New head installed, steel hooks are wire wheeled and clean, there was no plating.

Orig. Side markers were made from toothpicks

Frets complete, Pie Section back plate repaired

I will reset the dowel next

The only pegthat will work on a thick/slim peg head.

Very little room for geared pegs

Dowel must be removed and reset

Removing frets from pear wood fingerboard.

It was de-laminated front and back, all sealed now.

Frets leveled, crowned polished, ends dressed

Moving on to setup

Unusual, White Holly on bottom trim

After rim re-finish, metal buffing

Binding channels super wide, so will go with .090 binding

Not perfect, but a decent save.

10mm long shaft ABM's, from Smakula

Implementing a Drilled Lange fliptop, unbranded

Metallic silver used on arch ring

Needs to drift downwards about 1.5 degrees.

Planing the tops down

Overlay stripped, dyed and taking on clear

Always drill a pilot hole for the detent pin

Thiis, and a longer bridge will give me better downforce