Right then, the neck! This isn't simply a case of just gluing it in place. The joint cavity needed a little bit of work to ensure the neck fitted squarely with wood to wood contact. On this kit it required a small bit of work with a sharp chisel to remove the tool marks left by the factory router.
I also needed to add some hard wood veneer strips ensure the neck sat securely a squarely in the hole.
To make sure the strings run properly and evenly over the finger board, we placed the bridge posts into their holes without hammering them in but enough that the bridge and stop bar could sit on them and hold the strings. By doing this we can be sure that there won't be any danger of string drop off when playing.
We then carved some fret slots in to a piece of scrap wood in order to make a neck clamp brace. The prevents pressure being exerted directly on the frets by the clamps and allows for a more even clamp pressure during the glue setting process.
Wiping off the excess glue and some last minute adjustments before it sets solid.
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