Sides are too tall- Now what?

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tippie53
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Re: Sides are too tall- Now what?

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You can do it without but use your eyes , and you can visualize the curvature. On the back , the tail block is just about square and the radius works around to the neck block..
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Update: I glued the back on yesterday and just trimmed the back overhang and everything worked out great!
Wouldn't have come out so well without everyone's advice. Thanks again.

As a side note: If you ever find yourself in this situation, buy a sanding dish! Doing the measurements and trimming pre-bent sides with a coping saw was nerve racking to say the least. I have a few more white hairs to prove it!!
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mjmeehan wrote: As a side note: If you ever find yourself in this situation, buy a sanding dish! Doing the measurements and trimming pre-bent sides with a coping saw was nerve racking to say the least. I have a few more white hairs to prove it!!
I couldn't agree more! A full size radius dish is THE most important special tool for guitar building.
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