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Permalink Reply by Dave V on August 31, 2009 at 7:12pm

My problem is (along with a serious lack of woodworking skills) is that I'm using a pre-made neck from a junker Ukulele. The fretboard is pretty tightly glued down and I'd hate to ruin it.

Do you have any examples, or can you explain further about this jigsaw puzzle method?

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Permalink Reply by Dave V on August 31, 2009 at 7:34pm

I was thinking about that. Two things: I didn't know how much it would weaken the top by removing that much wood and I wasn't sure I was up to the task of that delicate a cut and still make it look good.

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Permalink Reply by Mortimer Snerd on September 1, 2009 at 2:27am

I think it would work, if you had bracing under the floating two frets, inside the box, so you would not press the lid in when using the last two frets. They need to be as solid as the rest of the finger board.

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Permalink Reply by Dave V on September 1, 2009 at 3:00am

Mortimer Snerd said:

I think it would work, if you had bracing under the floating two frets, inside the box, so you would not press the lid in when using the last two frets. They need to be as solid as the rest of the finger board.

Thanks, I didn't think of that.

Scott: If it wasn't for the nice logo on the front, and the deeply stamped "20 cigars hand made in nicaragua" text on the back that I can't get rid of, I would have used the back side instead of the front.

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Permalink Reply by Paul Doug on September 1, 2009 at 3:20am

How about leaving the fretboard in tact and making access through the back. There are many pictures on here where there are covered access hole on the back of the guitar. Well I think there is.

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