"Blue Heeler" Bondi Blue GR-SF1: Pt10 Neck's Necking and Nearing Assembly
I've beeswaxed the neck too, but it doesn't look piccie-worthy in itself. Moreover, I think I should've stripped off some more of the black. Never mind.
More importantly, last week I commenced fret levelling. I believe I've done ... OK. There's quite a bit of flattening to correct now, but I've had to order another crowning file since I lost the first one a month back. Actually, I'm really happy with progress on this aspect of the guitar. [Update: less than 24 hours after the new file was picked up for shipping, I found the first one! Moyphee's Lorr in action!]
But for the "learn from others' experience" I have again failed to initiate the process. For this I preferred (as per usual) to follow my instincts. If it turns out badly we can all trash me with an "I tried to tell you so!" Here're some piccies of frets a'flattened ...
Requesting advice, please, concerning the Dingo Tone oil smudges on the heel. How do I remove them to ensure the glued joint is strong? The dry joint is beautifully snug so I'm loathe to sand much. Please advise. Many thanks, gents. On this point I'd much rather defer to the experience of others ...
What's next? Perhaps the soldering of the electronics or the fret re-crowning will comprise Pt11 ...
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