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It starts all over again!

It starts all over again!

The same holds for "Bilt" instead of build

You mean Vuillaume not Villaume!

I was wondering why is that tailpiece so mislined?

It is callled Bear Claw, also known as Hazelficte, is an asymmetric pattern found on all species of Spruce. It presents itself as fine white lines that will run against the natural grain of the wood. The amount of Bear Claw on a piece of spruce can vary greatly, with some pieces exhibiting a lot while others show little to none.

Made in China?

That's big business! A complete Varnish system costs US$525,=

There is more yellow/brown left than black. I would suggest to try to remove the black as suggested by FiddleDoug. If that is done nicely than the whole instrument looks like the varnish is yellow/brown.

In Germany there is a guy who realy is the expert! Watch this:

Using these tools with different spacings can visualise how the isohypses are. Any irregularity is seen:

Movements and sound are not synchrone. Don't like this piece of 'music'.

Looks like Elton John!

Huh? What is this?

This question came up some 15 years ago. Here I give the link in which I described a useful method: https://maestronet.com/forum/index.php?/topic/311643-neck-flame/&tab=comments#comment-316555 Good luck!