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Bari Mando Fretboard

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Bari Mando Fretboard

gallery Bari Mando Fretboard

Welcome to the gallery Bari Mando Fretboard.

Thickness sanding the fretboard ebony blank.

Thickness sanding the fretboard ebony blank.

Setting up the depth of the fret slots

Setting up the depth of the fret slots

The fretboard is blocked in the box with the couple of wedges.

The fretboard is blocked in the box with the couple of wedges.

Once inlays installed, the sides are cut and planed straight.

Once inlays installed, the sides are cut and planed straight.

Once the binding is installed, the fretboard is set on the neck, blocked with the 4 little blocks glued with CA. Christophe Grellier's technic.

Once the binding is installed, the fretboard is set on the neck, blocked with the 4 little blocks glued with CA. Christophe Grellier's technic.

Gluing, clamping.

Gluing, clamping.

The radius is sanded on the radiusing sanding block, grit 80, 120, 240

The radius is sanded on the radiusing sanding block, grit 80, 120, 240

Check the radius.

Check the radius.

Fretting. The setup to cut and grind the fret tips.

Fretting. The setup to cut and grind the fret tips.

Be careful, it's hot !

Be careful, it's hot !

Grinding the bottom of each tip of the fret to overlap the binding. Roger Siminoff's technic.

Grinding the bottom of each tip of the fret to overlap the binding. Roger Siminoff's technic.

A little white glue on the frets to neatly block them. Jamie Wiens' technic.

A little white glue on the frets to neatly block them. Jamie Wiens' technic.

Hard wood cawl, radiused.

Hard wood cawl, radiused.

Bevel flush to the binding.

Bevel flush to the binding.

The side dots (forgot to do them before gluing)

The side dots (forgot to do them before gluing)

Slow hand drilling.

Slow hand drilling.

Black plastic.

Black plastic.

Fret levelling.

Fret levelling.

Recrowning the frets.

Recrowning the frets.

Polishing with steel wood.

Polishing with steel wood.

Once the nut is cut, drawing of the fret line with a halp pencil. Dan Erlewin's technic.

Once the nut is cut, drawing of the fret line with a halp pencil. Dan Erlewin's technic.

string spacing. It is not even, it takes into account each string's gauge.

string spacing. It is not even, it takes into account each string's gauge.

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