| The figured maple ribs are
thicknessed and bent to the outline of the instrument and attached to the
top and bottom blocks. Spruce linings are then bent and glued in place.
The top block is then cut to receive the dovetail of the neck joint
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The neck is rough set at this stage before the
top and back are fixed to the ribs. |
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This minimizes the amount of work needed to finish the neck set.
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The neck dovetail is also checked for alignment with
the centre of the top at this stage |
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| The top and back plate are then
joined with the ribs and the binding channels cut and the binding glued in
place
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