With the finish line in sight, I expected that last week’s session would end in me taking the completed guitar with me to have it sprayed with lacquer. Things turned out a little different…

The last four or five frets on the fretboard extention (the ‘ island’ of the fretboard that resides above the guitar body) hadn’t been seated properly. Why I hadn’t noticed this before I don’t know, but the frets ends were clear of the wood, and a piece of paper could easily be slipped underneath the fret. Not good. And because the slots were too shallow, trying to hammer them in any further was useless. So, we had no other option left than to remove them…

Ebony is very brittle. We were left with quite a few chips missing around the fret slots after the frets came out. These gaps are filled with black shellac from a stick (like this) and sanded back. It should be mostly invisible. I hope this was the last set back before I can take it to the finishing shop.

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