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Fitting A Dovetail Neck on An Archtop
Fitting A Dovetail Neck on An Archtop, Part 1 — Intro & Rough Fitting
presented by George Leach
Fitting A Dovetail Neck on An Archtop, Part 2 — Rough Filing
presented by George Leach
Fitting A Dovetail Neck on An Archtop, Part 3 — Measuring
presented by George Leach
Fitting A Dovetail Neck on An Archtop, Part 4 — Narrowing the Neck
presented by George Leach
Fitting A Dovetail Neck on An Archtop, Part 5 — Carving Under Heel
presented by George Leach
Fitting A Dovetail Neck on An Archtop, Part 6 — Pull-Sanding Under the Heel
presented by George Leach
Fitting A Dovetail Neck on An Archtop, Part 7 — Pull-Sanding Continued
presented by George Leach
Fitting A Dovetail Neck on An Archtop, Part 8 — The Fingerboard Extension
presented by George Leach
Fitting A Dovetail Neck on An Archtop, Part 9 — Preparing the Headstock Ears
presented by George Leach
Fitting A Dovetail Neck on An Archtop, Part 10 — Gluing the Headstock Ears
presented by George Leach
Fitting A Dovetail Neck on An Archtop, Part 11 — Extending the Truss Rod Channel
presented by George Leach
Fitting A Dovetail Neck on An Archtop, Part 12 — Preparing Truss Rod and Carbon Fiber Rods
presented by George Leach
Fitting A Dovetail Neck on An Archtop, Part 13 — Gluing in Carbon Fiber Rods
presented by George Leach
Fitting A Dovetail Neck on An Archtop, Part 14 — Installing the Truss Rod
presented by George Leach
Fitting A Dovetail Neck on An Archtop, Part 15 — Sanding the Fingerboard Gluing Surface
presented by George Leach
Fitting A Dovetail Neck on An Archtop, Part 16 — Gluing on the Fretboard
presented by George Leach
Fitting A Dovetail Neck on An Archtop, Part 17 — Shimming the Dovetail
presented by George Leach
Fitting A Dovetail Neck on An Archtop, Part 18 — Carving Under the Fretboard Extension
presented by George Leach
Fitting A Dovetail Neck on An Archtop, Part 19 — Carving the Dovetail
presented by George Leach
Fitting A Dovetail Neck on An Archtop, Part 20 — Final Fit
presented by George Leach
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