Australian/New Zealand Luthiers Forum

Haha I feel like the bridge is along way down the track.
I'm wondering how thin I can take the sides?as the sides may still need some sanding flat I'm currently at 2mm

Hey everyone there may be signs of life hahah I didn't want to waste the timber so Iv successfully disassembled the whole body and as I was making a drednaught there is still a bit of timber in it enough that in decided to attempt a parlor guitar. So far Iv managed to get the sides re bent and in th...

Thanks everyone for the advice unfortunately I attempted to take the back off and it didn't go well so the guitar has been trashed

Cheers ethan

Hi Mark, (yes it is ethan haha)
Thanks for the link and advice I'm think I may need to take the back and top off as I haven't bound the guitar yet and try adding some more side braces to the waved areas. Do you think this would work ?

Any ideas how to get side waves out of the side? There is a few and are about 1mm deep. the top and back have been glued on.

Thanks for the reply mate. I should of been more specific I was talking more steelstring guitars. Probably a silly question but in what sence is the open pores a possible drawback ?

Hi I'm new here and I was wondering if anyone has used new guinea rosewood for a fret board or bridge before? It seems like it could be a great option provided you use a slightly harder then average piece. Anyone have any experience??

Cheers