The sound post part II

Of course I couldn't keep my hands of the cello for very long. I did a few things to make the process better. I tied a string to the sound post so that I could easily pull it out of the cello if needed. And I used some tape to attach the setter to the post. That way I could quickly put it in and out and adjust a bit. From what I have read it is important that that sound post fits exactly to the front and back. For this initial "dummy" sound post I think the fit is good enough. It is there now so that I can fit the bridge, and then the strings and get some first sound so that I can make sure there are no really, really bad problems with the sound. The final setting and tuning will anyways be done after the varnishing.