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Here is a photo showing the 4' nut clamped in place. Whether gluing on a nut, a sharp, or the soundboard, the builders must gauge how much glue to use--too little and the bond will be weak; too much and they will have a lot of cleaning up to do as the glue oozes out the sides.

Paul continues to work on the keys. Here he is filing off the slight excess on the sides of the arcades.

Attaching the sharps goes fairly quickly. Again, with just the right amoung of glue, Angela positions the sharps onto the key levers. Once the glue has dried, the sides will be cleaned up as needed. The lower manual is nearing completion!