1. Fingerboard Shortening
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They wanted the fingerboard short like a baroque style. Have the customer mark exactly how long they want the fingerboard. Then tape a flexiable piece of plastic onto the fingerboard. Using the ...

2. Shortening a Cello's String Length without a Graft | Ebony Nut Solution
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This was a cello neck that was about 8mm too long. A solution without creating a neck graft is to make a new ebony nut that shortens the string length.  ...

3. Saddle Cracks
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... there is a little extra room. Normally if you remove the saddle and unglue the top from the block and the lower ribs the crack will come back together and it can be reglued. Then simply shorten the saddle ...