Some prior restoration work

Finish is gummy, has had a reaction of some sort.

The missing thumbscrew in mute hole

Wide frets, worn

1 rag, full of finish

And on the topside, scraped too deep

Rim finish completed

inish nearing completion on resonator back

Ready to re-cut slots/ bind

Install complete, ends nipped

Wet sanding at 400 between coats

Dressing frets and then time for strings

Missing 1 thumbscrew

Case fuzz is stuck to it

Holes have been drilled

Minor fingerboard wear

Ready to begin repairs

This beautiful wood needed no tint

Removing binding for refret

Re-assembly begins

I will get started back on the neck this weekend.

Loose blocks popped up during de-fret

Shaving the top down

Installing side markers

MOP cleaned, ready for finish

3 more coats to go

Final wipe down, and tweaks completed

Slight backbow in neck

Beginning the stripping process

Frets are guitar width, I will not go back with them.

Dark area is the imprint of the head bearing

I will go back to its natural color.

All frets leveled nearly to the fingerboard, these will be difficult to grab

e-inserting the tonering bearing

New REMO cloudy head, medium crown

Tefl;lon dams, same thickness as fret tang.

Ready for frets

Moving forward on finish as I go

Nice "Swirl Burl" veneer

I will see how flat it is on re-assembly

An old hidden crack, very stable, no issue.

Previous binding replacement scraped too thin

...showingthe perfect fit to the outside ring

Hardest frets to pull in 23 yrs. I suspect they could not get it to play out with the back bow.

Read for new Remo head

Oiling the tuning pegs

CA is wicking under all the blocks as i go

I will be using a medium banjo wire

Black dye on heel and front/rear overlays

Frets ready to dress/polish