Fitting the neck part III

Now I started to measure the correct configuration for the neck. Based on the book by Baker, the projected height of the fingerboard at the bridge is 70 mm. I read somewhere that the height of the fingerboard usually gets a little smaller in a new cello. I am therefore aiming now at 71-72 mm so it is still something 10 mm too high. Luckily also the heel is roughly the same amount too high. This means that I don't need to try to change the angle of the neck, I just need to bring it down. I will now do the rest of the work mostly with files and the grain direction doesn't matter too much anymore. A chisel is actually also quite handy as a scraper to ensure the bottom is flat. The orientation of the neck in other ways. It all looks pretty good. No need to do major adjustments, just make the mortice a little deeper and wider, mostly to the one side. as the centre of the neck doesn't quite match the centre of the body. But it's not far off.