A Guitar Called Jack--Part 17

Underneath all those clamps, cauls, and glue squeeze-out is the ebony backstrapping. You can see how the backstrapping bends slightly where the headstock joins the neck. This backstrapping will be thinned down to about 1/32" after the clamps and cauls are removed. This backstrapping not only hides the scarf-joint glue-line but also makes the neck rock solid - stronger than a single-piece neck.

In the second photo I am trying to play it--but there is just no sound.  Perhaps an ebony fingerboard, Gotoh 510 tuners and some strings might help.  Oh, and don't forget the compensated nut.