I'm calling it complete. It needs a strap button, but that's hardly a big deal. Visibly it's acquired a pickup. Invisibly it's acquired a little wedge under the bridge brace which locks it firmly in position and deals with the various tuning issues. Seems the top isn't quite strong enough in its thinned down situation. This doesn't do the acoustic sound any favours, and also dramatically reduces the volume. This latter is a big plus since I would like to be allowed to play it when there are other people in the house.
It's the first instrument I've tried to build - and design - from scratch, and while there are any number of things that could be done better I'm not displeased.
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