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I've been using hardwood for my bracings for more than a decade now and its still holding on strong

just for me only.....

it works for me

every guitar that comes out of my workshop including all those done by students will be given a good 'blowjob' of about 5mins each time for 3-5 times. it really loosen up the top tremendously within a short time after the strings are put on. Its like putting 100 of those tonerites on the Top. It may...

wow folks, didn't know there's so much interest in Harpies! :lol: 1. Yes, those funny looking tuners near the superbass tuners are aka sharp levels, there are supposed to drop or increase the pitch by 1/2 a note. 2. The super trebles are divided into 2 sections, the upper sections are tune by the zi...

Just finished a 28strings playable harpguitar which took me quite a while to complete.....

Almost done now..... the finish is PU.

Hi MArtin, I've order those single tuners from StewMac by SCHERTLER. there are cheaper than those classical tuners for 10strings.

started the finishing stages for the guitars.....

Hi Jason, Yes, I'll be bringing a mango guitar to the GAL convention.

Thanks guys! all the black ( dark colour ) stuff you see on the guitars are Malaysian Blackwood.

sorry for digging up the grave!
here a finished full mango JJ and also can hear a little how it sound like.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxAZ3YyjtPg

Thanks guys!
Here's some more pics.

did another new headstock.

Hi Folks, just completed my 1st attempt on a 10strings classical. I have always wanted to play one since I first saw N Yepes played one on ages ago.
B&S - Macassar Ebony and the Top is cedar with lattice style bracing. its Fun! especially shaping the over-sized neck.

During a recent trip to some guitar factory in China, I brought back a few pieces of laminated spruce and cedar aka plywood or triple top. These plywood was destined for those $50 mass produced guitars. I thought it was fun to make something out of it and at the same time telling them don't simply w...

fresh from the 'farm'

I can spare some of mango with you folks......

working on some mango guitars recently. the wood is salvaged from a 180 tree destined to be thrown away.

This wood is very light and tight grain . the only thing missing is the smell

I got these wood some time back and now putting it to good use. its quite a dense wood like cocobolo and bend like butter.