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- Wed Nov 25, 2015 9:43 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: hardwood uke top
- Replies: 8
- Views: 11022
Re: hardwood uke top
G'day Andrew I've built guitars from Cocobolo and I've built Ukes and I just can't help but feel that Coco is just too heavy for a Uke top. I don't think it would work for a guitar top let alone a Uke top. You've only got 4 nylon strings trying to load up one of the heaviest rosewoods on the planet....
- Wed Nov 25, 2015 7:21 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: 12-string weissenborn
- Replies: 5
- Views: 7426
Re: 12-string weissenborn
The Christmas Tree bridge plate was a late addition by Herman Weissenborn to strengthen up that area behind the bridge to stop excessive bellying in the lower bout. Add this with the sound hole patch and the A brace you have a fairly comprehensive solution to stop the dip in front of the bridge and ...
- Tue Nov 24, 2015 8:01 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: 12-string weissenborn
- Replies: 5
- Views: 7426
Re: 12-string weissenborn
G'day Dea And welcome to the forum. I built a weissy with two sets of six strings on it. So the total strain on the top will be quite a bit more than a 12 string given the second course on 12 is quite light. I put extra bracing under the end of the fingerboard in the form of an "A" brace. I have put...
- Sat Nov 14, 2015 8:20 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Hare and Forbes T-13S Thicknesser
- Replies: 10
- Views: 16538
Hare and Forbes T-13S Thicknesser
Hare and Forbes have a sale on this weekend so I thought it opportune to throw up some pics of what the T-13S Thicknesser can do. If you sign up for their newsletter you can get $50 off so this ended up costing roughly $630 plus $25 delivery to Geelong. It's got a helical cutter head that has 26 HSS...
- Thu Nov 05, 2015 1:44 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Current Build - Falcate Braced Multiscale OM cutaway
- Replies: 217
- Views: 205119
Re: Current Build - Falcate Braced Multiscale OM cutaway
I don't drill a hole through the UTB any more. I reckon it weakens things too much.kiwigeo wrote:LOL...all you sharp eyed Suzies picked up in the clamp overkill...but you missed the fact I forgot to drill the truss rod adjuster hole in the UTB.
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- Wed Nov 04, 2015 9:40 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Current Build - Falcate Braced Multiscale OM cutaway
- Replies: 217
- Views: 205119
Re: Current Build - Falcate Braced Multiscale OM cutaway
Oi. That'll never work with that few clamps on it !!!!!!!!
- Wed Nov 04, 2015 9:38 pm
- Forum: Anything Goes
- Topic: Website issue?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 7009
- Tue Nov 03, 2015 7:18 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: how to bend silver ash?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 19281
Re: how to bend silver ash?
Wrap the four bindings completely in blue painters tape before putting them on the bending form.
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- Fri Oct 30, 2015 9:10 pm
- Forum: The Gallery
- Topic: Albany WA
- Replies: 4
- Views: 8358
- Sun Oct 11, 2015 9:10 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: George Lowden talks tonewood
- Replies: 0
- Views: 17103
George Lowden talks tonewood
Interesting series of tonewood talks from Northern Irish luthier George Lowden http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lov_ystdnUA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rKXpCpoIEQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6U-_j3oR6Fo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GApcevyI0Bk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eniELQZ0zVQ http:/...
- Fri Oct 09, 2015 1:34 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Guitar makers festival
- Replies: 46
- Views: 45511
Re: Guitar makers festival
I'll be at Port Fairy. We're sure to get up to no good down there
- Fri Oct 09, 2015 1:24 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Guitar makers festival
- Replies: 46
- Views: 45511
Re: Guitar makers festival
Have a great time folks.
I won't be there this year - too busy in the workshop
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I won't be there this year - too busy in the workshop
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- Mon Oct 05, 2015 6:39 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Electronic Tuners-what's on ur bench?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 8240
Re: Electronic Tuners-what's on ur bench?
The only add on I have is an adaptor lead that I can plug in to the phone.Hank wrote:Thanks for that Bob
I noted there seems to be a few add on apps, they worth it?
I don't use it that much but I guess it's be more accurate.
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- Mon Oct 05, 2015 4:38 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Electronic Tuners-what's on ur bench?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 8240
Re: Electronic Tuners-what's on ur bench?
Peterson's good. I use the app on Android phone.
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- Wed Sep 23, 2015 8:06 pm
- Forum: The Gallery
- Topic: Blackwood Weissenborn Copy
- Replies: 9
- Views: 14074
- Wed Sep 23, 2015 7:54 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Amplifying a nylon string guitar - best options
- Replies: 11
- Views: 10484
Re: Amplifying a nylon string guitar - best options
Hi Mark
As Trevor mentioned the pre-amp is critical so I'd be ordering a Pure-Mini pre-amp from K&K which does have the appropriate input impedance.
You wouldn't bother using the K&K's without one.
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As Trevor mentioned the pre-amp is critical so I'd be ordering a Pure-Mini pre-amp from K&K which does have the appropriate input impedance.
You wouldn't bother using the K&K's without one.
Regards
- Wed Sep 16, 2015 8:53 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Jazz guitar
- Replies: 6
- Views: 7158
- Wed Sep 09, 2015 8:49 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Glue ?¿?
- Replies: 39
- Views: 35870
- Mon Aug 31, 2015 4:43 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: The Job Ive been putting off for years
- Replies: 13
- Views: 12142
Re: The Job Ive been putting off for years
Obviously no work on the rigs for the next 3-4 months.
- Thu Aug 27, 2015 1:09 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Server Maintenance
- Replies: 45
- Views: 45084
Re: Server Maintenance
You may have noticed that that the forum has been up and down like a brides nighty the last week or so. iinet are coming around to fix it tomorrow. They have told me it'll be sometime between 8am and 4pm and that I have to be at home when they arrive. They got the standard reply. F%^& off. It's a fi...
- Sun Aug 23, 2015 8:59 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Server Maintenance
- Replies: 45
- Views: 45084
Re: Server Maintenance
Good to see it works Steve. I've just put a couple more themes in if anyone wants to try them.
- Fri Aug 21, 2015 8:03 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Server Maintenance
- Replies: 45
- Views: 45084
Re: Server Maintenance
Thanks for the support guys. I will put up a Paypal button soon. The forum is still running on my personal PC at home while I've been waiting for server parts to arrive, the last of which (a Xeon CPU) I got my hands on yesterday. So I have to install that and migrate or rebuild the forum to the new ...
- Thu Aug 06, 2015 9:30 pm
- Forum: Anything Goes
- Topic: Windows 10
- Replies: 12
- Views: 14890
- Thu Aug 06, 2015 7:47 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Server Maintenance
- Replies: 45
- Views: 45084
- Tue Aug 04, 2015 7:54 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Anybody used this stuff?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 7559
Re: Anybody used this stuff?
I own a bottle of it but have never had to use it Nick.
I seem to remember that Rick Turner swore by it, so I basically bought a bottle on his recommendation.
I believe it works with Titebond and LMI white.
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I seem to remember that Rick Turner swore by it, so I basically bought a bottle on his recommendation.
I believe it works with Titebond and LMI white.
Regards