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What's the deal with tentallones?

Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2012 12:32 am
by Dave Bagwill
I think Brian on this Forum mentioned that he uses tentallones to join the top to the rim. and I've seen it done on youtube, but noone has explained to me the 'why' of it.

Is it for traditional reasons/structural reasons or what?

For those of you that do it, what is your method?

Re: What's the deal with tentallones?

Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2012 9:28 am
by ken cierp
No advantage over standard kerfing -- a disadvantage over reverse rounded kerfing -- just an old "fangled" way of doing it. Sides bent on a pipe tentallones glued along the profile drawn on the sound board then the side is glued to the triangles and SB. -- No mold is used.

Re: What's the deal with tentallones?

Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2012 11:12 am
by Tim Benware
I tried ten tall ones once before and was hungover for the whole weekend:)

Re: What's the deal with tentallones?

Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2012 11:33 am
by Dave Bagwill
Ha!

Ken - thanks for the info, another temptation avoided!