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Just thinking that You could cut them to approximate length before you heat treat them. would mean doing the fingerboard first.

You could also crown them to their profile before treatment too which would be less work once installed. lesser amount to work on the hardened material.

Garry

My Guess is that it will be those Nakashima butterfly joint holders that Steve mentioned!
They will also double as position markers

Garry

See Joe, you have it perfected now. Me, I would probably just kept on grumbling that it wasn't right! for fear of making it worse

Garry

Well keep on blushing Joe, You are fast becoming one of the stand out builders
Well Done

Garry

Joe, well done on getting this put right. Very good practice for repairing, you pulled it off superbly.
I love the look of the binding and rosette channels, they look very natural.

Garry

Beautiful rosette Joe, and that top has some really tight grain.

Garry

Nice Rims Joe, and not a scorch to be seen

I will have to try linings like that, as I don't like how the brace end pockets can sometimes look shoddy when they pass through the kerfs.

Garry

Or maybe I should see about getting satellite tv and forget the "joys" of creative achievement! :lol: Ya' just gotta laugh, Joe No, no, no, Joe. You'll just end up watching 'How its Made' and then before you know it you'll be building Pianos :lol: Sorry to hear you are having problems! Ga...