Thanks for the compliments guys.
Regarding the radius: I strung it and started to play, my focus was into checking that the bridge recess depth was enough. I didn´t notice nor even remember that it is a flat fingerboard. As JC made me realize, fbs in 6 stringers are normally flatter so the difference with my other sixers is minimum (they are probably in the 22"-24" area).
The bridge height really came out well. I could get very low action on the first octave but the second was buzzy around the 17th fret and on, on most of the strings. Not a surprise as I hadnt done the leveling yet.
Disassembled the thingy again and prepared my kit for the fret work.
Fret rockers:
Fret leveler block, 180 grit:
Made some marks where I spotted issues with the rockers for checking after the leveling:
Instead of just start leveling I tried hammering the spots found with the rockers which worked pretty fine. I could eliminate many high fret areas (as I could verify with the rockers).
To get the neck straight I adjusted the relief of the neck using as reference the scale template used for slotting the FB (used as straight edge). Stewmac sells a dedicated tool for this which is basically the same thing but with wider notches allowing the straight edge to touch the surface of the fretboard. This is definitively better, because the scale templates notches are not wider than the frets (at least not than the medium sized) so it sits on top of the frets, touching their crown on 2 points, and since the frets are not yet leveled, their un-evenness (in height) introduces error. That said, ime, If you do the fretting sufficiently careful, this difference is small enough to not affect your ability to use it as a straight edge. If I could afford it Id buy the official tool but priorities regarding tool purchasing are different.
The leveling went fine. Now the dressing was kind of painful. I bought a Stewmac 2 sided crown dressing file, the cheapest tool for the job they sell. Story short: waste of money, go for the diamond one.
I did the polishing with Brasso and a piece of cloth adhered to my mouse sander. Beautiful result, better than perceived in the picture:
Having the right dressing file could have improved the results but anyway it turned out pretty fine aesthetically.
After strung it back and fine tune the nut I could not help but to smile. I could get a really low action with no buzzing whatsoever
, way better than I expected.
So after cleaning and reorganizing the whole work shop I happened to have the luck that my neighbor was getting rid of stuff and I could grab a parabolic antenna holder, basically a curved metal tube ready to mount in the wall, perfect to make a holder for applying the finish to the body.
I carefully masked both the neck and body:
I prepared some wiped poly and started to apply coats. Its super nice seeing the grain popping up. I tried to capture the 3D effect that the finish produces both with pictures and a couple of videos (the waiting time between coats invites) but did not really achieve it. Anyway here they are:
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Next episode:
More coats - Applying Decals - More coats - Sanding, Sanding, Sanding..... and Sanding
Thanks for watching
.. I really need to catch up..
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