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CBG Headpiece - another view

Posted by Starfish, darling on September 15, 2009 at 9:29pm
:::In order to get the headpiece to drop back enough to keep the strings down on the nut and the action low, I epoxied a .25" slab of oak to the back of the maple neck, then cut away the top .5" of the maple.The neck was roughed in by hand and Dremel, refined with a 1" belt sander, followed by sanding with a B&D Mouse, 120 grit, 220 grit, followed by 400 and 600, sanded by hand.:::
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  • swampapple slim August 6, 2011 at 9:42pm
    you need string break hold strings down after nut
  • James Prince August 6, 2011 at 9:34pm
     This is what I need to do!Can't seem to keep the strings from buzzing.I have a thin strip of oak left over from the cut-out for the cb lid ,perfect to thikin the head stock.
  • HENRY LOWMAN September 17, 2009 at 12:14am
    Oh YEAH! This is good!
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