Martin Edwards Luthier
Thursday, January 19, 2012
neck work.....
fretboard radiused
back of neck carved
fretted
test fitting....... Looking like a guitar!!
neck glued in place.
and before someone starts, I KNOW the frets aren't parallel, and the tuner holes are asymetric. they're MEANT to be!!
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