Australian/New Zealand Luthiers Forum

Hello, all: I wanted to tell you that I taught my annual voicing class last month and had my first ever Aussie student -- David Aumann. He teaches maths and physics in his other life. I thought I'd introduce him to you all by mentioning him. David was just great to have in class: smart, asked great ...

Hello, all: I've been absent from this forum for a while. Life got in the way, I'm afraid. But I've not been idle. Neither has this forum, from the sound of it: it got hacked in and trashed by someone. The German poet Schiller wrote that 'against human stupidity even the Gods throw up their hands in...

Hello, all: I say once again, I’m grateful to those of you who have been making positive comments about my books and my work in general. Lutherie is a tough gig and there’s not one of us in this line of work that doesn’t from time to time wish we had opted instead for a lucrative and easy career in ...

Hello, Gentlemen: I’ve been absent from this forum for more than a month, but returned to it this week to check in on the state of discussions. I see it’s still going strong. About my recently published books: I’m gratified that many of you have positive things to say about them (in spite of their s...

You are viewing a re-constructed thread by the ANZLF helping team. For more information click here . Hi, everyone: This will be a different kind of post than my others; it's more of an announcement, press release and request, all rolled into one. The guitar making community lost a valued member on ...

[quote="Ricardo"] Over the years I have purchased many very special guitars from some very well known luthier’s and all of them have to some extent not been very willing or have not disclosed some of the information that make their guitars what they are. Hello, Richard: You make some interesting p...

Ervin, My suggestion is to set-up and allow you access and editing privileges within an area specifically related to your books in which you could then post examples of those questions and your considered reply. This could serve as a first reference point of direction for inquiring minds and also a...

I am still going to disagree with the concept of the Guitar as an "Air Pump" The explanation that it moves air molecules.........well I move air molecules whenever I walk around, but that does not make me a pump. I am a little surprised that having made such a big thing about calling the guitar an ...

Hello, Kim (and the other members of the ANZLF): Thank you for your thougthful and informative response to my loooooong previous email. I'm not used to spending time on discussion sites and I'd written a reply to member John Hale in which I asked him to post whichever of my thoughts and comments see...