Day 9: Carving the Pickup Notch

I was able to make a little more progress over the weekend. I started carving the notch that holds the plastic retainer for the passive pickup that sits under the bridge.

When I posted the second photo on Facebook, a harpsichord builder friend pointed out that carving out the 1 cm recess using a Forstner bit (flat on the wood-facing end) would make quick work of it. He's right. During the next session, I will attack it with one of Mr. Forstner's offspring.

I also decided that I don't really want to mount the crappy plastic retainer that came with the pickup. I'm going to make one from African blackwood that will look better and last longer for Reed. Regardless, progress is progress and I'm happy where the project is headed once again - toward completion!

Until next time...