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It had been 2 or 3 years. I offered to fix it for him. Its certainly possible it could have taken some knocks, life happens. Also possible my technique wasn't perfect. I do like the idea of the glue being bad. Left in a cold basement shop for who knows how long. It was a gallon size bottle.

What glue do you prefer for guitar making?

Tim. My next build is going to be a 26" scale. Not a bari but a deep-voiced jumbo.this is the guitar i will be looking into "porting". Ill be in touch...
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Wow, thanks guys! I didn't expect so much info/tips, but am happy to get them. The elf shortage is due, I'm sure, to covid. The ported sound hole sounds intriguing. At the end of this one I may look into it. It sounds REALLY intriguing! This baritone is a little over 16" at the lower bout, and ...

Yes, even a bit deeper. Also, its a 30" baritone scale. Any tips?

I think i understand what you're saying. Ill use a j200 for reference in size and placement, so as to not deviate from what works. Thank you for all the tips and comments
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I have a long one.

I have a radius sanding block that I use to radius my fretboard as well as clamping. That goes on top of fretboard. Should I be using something under the clamps on bottom, too? Like a 2x4?
I appreciate your help, thank you
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Hmmm... I know that when tuning a port on a speaker box. You pull the tube out until you're happy with the sound, and cut it there. Aside from cutting a small hole, stringing the guitar up, playing it, then unstringing it, enlarging hole, re-stringing etc until it sounds good, is there a way to form...

I've cleaned up the neck and bottom of fretboard, taking care of all the gouges, nicks, and low spots. I've verified that both surfaces are indeed flat, and that the Truss rod sits just below the necks gluing surface. So I'm ready on that front. Does gluing together two different types of wood promo...

No humidity control. I will look into this, thank you.

The gouges and nicks came from popping the fretboard off. I've since purchased 12 clamps, I hope that will be enough

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The glue wasn't stringy or watery. Freshly planed tone bar bottoms? Ok, got it. How about the underside of the soundboard? Planed? Sanded?
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Wow! So a smaller hole gives more bass... ok, got it. Thanks for the help on this
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Thanks Barry. It was always above 55 in the basement. Prepare joints for gluing? Well, i clean up the cuts of dust... thats really it. Not sure if the glue got frozen or not. Its a possibility.
I'm not on a Mac, but ill look into a picture resizer. Thanks for the tip
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Hey gents. So one if the first guitars I made for someone has found its way back to me. I was upset to see that 2 back braces had come loose. (Back material is cherry, bracing is sitka spruce) also, fretboard popped off of neck very cleanly, wasily.(both neck and fretboard are bubinga).the glue i us...

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

Hey guys, just wondering if there is a formula for placing sound hole, maybe it has to do with the scale length, or maybe nodes, like pickup placement? Also, since we're on the topic, sound hole size. Is that figured by volume of guitar body? Or maybe thickness of top?