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by Alfred J
Tue May 07, 2013 12:00 am
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: A little inlay trick
Replies: 14
Views: 13888

Re: A little inlay trick

Wot a good idea. Thanks 8)
by Alfred J
Mon Oct 01, 2012 11:09 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: The Osaka Guitar Show 2012
Replies: 7
Views: 9697

Re: The Osaka Guitar Show 2012

J.F. Custom wrote:Thanks Alfred!

Love seeing what is happening in the world of guitar shows - especially those we rarely get a glimpse into. 8)

Good to see you back here again.

Jeremy.
Thanks Jeremy. Its good to be back. I've eased off the work load a bit.
by Alfred J
Mon Oct 01, 2012 11:04 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: The Osaka Guitar Show 2012
Replies: 7
Views: 9697

Re: The Osaka Guitar Show 2012

Thanks Alfred, its indeed a pleasure and great surprise to meet a white man in a Japanese Guitar Show! I think you'll the only white man fully speaking english at the show. Thanks again for coming by despite of the menacing typhoon..... hope to meet up again in Malaysia. I went there with 4 and com...
by Alfred J
Mon Oct 01, 2012 3:51 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: The Osaka Guitar Show 2012
Replies: 7
Views: 9697

Re: The Osaka Guitar Show 2012

I forgot to add the URL for the titanium truss rods. Its in English :cl
http://www5.ocn.ne.jp/~tatsuta/CCP009.html

And here's the guitar show web site, sorry no English:
http://www.sound-messe.com/
by Alfred J
Mon Oct 01, 2012 3:28 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: The Osaka Guitar Show 2012
Replies: 7
Views: 9697

The Osaka Guitar Show 2012

At the risk of sounding weird, the things that I remember and enjoy the most are those that resonate with my heart. A prime example is wood transformed into beautiful guitars that sound good and play easily. Mostly for that reason, I guess, I took the afternoon off - I work most weekends - and took ...
by Alfred J
Fri Sep 16, 2011 12:16 am
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Guitar restoration by Antonio Manjon (you tube video)
Replies: 1
Views: 3729

Guitar restoration by Antonio Manjon (you tube video)

Recently I came across this restoration video by luthier Antonio Manjon, and I thought most of you might enjoy it. The guitar featured is a 19th C Rafael Ortega.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ubhe4LpVY1E
by Alfred J
Tue Jul 26, 2011 12:49 am
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Guitar #1.
Replies: 17
Views: 16798

Re: Guitar #1.

That looks and sounds better than my first guitar. Well done :cl :cl
by Alfred J
Tue Jul 26, 2011 12:37 am
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: opinions/feedback
Replies: 4
Views: 5511

Re: opinions/feedback

A lot of volume and sustain, and they seem to be very responsive. Single notes sounded good. Beyond that, for the reasons Kim stated, I can't offer a fair comment. I have a feeling both guitars would be more suited to finger style than strumming with a plectrum, and from what I can see of it, very n...
by Alfred J
Sat Mar 26, 2011 5:35 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Soundboard Radius
Replies: 25
Views: 29966

Re: Soundboard Radius

The conventional wisdom, according to the voicing DVDs I studied, is that less radius helps to give comparatively more bass. I was using 33ft radius on mini jumbos (40cm across the lower bout). Then I made a 30 ft radius dish and I'm giving that a try in my latest attempt at building the holy grail....
by Alfred J
Sat Mar 26, 2011 5:10 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Tree to billet: Japanese perssimon
Replies: 20
Views: 21932

Re: Tree to billet: Japanese perssimon

Good! I'll look forward to that. Its just about impossible to buy decent green tea in Australia. The muck sold in supermarkets is undrinkable. I'll bring some Uji cha or good quality Ureshii cha over with me. Just fantasising, but maybe in a few years time we can organise a local guitar show. How ab...
by Alfred J
Thu Mar 24, 2011 12:37 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Tree to billet: Japanese perssimon
Replies: 20
Views: 21932

Re: Tree to billet: Japanese perssimon

DarwinStrings wrote:... it will just be me butchering them down with a Stihl 066, slicing them up with my 17" carbatech bandsaw, then sticking them up with those disposable bass wood chopsticks.

Jim
Have fun :D Opening up the log is like panning for gold, but with far greater chance of success.
by Alfred J
Thu Mar 24, 2011 12:31 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Tree to billet: Japanese perssimon
Replies: 20
Views: 21932

Re: Tree to billet: Japanese perssimon

Thanks Steve. Dorrigo?! We have a place at Repton not far from the coast and the river but well elevated. We are planning to move back at some point in the not too distant future.
by Alfred J
Wed Mar 23, 2011 1:48 am
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: The sound of monkeypod wood guitar
Replies: 3
Views: 5056

Re: The sound of monkeypod wood guitar

Absolutely awesome!
by Alfred J
Wed Mar 23, 2011 1:10 am
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Tree to billet: Japanese perssimon
Replies: 20
Views: 21932

Re: Tree to billet: Japanese perssimon

Very glad to hear you were minimally affected considering the extent of devastation. I can't fathom the amount of rebuilding and resettling that needs to be done, but I sincerely hope the future is a little brighter there. Jeremy. Thanks for your kind words. With a bit of luck, the work and money i...
by Alfred J
Wed Mar 23, 2011 12:58 am
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Tree to billet: Japanese perssimon
Replies: 20
Views: 21932

Re: Tree to billet: Japanese perssimon

I can hardly believe you got those pieces in the back of the car. It wasn't easy. Japan has a mad ukulele following. You might want to try your hand at building some with the smaller pieces you've got there. I didn't know that, and frankly, I don't know much about ukes. Music shops here are full of...
by Alfred J
Wed Mar 23, 2011 12:39 am
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Tree to billet: Japanese perssimon
Replies: 20
Views: 21932

Re: Tree to billet: Japanese perssimon

Those cyclonic clouds had a silver lining and you scored. Well done! :cl
Any chance of posting a photo or 2 of the milling process?
by Alfred J
Tue Mar 22, 2011 2:43 am
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Tree to billet: Japanese perssimon
Replies: 20
Views: 21932

Tree to billet: Japanese perssimon

Persimmon trees are not uncommon in Japan where I've been living for the past 14 years, although its rare to find one more than 50 years old. They are said to belong to the same genus as ebony. The most common varieties produce delicious fruit. The wood from these trees is mostly straw coloured, som...
by Alfred J
Fri Nov 12, 2010 5:06 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Update: Forum Reconstruction. PLEASE READ!
Replies: 15
Views: 13248

Re: Update: Forum Reconstruction. PLEASE READ!

Just after the server crash, some low life Pr*#k's walked into our house while I was out in the shed and my wife had gone to bed. Stole our 2 Mac Books and my wallet. We lost all our data and a few $$$ plus all my cards and id... We are planning on moving back to the "lucky country" sometime within...
by Alfred J
Wed Nov 10, 2010 1:12 am
Forum: The Gallery
Topic: Kauri/Qld Maple Archtop
Replies: 25
Views: 26352

Re: Kauri/Qld Maple Archtop

Posted: Sun Jul 04, 2010 7:48 pm Post subject: Originally posted by david chan , however at the time of restoring the topic, the poster is not a registered member. To all of you out there admiring this work of art! i can't believe that i will have it in my hands in six weeks. it's been like a dream ...
by Alfred J
Sat Oct 30, 2010 3:58 pm
Forum: Jigs & Fixtures
Topic: My new fret slotting saw
Replies: 8
Views: 15858

Re: My new fret slotting saw

There's generally a bit of end play in the shaft of cheaper saws. I suppose it isn't enough to be a problem. Bloody good idea!


This is the final re-constructed message of this topic posted by the ANZLF help team.
by Alfred J
Sat Oct 23, 2010 7:41 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: flatten Japanese waterstones
Replies: 8
Views: 9682

Re: flatten Japanese waterstones

Try using a steel, diamond coated sharpening block. I don't know if that's how the job is supposed to be done, but I can tell you that it works with no detriment at all to the diamond coated block. The ones I have are heavily plated, similar to the type Stewmac sells as diamond fret levelers, but th...
by Alfred J
Sat Oct 16, 2010 7:32 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Recent Server Downtime
Replies: 65
Views: 64944

Re: Recent Server Downtime

G'day Folks The recent Server problems were caused by someone from Eastern Europe hacking into the system and deleting all of the information on the hard drives. Bob, you have a lot of friends - people you have never met, like me - who are very grateful to you for the time and effort you put into t...
by Alfred J
Wed May 06, 2009 2:38 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Tonewood 101 - So you want to cut a tree into tonewood?
Replies: 17
Views: 19217

Thanks Matthew and Xray. Its a subject that interests me too. There is quite a bit of info available on line about do-it-yourself solar driers and resawing, but not a lot about dehumidifier driers, and unfortunately the two URLs listed in that pdf download are no longer available. This page includes...
by Alfred J
Tue Apr 14, 2009 5:25 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Rosette from purfling
Replies: 10
Views: 11211

Love Waddy's rozette. I've used a 4 inch diameter pipe to bend similar purfling with good results, but I haven't tried the method Allen and Kiwigeo use. Good idea!

This is important: Don't wet it. Just carefully bend it dry. By that I mean, don't heat it longer than necessary.
by Alfred J
Sun Mar 22, 2009 3:03 am
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Norman Blake style 000
Replies: 95
Views: 70271

Allen, its bloody awesome. Truly inspiring work. A couple of questions. What type of graver did you use? Stewmac has 3 types: a general purpose type, one for lettering / lining, and one for curves and fine lines. Did you buy one of those? The peghead veneer looks uniformly black. Did you stain it so...