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Marking Area of pinblock to removed for delignite transplant
I try to leave 3/4 inch space outside of the existing tuning pin hole
Removing wood by cutting kerfs inside of marked area
First Stage of wood removal in progress
Much wood is removed by breaking with chisel or screwdriver
Using router to level bottom and remove wood from end areas
Now working on bass end
Completed Tenor and Treble section of pinblock
Bass section completed
Bass section cover with brown paper, with carbon paper underneath, for pattern of opening
Da Boss viewing pattern of tenor/treble area. Pattern will be used to mark new delignite pinblock
Final fitting of bass section implant. Now it's down to mark and sand.
Trimming one edge with the bandsaw
Tenor/Treble section ready
Bass section implant now ready
Masking tape covers all screw holes to prevent epoxy from blocking screw holes
Tenor/Treble implant now epoxied into existing pinblock
Bass implant epoxied into existing pinblock. Paper towel plugs small leak in bolt hole
Next step will be to lightly sand top of pinblock to remove excess epoxy and to level new block with old block
Final pictures of this step coming soon.
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