Even though you can buy a fingerboard blank from your supplier, it is not ready to be put on the instrument. A little prep work is involved to get the blank ready. In this article I will cover the method I use for preparing a new fingerboard. MATERIALS AND TOOLS -Fingerboard blank -Block plane with […]
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If you are a luthier just starting out, I strongly encourage you to keep track of how many bridges you make during your career, simply for your own records/bragging rights. Having failed to do that myself, my best guess is that I’ve made between 300 and 400 bridges over the last ten years– a good […]