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Tim's Baritone In Progress

Monday, September 7, 2009 Last week I finished the rim for Tim's German Spruce and Ziricote Baritone. One particular aspect of this part of the process that takes special care involves precisely preparing (by sanding) the edges of the rim so that they are shaped properly to join with the back and the top of the instrument. This instrument incorporates the Manzer wedge ergonomic design feature, where the depth of the instrument graduates so that it is thinner on the side where the players elbow rests over it, and thicker where it rests on the players lap. As you can see I've also cut out the top and back plate to shape, slighlty oversized for trimming after assembly. More soon! :)