Fitting the spine, tail and cheek

This weekend I got the three "easy" sides of the case installed - the spine, the tail and the cheek.

This is the cheek being glued in place clamped to the the wrestplank support block and screwed to the bottom of the case.

This is what the case looks like with the three side pieces attached.


Closeup of the wrestplank end of the spine showing the screws securing it to the base and the small window through which the registers can be removed from the instrument which, amazingly enough lines up perfectly with the gap between the wrestplank and the upper belly rail where the registers sit.

Closeup of the tail end of the spine showing the spine / tail joint.

The tail - all of the screws will ultimately be covered up by a molding that runs along the bottom of the case and by wooden blocks which cover and reinforce the corners of the case.

Closeup of the spine / bentside corner.