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Quite simply there is no way "someone" was having a bad day. At least we are clear through to "manufacturer" now.

You really do like to complicate things don't you Martin

Be quicker to just fix the bloody thing

Next letter?

Thanks Rob - was just a guess.

Is this in the ball park? Construction: Mahogany Blocks/Dovetail Neck Joint Body Size: Grand Performance 14 Fret Cutaway Top: Solid Adirondack Spruce Rosette: Style 28 Top Bracing Pattern: Standard ''X'' Scalloped (Golden Era Style), Forward Shifted Top Braces: Solid Adirondack Spruce 5/16'' Back Ma...

Perhaps you could be kind enough to tell as the top, back and sides make-up of this device?

Perhaps there is some confusion between "builder" and "marketer". No bona-fide builder would market that under their own name.

Not saying better but Cabots Clear Floor acrylic works.

You'll 'pin' your name to that?
Now I'm 'fretting'.

Perhaps 'persons unknown' cobbled together stuff from the Martin reject skip?
Price you can pay for buying sight unseen.
With the full Martin blessing the prices are 4k and 12k but that instrument is not a signed out Martin.

Think the words are "wish I didn't know then what I don't know now.." but you can mess 'em around all sorts ...
Yes sorry for the wee hijack.

The Addy is 56nortondomy
Swipe it is to nick it/steal it/in the old bullshit parlance "convert the vehicle".
The 1956 Norton Dominator is known as a "99".
Sorry bit of bike afficienado yap

Very, very nice. Will make someone a marvelous friend

Don't blame me if you can't find the '99', got one meself and don't need another - plus too far to travel to swipe it:)

Pardon the presumption on your addy.

PEG
http://owic.oregonstate.edu/sites/defau ... bs/peg.pdf

There is something seriously pear-shaped somewhere within this threads recipe.

Someone says they paid 12k for it?

Don't know the tuning but the temperament is 'unusual' and would not suit your usual standard six-string tuning but ..

Pins and break angle look out but that can be in the pic process?
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Sorry -your point is?

"I may be way, way off the mark here, but...
Could you cut off a slice then drown it in thin CA??
Or is it even to green for that?"


Slice and PEG may do the trick. Might limit your finish options though.

On Shoemaker's pong/smell etc
http://pangaea.org/street_children/latin/ncr.htm

Beg pardon Martin I took it you were sticking two 450mm x 1000mm pieces of 16mm MDF together to make a 32mm thick top and the glue would have been on 'face' sides.

How does a slab of 5/8" thick glued-up sawdust or woodchip random weave stuff with no grain warp? Not of it's own accord methinks.

PVA+: such as Selleys Aquadhere Exterior? Has worked with MDF and flooring for worktops here.
Possibly not much different to Titebond?
No idea on price differential.