a bits & pieces sort of day today....

#50 got the over hands from the soundport support laminates trimmed and lininds glues in.....



the mandola got the braces carved and the top glued on.....



and yesterday I did a bit of neck work so here's a pic after the clamps came off,

a mahogany neck with a walnut faceplate to tie in with the rosette.



bouzouki?

tuners on & frets buffed....



strapjack fitted to tailpiece & holes drilled.....



bridge rough cut from ebony



then bridge tidied up & strings on..



I'll leave it over the weekend to settle under tension then sort the intonation, put the pickup under the saddle & that'll be it all done!!