….
Go to the Big Green Shed and pick up their most expensive 1m spirit level (about $100), then take it to where they sell aluminium bars and use it to pick out a straight piece of 50 x 3mm x 1m Aluminium Flat Bar. Then return the $100 spirit level to its shelf and walk out with $15 worth of aluminium.
Carefully measure the frets and use a rat-tail file to notch them out, and for $15 you can make 2 double sided straight edges. (One side for your F's and t'other for your G's).
Using the straight edge and the truss rod adjustments you can now accurately straighten the neck.
Then onto the the frets.
rob
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