Fingerboard glue up :: Chubbuck Mousa 003 hollowbody

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The final step in the neck raw assembly on the Mousa 003 hollowbody is gluing up the fingerboard.  Next up will be inlaying the side fret markers and roughing out the neck carve.

Headstock build :: Chubbuck Mousa 003

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This is from a couple weeks ago.  Here I'm clamping the headstock overlay on Mousa 003 neck build. I learned from my days at Santa Cruz Guitars to pre-bind the overlay before you glue it to the neck. Then you can use the headplate overlay as a routing template to shape the peghead. Pretty slick.

Peghead ears :: Chubbuck Mousa 003

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Gluing up the peghead ears on last week's Mousa 003 neck build. I like to do full ears as opposed to just adding corners. The difference is that you can't see the ear joint from the side on full ears where just gluing the extra corners looks sloppy and lazy. The extra effort is a pain but totally worth it.

Neck build :: Chubbuck Mousa 003

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I didn't get around to posting photos from last week's Mousa 003 neck build (all featured on the vlog).  Here I trued and roughed out the neck blank before routing the truss rod slot.  Next step is to fit and glue the peghead ears.  Note that the peghead overlay and fingerboard have been bound.

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Below is video of the neck blank prep from last week's#otb_vlog 050:

Chubbuck neck build :: fingerboard glue-up

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Chubbuck neck build :: fingerboard glue-up

I use a single-action truss rod on my acoustics and push relief into the neck when I glue up the fingerboards.  This way I'm able to extend the range from relief to straight to back bow upon tightening the rod.  I also use hot hide glue for this glue-up.

Rogue 005 in the front, Kalliope 001 in the background (clamped).