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🦋 Tin-can Cello: setup underway at last!

I've got strings on my tin-can cello! It's nearly an instrument. Remaining steps:

1. Finalize the grooves in the nut: I'll do this one string at a time -- mark the groove, take the string off, file the groove out, put the string back on. This will also be an opportunity to put peg dope on the pegs.
2. Bring the strings up to pitch and finalize the string heights at the bridge.
3. Finish carving the bridge in relief and chamfer.

Update -- I have done more work on the nut and bridge. At this point I can play the instrument and finger notes. I think the strings are too high (except for the A string, which might be too low), going to check with Mo Menzel for setup advice. I hope I did not take too much material off the treble side of the bridge.

posted evening of Wednesday, October 17th, 2018
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