Gordon, To easily reference the position of the sides one can take an 1 1/2 or 2 inch chisel and make an indentation on both sides at the top and on both sides at the bottom then when you put the sides back on you just line up the chisel marks. Prior to gluing them back on you can put two brads on the side of the backbrace and then cut them off leaving about 1/8 to 1/4 inch sticking out and these will prevent the sides from slipping when you glue them up. Or you can use the brads as dowel centers and drill for and install dowels to hold everthing in place. I have never had any alignment problems with this method. It is necessary to reinstall the keybed after you're clamped up to keep everybody lined up. And to Joe Garrett I would like to hear your method as well but I like trying to come up with jigs it is fun for me and to have access to all these creative minds makes it even more fun and who knows we might hit on something that works really well and then everybody will want one. I will post pictures of the saw etc. as soon as I can figure out how to do that. Thanks for all your help Michael _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! hthttp://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/
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