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Originally Posted by Matthew Tucker
How wide are those bottom ribs Ken? they look DEEEEP!
When I made my purfling I resolved to try a flexible glue like PVA next time as the hide glue was just too brittle.
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They are almost 10 inches at the bottom block, but the ribs taper to 8.5 at the upper bout and then down to less than 6 at the neck. When I designed the bass, I was thinking full sized bottom with 3/4 string length and playablility. That was before Ken's comments about depth of ribs versus depth of sound. When I get the top glued on I may alter the width, maybe not though.
I am going to glue the strips in separately so the hide glue should not be an issue as that can slip around and conform the the shape.