BuzzBD
Well-known member
I have noticed lately an increased interest in DIY instrument building. I am in the process of upgrading my website to offer a much greater range of lutherie courses, other than my build a ukulele course. These will be aimed at the beginner to intermediate builders who enjoy building their own instruments, but want to keep the costs of tools and jigs to a minimum. A small example, I am offering a half day course on fretwork. The pictures show a couple of cauls I designed and make to install frets. So instead of $300 for a fret press and cauls, this $20 tool takes most of the angst out of installing frets because you hit the caul with a hammer, not the frets, nor the fretboard or your fingers. Because the caul spreads the force over the length of the fret, there are no kinked frets or dented fretboards. More information to follow