Now this is really starting to look like a guitar. The finished fretboard and bridge have been installed, and is ready for some of the small bits to be installed. The frets are cut, ready to be installed, you can see them in the wooden layout block behind the guitar. The tuning machines are in the foreground, right now my plan is to not distress them, as everyone knows they are new, so let them look that way. I have also decided to go with gold fretwire as I think it will add a cool look to this guitar.

Next step is to fret the board andmakes a nut & saddle, so it can be strung up for the first time in several decades. The original nut looks like it is wooden and is falling apart - I will make the new nut & saddle from some bone I have.

Stay tuned!