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    Here's a 'progress' image. What you are looking at is the centreblock and neck, plus the headstock. The centreblock is going to be roughly half height, so hopefully the soundboard will contribute something.
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    The body is at the bottom of the picture - sorry about the orientation. Its a sapele/maple/sapele sandwich. I'm planning to make the projecting end of the maple into a tenon to locate the headstock well. No truss rod, but there'll be carbon fibre reinforcement right over the headstock splice and down to the centreblock, so its kinda a through neck setup.
    Last edited by JimC; 17-05-2020 at 11:27 PM.
    Build #1, failed solid body 6 string using neck from a scrapped acoustic (45+ odd years ago as a teenager!)
    Build #2, ugly parlour semi with scratch built body and ex Peavey neck
    Build #3, Appalachian Dulcimer from EMS kit
    Build #4, pre-owned PB ESB-4
    Build #5, Lockdown Mandolin
    Build #6, Sixty six body for Squier
    Build #7, Mini Midi Bass

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