Australian/New Zealand Luthiers Forum

I've pretty much done it as Mike Snider has described. I don't listen for anything specific, just a good ring and some sustain. I also think that Hesh is onto something and I'm going to adjust my method to start tapping as soon as the X-brace is on. I've always glued up all the bracing pretty much i...

There is product available in higher end wine shops that sprays an inert gas into an opened bottle of wine to stop oxidation. I've no clue what the trade name may be in Australia, but I know that the Australian wine business will certainly support this sort of accessory. It works well in Tru-Oil and...

You'd need to be a bit careful if you were a bit pissed and you mistakenly popped a few blocks of hide glue into your Vodka Lime and Soda instead of ice...

A sticky situation, for sure!

Jeff--

Point taken!

Its not often that a magazine of the quality of the Fretboard Journal comes around. I really hope that it can generate some staying power! I found the article about Rick to be very interesting with his guitars really coming from another direction. The photography brings a good perspective to how sma...

Thanks to all for being incredibly generous in posting this information. This has to be about the most informative and interesting thread I've read in quite a while. Wow! Lots of folks thinking outside the box.

Just received my copy of the Fretboard Journal. I have a quick question on the manner that the CF rods are attached. A close inspection of the photo's looks like the rods have hemispherical ends fabricated that then fit into a hemispherical hole in the wood. Is this joint glued? Also wanted to say t...

Thanks guys! There is some good stuff going on here.

Alan-- You are likely to get a couple of different ideas about what to make a muneca (application pad) out of. I use old linen (made from flax) table cloths that I get on e-Bay, usually for under $5.00 USD. I cut/tear them into 4 to 5 inch squares and use them for the covers. The inside of the pad i...

Matthew--

Very, very impressive build! Thanks for putting these pictures up for us to see -- its an incredible undertaking.

--Jim