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when youre talking whats good and bad in music its all opinions couldn't agree more...! thats the beauty of it, and these guys obviously have their fans (and lot's of them!) or they would've vanished years ago... perhaps I should've said that the more 'abstract' the music becomes? and it's almost a...

:( ... I don't mean any disrespect, Frank's instructional video's and guitar guest collumns added a lot to my understanding of fretboard layout, music theory, and I spent months working on his picking style... But to me this seems even less musical than the stuff he was doing in the 80's...?? Only b...

I can't offer any advice... but i'm full of encouragement ;) first Irish bazouki i've ever seen... looks awesome! Taste is such a personal thing, but I think your bridge looks great! Sounds like the exercise has served it's purpose as far as new techniques, and solving new problems is required... I ...

kiwigeo wrote:
Nothing scientific about it.....steel versus nylon. Different materials different properties.

...sounds a lot like science to me

How about trying to build an acoustic that meets the requirements that you were trying to get this cheap Chinese beater to do? Hopefully one day! ...but I wanted something cheap an nasty that I wouldn't form any emotional attachment with... about to embark on a tour of europe, and the thought of be...

Wow, yeah it had never occured to me (prior to this little experiment) that the extra tension could might distort the soundboard... at least not to the point that it would make tuning impossible! Guess that's what happens when you get so used to playing solidbodies! ...I just took one look at the ne...

Haha... well goes to show just how good my eye is... I was WAY off! ;) I have never played with zero radius on anything other than classicals, is there a reason why you prefer it? The reason I asked about the neck is because I haven't got to play with anything as round as a 7 1/4" and was wondering ...

check the fret spacing... it was pretty much spot on, except for distance from the nut to the first fret was 2.5mm further than the fret calculator said it should be. but 1st to 2nd, 2nd to 3rd, etc were all spot on. I shifted the bridge back about 9mm which almost fixed the issue of the 12th fret s...

Thanks for the replies guys! 825mm scale length? Needs some lessons in using a measuring tape It would seem that I do! or at least some lessons in converting Inches to Millimeters! Does 480mm scale length sound more likely? and 243mm from nut to 12th fret. Could be why I failed woodwork... twice. I ...

Jeff, Yes, that is most likely what i'll end up doing... but i'm still curious as to why the intonation has shifted SO FAR by changing the type of string? are there different formulas for nylon and steel string scale lengths/ bridge positions? Why did my tests suggest i need to shorten the string le...

Wow! 5 Stars!

I bet it sounds just as good as it looks!

Wow! That looks awesome!

Looks like quite a round fretboard, know what the radius is? 7 3/4"?

Love the grain, Nice job!

Wow, thanks for the quick replies guys! Yes, is a very cheap nylon string which I have put some very light steel strings on. I had hoped that the fact that it is basically a toy, and such a short scale, that the body would hold up ok to the steel strings. as for the bridge being re-enforced... I hav...

Firstly- Hello everyone! Just discovered this forum today, and it looks great! I can see myself coming back for sure! Secondly... I'm having some real trouble with the intonation on a miniature (1/2 size?) 'guitar' I acquired. I realise these things are banged together in china for about 20c a pop a...