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The side was soaked in a bath for about 20 minutes. During that time I added a couple of kettles of boiling water to keep things warm. As for the soundboard arch, I didn't heat bend a pliage in the first one, just bracing. I couldn't figure out how to do it and asked an experienced builder (the late...

Hi Alain, for what it's worth, just a note to say that the tight bend for the cutaway was quite straightforward to bend, taking things slowly, using East Indian Rosewood and a narrow heated pipe (a piece of shower curtain rod). It's worked 3 times so far. The only problem I've had on the tight bend ...

Hello, I just thought I'd say what a fascinating thread this is. I've struggled to get some idea how to construct a Maccaferri type soundboard for ages and the ideas here are a real eye opener. Craig and Al, you seem to have to down to a "T". With my limited woodworking experience I tried ...