Acoustic Guitar Construction

Thanks guys, These slots that are narrow are not a mistake, the basement had hundreds of necks, bridges, and fretboards. You can see Martin marked were the cracks and worm holes were. The 1833 shop used to sell fret wire down to .018 , but stopped. THis is some of the werid things I had to go though...

3 years ago a small Wisconsin music store had a basement full of scrap Martin parts. These Fret boards were in there but the slots were for smaller tangs & the photo shows it not completely cut to the end. (almost like bound Fret Board) I thought I would post this, I have never seen anything cut...

Woody, Is that the new gold fret wire from LMI ? I was thinkin on trying it..nice guitar..I want one!....LB

Thanks Ken, Do You sell the spindle and stuff ? Or do we make our own. I've been reading these for a while, maybe I'm missing some products you sell. Maybe you could send me a message with a way to get a conturing deal... I have the mega mold and templates, sorry to get into business on the forum. T...

Thanks Ken, It makes me feel better, It was just on these 000 12 fret I've never seen anything but normal. By the way how thick is the ditson model, and is the martin D-VS or 12 fret D the same as 000 12 fret ?? I've heard good things about the ditson...Hum very interesting.. Thanks Dave

Thanks Ken, Thats why I have'nt done the dish thing so- far. But there are still some things bugging me. When I glue the back on , it fits the lower part of the guitar but hangs up in the air over the contured part, toward the neck block, because the rim dives down. I thought maybe if the dish made ...

Thanks bud, I still dont know if I will go wt. the dish or bar. I was thinkin I could sand the braces and make them with the dish. On the five ones I made, I made by hand, But I thought a dish would make braces better. I also used my table top router but the bearing sliped and wrecked my jig. It's n...