The following posts are backwards in order, and missing a few pictures from a computer crash.
The wedges I used are in back in this picture...the brown mahogany strips on top of the white dryer.
They were planed down, and after using a 3-ft metal ruler to verify the angle (should point to top of bridge or a bit beneath), everything was glued together with Titebond..
The first time, it played great for awhile, then the glue started to loosen underneath the wedge by the soundhole. So I took the fretboard off again and this time, I ordered and installed a rosewood fretboard - it came pretty thick (which I didn't change) and after installing everything again, I would up with a thick-necked and very sweet-sounding guitar. In fact, I haven't been able to duplicate the sound on any other guitar I've played. It was great to play. I couldn't put it down. Sad part of the story....after a year or so I had trouble changing to my other guitars because of the difference in neck thickness. This one was spoiling me or training me in a not very good way I thought, so I SOLD IT.
Now I miss it. No other guitar I've ever owned had such a sweet jangly sound to it.tt
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