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On an old 12 string I had a similar problem, it also had a tail piece. I installed, just behind the saddle, screwed in the bridge, a small chromed metal rod, may be 1 mm that I took from a cake cooling rack. The string would go under. I made 2 eyes at each end o_____o and use small screws to fix it ...

Happy New Year !
Thanks Charlie for maintaining the forum.

On my tenors I am adding 2.7 mm to the 17 in scale length, which result in 434.5 mm nut to saddle distance

This one has a lot of electric templates: https://www.electricherald.com/guitar-templates/

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I made a repair on an FG230 red label (made in Japan) 12 string last year and the glue was Hide glue this one was from 1971.

Sure I am in! Thanks!

There is the Crane page http://www.crane.gr.jp/CRANE_etc/CRANE_Plan_E.html
A Torres FE26 https://josswinn.org/wp-content/uploads ... w-1954.pdf

I made one based on this design. https://www.luthiersuppliers.com/lsprod ... ine-finder
https://www.luthiersuppliers.com/center ... structions
Works OK

I made my first guitar with it some 20 years ago.
Five years ago, the back braces started to unglue. I had to reglue with real HHG.
Do not use it for structural joints. Maybe binding, even there I am not sure I would use it again.

Huh... so bigger sound hole equals more bass, is that what I'm reading?

If you read Alan reply:

the larger the sound hole the higher the 'air' pitch will be

Higher pitch means less bass more treble

i clean up the cuts of dust...

Surfaces for gluing must be freshly planed not cut

Aluminum tape even better!

LSA is now at version 1.7. Also there is now a Linux version as well. You can find the versions here: Windows: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1X4FSJKr_xdisqzpeUNJYVBuAeHgzvdnP?usp=sharing MacOS: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1oGqALjZbIEzcvmBvFxp87wma6DI_mu6z?usp=sharing Linux: https...

If you straighten the neck by planning the surface ( up to 1/16 or more), you will end up with a narrower neck, You have to consider that and possibly add a layer between the neck and fretboard.

Welcome to the forum Ken!
You will meet great people here!
Looking forward to hear from your Staufer project.

Sometime, these fans are loud because the air passage is restricted. When running with a lot of "air room" they calm down. This is assuming this is not a bearing problem or vibration problem.

A fan from an old kitchen range hood or a bathroom fan would be relatively quiet and move a lot of air.

If not too late, her is how I do it. I glue my bridge after finishing. My tenor has a scale length of 17 inches which is 431.8 mm I get correct intonnation by placing the saddle CENTER at 434.5 mm form the nut edge, which is 2.7 mm of compensation. I use a 1/8 ( 3mm) saddle so this give me +- 1.5 mm...

Please consider that linseed oil will turn quite yellow over time. Just like 'old oil paint' was doing in the past!