@Irv 

funny you should mention the canopy glue... if you look in the pics I posted you can see a blurry pic of the container.  It’s working well.

i bought the carbide one that is for sale at harbor freight and I struggled ripping the pieces.  I am going to buy a different one at Home Depot.

i am happiest most about not having to replace all the rope

glued the neck back on and cut the fingerboard

Sooo... I picked snakeskin fittings,  loved the look with the fingerboard I cut.  Went to cut the pegs and the holes for the G peg were a little large for the peg, the peg was bottomed out.  (Pegs were cut a hair on the small side for retrofit).   So I decided on the carved jujube fittings.  Still think they’ll look nice once fitted.  (Uncut bridge there for perspective.  

Thanks Mark

Actually said that wrong,  it’s snakewood and not snakeskin 

Finally got this finished.  

I satinized the finish, installed the fingerboard, cut a new nut and bridge, reset the sound post, new Preludes, ( it’s what I had).  Going to have to wait to hear what it sounds like.  Mackenzie was playing ball last night and did a hook slide into home and hurt her shoulder. She wouldn’t tell the coach and finished pitching the game, had it X-rayed and was told to take two weeks off. 

Im really happy with this one, Mack did say it had great projection

with the lot of luthier tools I got a couple weeks ago was a box of German chin rest clamps which was nice to use 

Mark said
Steveduf,

That's a good looking fiddle!!

Fantastic job.

One question what type of wood did you use for the finger board??

 

Mark  

Thanks Mark,

I looked all over for a brown fingerboard to match.  This one came from China and is listed as a brown colored natural redwood.