Mango bouzouki...

soundhole support patch glued on....



rosette made.....



soundhole cut



neck laminated. walnut, cherry, maple, cherry, walnut.

fretless.....

but with markers where the frets WOULD be.....

slots sawn...



glue...



maple strips inserted and taped down...



then flipped over and clamped to the tabletop to make sure the tape doesn't loosen and let then rise...

work done on the fretless neck.

maple blank cut out and marked roughly what goes where.....



truss rod slot cut and truss rod fitted



so, I'm going to have inlay strips where the frets would be if there were any. I'm also not going to fork out an extra £30 for a bass sized fingerboard when teo guitar sized ones can be had for £6...... so, after some careful measuring and cutting, the join between the two pieces will be under a fret line.......



and the back piece glued on.....



rough cut and the head recessed.

a couple of new builds started. a mango bouzouki and a fretless bass.

the zouk?

back & sides cut & planed



and sides bent



and the bass....

two piece beech body joined



and carying on the mango theme, it will have a mango cap.

All done!!

listed on eBay on Thursday