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Woodworking with Diego de Assis |
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Gotcha, Cavaquinho!
by Diego de Assis |
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Building techniques – The Neck
The
cavaquinho building starts with the construction of its
neck, which is essentially a work of many small cuts. Before shaping,
the pieces are cut and glued, and the bigger part of
the material is removed with the help of saws.
It’s better finishing first the tongue-and-groove mortise
between the neck and the neck block that, later on, will join
the neck with the body. The straight form of the neck still
allows supporting square and rulers used to marking.
The work is controlled by a Vernier caliper, according to the
dimensions of the real size technical drawing. The fretboard of Amaranth is glued to the neck, taking care to put
the pieces in the right position.
One
of the most delicate parts is the preparation of the fretboard,
because the frets of the cavaquinho are very close, requiring
greater accuracy in cutting. To reduce the margin of error, we
use a template to guide each cut, ensuring uniform distance and
depth.
The
frets of the fretboard are installed and trimmed before their
union with the body. The whole structure
will be shaped with raps and files.
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