Re: Neapolitan Mandolin Build in Naples - November 2022
Great stuff, Sebastiaan.
A couple procedural questions...
What was the point of the extra material left on the neck blank for so long....?
I'm assuming to provide something heft for clamping the mandolin under multiple phases of development. Then it is cut away when neck profiling begins. Is this correct?
Can you provide a bit of clarification on "Once the lines are scribed the channel is cut using the chisel method"? In the days of a Stewart MacDonald dremel jig for everything, I'm impressed.
Lastly, can you provide a bit of detail on the headstock to neck joint and glue up? This is another area where Italian bowlbacks differ from US made ones, which typically have a one piece neck with headstock.
I know I'm jumping ahead, but will you be covering your neck in veneer in the Italian fashion?
Thanks!
Mick
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