Work Page 2-26
1920s Paramount Aristocrat

Tenor Neck Only
Correct uplift in dowel (re-set)
Correct uplift in fingerboard (Heat/Press/Compression fret
Re-fret with modern banjo fret wire
Add side makers
Refinish with Nitrocellulose.
All Page pegs in working order and no body degradation.
Stripping finish
After cooling, spring back to flat. Where I want to be.
Angle re-set to accomodate 5/8" bridge.
Starting frets at the heel, gluing as I go.
Not original finish.
Removing non-original frets.
Nut has been shimmed, will replace.
Slight side-curve in neck, both sides. Treble side more pronounced.
Finish stripped on peghead.
Cleaned tenon.
Sanded
A dab of oil on my fingertip is all that is needed to re-vitalize the wood.
Pulling some with my fingernail, slot rot.
Some wear in fingerboard 1-3
After heating into a backbow.
Heat/pull dowel.
Cleaned tenon hole.
Sealed, ready for fret work.
Frets in , ready for dressing.
 Thanks for looking and sharing,
VM