Not quite a guitar but the owner was unhappy with the action on this Ukulele. The slots in the nut are very shallow giving it a very action at the first fret and so making it very difficult to play barre chords at the top of the neck. Quite a simple job. I took the […]
Month: March 2013
1960’s Watkins Rapier – 4th update
Got all the frets replaced with the ends filed down with a 45 degree bevel. Its impossible of course to fit all the frets absolutely level so a fret-dress is always needed. Just adding the tape to protect the fingerboard. Thinking ahead the neck plate is missing and I’ve not been able to find one that fits the […]
1960’s Watkins Rapier – 3rd update
Had a spare afternoon so turned my attention to James’s old Rapier. I’ve got some ideas as to what to do with the body, but more of that later. Since the neck has no truss-rod the options were to either completely remove the fingerboard and install one or, the easier quicker, and from James’s point of view, the […]
Precision Bass Final Update
All finished…. Now that the frets and fretboard are nicely finished the last thing to do is get the truss-rod tension set. Back on to the jig, this time with strings at normal tension, and adjust the truss-rod so that there’s about .004″-.006″ gap at the 7th fret (half way up the neck). Some people […]
Precision Bass – 2nd update
Having been held up a little, waiting for a couple of spare parts, I’ve got back to the Bass at last. Got the fretboard finished. Frets levelled, re-crowned, and polished. Cleaned off the wood and added a little lemon oil to bring it back to life. While the neck is off I’ve cut and fitted […]