Australian/New Zealand Luthiers Forum

The section of the block where the neck was attached looked like it was water damaged - it was rather brittle with rot lines through it. The glue appears to be a titebond style of yellow glue. Before I go through the effort of trying to remove the rather hardy poly finish and separate the top to acc...

So I removed the triangle embellishment at the neck join to keep it intact while repairing, and it turns out that the neck block is just toast around the mortise area. Looks like this was the main cause of the breakage. I'm looking at replacing this section of it with a nice sturdy piece of wenge I ...

Thanks heaps guys, I'll give those sites a read over when I have the time

Hi all,

Has anyone on here had any experience with building/repairing ouds? I've got one with a neck snapped clean off (pics provided) that I'm a little hesitant of just diving into. Any tips on securing a snug and stable fit again?

Thanks

Cigar Box guitars were/aren't known for their acoustic properties and are better with some form of pickup system & amplification so if you have an 'average' sized box (175mm x 230mm (7" X 9")) and kept your lid thickness between 5-4mm ("standard" cigar boxes use a ply lid that comes in at 4mm and h...

Hi all, I'm a bit of a newbie to the world of acoustic instrument building. I've built a few electrics before, as well as having done some general repairs, but my most daring acoustic venture was a little box ukelele made from meranti some years back :mrgreen: With a little more experience under my ...

Hi Pete,

I wouldn't mind having a crack at it (once the current project finally gets finished ). PM sent

Cheers,
Miles