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Fitting A Dovetail Neck on An Archtop

Fitting A Dovetail Neck on An Archtop, Part 1 — Intro & Rough Fitting

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Fitting A Dovetail Neck on An Archtop, Part 2 — Rough Filing

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Fitting A Dovetail Neck on An Archtop, Part 3 — Measuring

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Fitting A Dovetail Neck on An Archtop, Part 4 — Narrowing the Neck

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Fitting A Dovetail Neck on An Archtop, Part 5 — Carving Under Heel

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Fitting A Dovetail Neck on An Archtop, Part 6 — Pull-Sanding Under the Heel

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Fitting A Dovetail Neck on An Archtop, Part 7 — Pull-Sanding Continued

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Fitting A Dovetail Neck on An Archtop, Part 8 — The Fingerboard Extension

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Fitting A Dovetail Neck on An Archtop, Part 9 — Preparing the Headstock Ears

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Fitting A Dovetail Neck on An Archtop, Part 10 — Gluing the Headstock Ears

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Fitting A Dovetail Neck on An Archtop, Part 11 — Extending the Truss Rod Channel

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Fitting A Dovetail Neck on An Archtop, Part 12 — Preparing Truss Rod and Carbon Fiber Rods

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Fitting A Dovetail Neck on An Archtop, Part 13 — Gluing in Carbon Fiber Rods

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Fitting A Dovetail Neck on An Archtop, Part 14 — Installing the Truss Rod

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Fitting A Dovetail Neck on An Archtop, Part 15 — Sanding the Fingerboard Gluing Surface

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Fitting A Dovetail Neck on An Archtop, Part 16 — Gluing on the Fretboard

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Fitting A Dovetail Neck on An Archtop, Part 17 — Shimming the Dovetail

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Fitting A Dovetail Neck on An Archtop, Part 18 — Carving Under the Fretboard Extension

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Fitting A Dovetail Neck on An Archtop, Part 19 — Carving the Dovetail

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Fitting A Dovetail Neck on An Archtop, Part 20 — Final Fit

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