We have just discovered some back inventory of the heralded laser-cut acrylic templates and steel peghole-drilling guides from Siminoff Banjo and Mandolin Parts (an instrument parts company we founded in 1965 and closed in 2015 after 50 years of operation). The templates are precision laser-cut to the exact shapes and sizes of the parts they represent. Templates include: F5, F4, A1, A5, and H5 peghead templates; f-hole templates, neck side-view templates, neck contours and shapes templates, scroll peak templates, string-slotting guide for bridges and nuts, and a string-break-angle measure. Our templates are vibrant green to help find them in a busy shop. While they last. (See additional notes below.)
Our peghole drill guides are CNC'd from 1/4˝ steel plate so you can clamp them to the peghead and drill right through them for precise alignment of the posts. Post holes are c/c: 29/32˝ (.905˝, 23mm). Includes instructions.
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General purpose templates:
#368 String-break angle template, acrylic
#369 String slotting guide (F5, F4, A5, H5)
F5 mandolin:
#200 F5 Peghole-drilling guide, 1/4˝ steel
#370-F F5 f-hole templates (2), acrylic
#370-N F5/A5 neck contours template, acrylic (H5 template shown)
#370-NP A5/F5 neck profile template, acrylic
#370-P F5 peghead profile template, acrylic
#370-S F5/F4 scroll peak template, acrylic
A5 mandolin:
#371-F A5 f-hole templates (2), acrylic
#370-N F5/A5 neck contours template, acrylic (like #373-N H5 template shown)
#371-P A5 peghead profile template, acrylic
F4 mandolin:
#205 F4 Peghole-drilling guide, 1/4˝ steel
#370-S F5/F4 scroll peak template, acrylic (not shown)
A1 mandolin:
#374-P A1 peghead profile template, acrylic
H5 mandola:
#373-F H5 f-hole templates (2), acrylic
#373-N H5 neck contours template, acrylic
#373-NP H5 neck profile template, acrylic (not shown)
#373-P H5 peghead profile template, acrylic
#373-S H5 scroll peak template, acrylic
Banjo:
#290 Double-cut banjo peghead template, acrylic
#291 Fiddle-cut banjo peghead template, acrylic
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NOTES:
• #368 string-break angle template features four angles: 13°, 14°, 15°, and 16°.
• #370-S and #373-S scroll-peak templates fit flush to the outside edge of the instrument so you can redraw the scroll's peak during subsequent sanding and shaping.
• #370-N F5/A5 and #373-N H5 neck contours templates feature five full shapes of the neck at five fret locations, and five half-shapes at the same locations.
• #200 and #201 steel drill guides align at the nut and at the peghead point for precise drilling of pegholes in the peghead. CNC-machined in 1/4˝ steel. Instructions included.
• #371-P A5 Peghead profile template is the modified version shown in our ProSeries A5 Drawings. A drawing of the original A5 mandolin made for Wm. Griffith is included with the template.
• The U.S. Post Office offers special "Media Mail" rates for books. Since our templates are not "media" they cannot be shipped at Media Mail rates. If you purchase books and/or drawings AND templates to be shipped together please select a shipping option other than Media Mail.