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by jackspira
Fri Jan 21, 2011 10:03 am
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Indian Rosewood direct from Mumbai - Review
Replies: 78
Views: 64991

Re: Indian Rosewood direct from Mumbai - Review

Hi everyone, I just got a shipment of wood from Ashok and thought I'd add my recomendation. I got mainly Ebony fretboards and rosewood bridge blanks, just a few rosewood backs and sides this time. Its all beautiful material, the Indian ebony is really close grained and silky, like liquorice. All ver...
by jackspira
Sat Oct 30, 2010 8:56 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: I want to do what you do!
Replies: 36
Views: 29021

Re: I want to do what you do!

Hi geoffro, heres a list of courses in Australia that I'm aware of, apologies if I've missed any.. Carson Crickmore school of guitar making (Melbourne) www.carson-crickmoreguitars.com.au/school.htm Thomas Lloyd Guitar making school (Melbourne) http://www.thomaslloydguitars.com.au/Guitar-Making-Cours...
by jackspira
Tue Oct 19, 2010 11:14 am
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: How good is the dollar at the moment.
Replies: 42
Views: 34441

Re: How good is the dollar at the moment.

I'd like to agree with peter as well!! How bad is the dollar at the moment, argh! Please go down again AUD! I remeber that bar Graham and Lillian, I went there in 2004ish with Joe Gallacher. Its a lovely place too, much nicer than the average uni bar I'm used to squishing my way through. I remebr wa...
by jackspira
Tue Oct 19, 2010 11:02 am
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Singapore Guitar Festival.
Replies: 4
Views: 5544

Re: Singapore Guitar Festival.

Thanks for mentioning the Singapore show Ashok. I had a great time there and have some pictures to put up if I can figure it out... It was so good to meet Ashok, and also a bunch of really cool guitar makers from the region that I never realised were there! I certainly had my horizons broadened and ...
by jackspira
Fri Nov 13, 2009 7:56 am
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: sydney luthier
Replies: 3
Views: 4477

There's also ray Berketa in Canberra, which is about a three or four hour drive south of Sydney.

http://www.berketaguitars.com
by jackspira
Fri Nov 06, 2009 1:36 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Melbourne Get Together?
Replies: 4
Views: 5100

That sounds great Rick! A brilliant opportunity to meet such a creative and experienced individual as yourself....I'd love to come along and know a couple of others who would too, thank you!!
Jack
by jackspira
Fri Apr 24, 2009 11:44 am
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Melbourne Guitar Makers Festival
Replies: 19
Views: 17035

Thanks martin! For putting up a link, and for emailing the note to remind me to look at this forum, its really become a great one! Congratulation Bob. I'm a very intermittent poster I'm afraid to say. The makers festival is being organised by me and Phil Crickmore and Jim Matheas and Sachar Amos mos...
by jackspira
Mon Apr 20, 2009 3:11 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Veneers
Replies: 7
Views: 7861

Hi Sebastiaan, I get veneers from Peter Scott Young in Ringwood, east of Melbourne, always found him to be a very good supplier and has a good range of all kinds, including dyed veneer
Jack
by jackspira
Fri Apr 03, 2009 9:08 pm
Forum: Jigs & Fixtures
Topic: Shoulder Holder Guitar Vise
Replies: 34
Views: 40723

Hi Craig,
How much would you charge to build me a new life?
Jack
by jackspira
Mon Mar 30, 2009 1:27 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Shipping a guitar to the USA
Replies: 12
Views: 14575

Hi Allen, its a good question, and a major problem for all guitar makers in Australia I think. The only way around it as far as I'm aware is to cultivate a good relationship with a post office that will accept the oversized guitars. Once they are in the system they seem to get delivered no problem A...
by jackspira
Tue Mar 03, 2009 7:33 am
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Playmakers
Replies: 8
Views: 7975

Wow! What a show! Thanks for putting up the pictures Bob!!
I might start saving now to try and get to the next one
JAck
by jackspira
Sat Feb 28, 2009 6:48 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: nitro recommendations- what works for you ?
Replies: 14
Views: 16404

Hi Stu, I can recomend the Acid catalyst lacquer from Air Lac in Sunshine ( industrial drive, sunshine) Its the best solvent based finish I've found so far and have been using it for many years. I'm pretty sure they do a straight nitro cellulose lacquer as well. I don't have the same experience with...
by jackspira
Fri Jul 04, 2008 1:14 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: manual fret slotting?
Replies: 14
Views: 14560

Hi Grant, I've got the stew mac one which you are welcome to come over and try out. I've found it very good, except for the saw which is very average. I've since got the LMI saw to use with it and that seems a lot better.
Jack
by jackspira
Thu Jul 03, 2008 10:28 am
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Captain Cooks Classical
Replies: 34
Views: 25029

That looks great Bob! And I look foward to your thoughts about it when its finished.
I'm making some ash guitars myself at the moment, and have found it a very good material to work. The stuff I'm using is e.regnans from Gippsland, but it looks pretty similar.
Jack
by jackspira
Mon Jun 30, 2008 8:44 am
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Which Power Sander and Table Saw
Replies: 19
Views: 19648

Hi Martin, I can second what Stu says about the twin drum machine. I've got the same one I think and I've worked it hard for several years, no problems at all. I read an article somewhere once by an American maker who used something simililar. He was replacing the rubber feed belt with a belt of 80 ...
by jackspira
Mon May 12, 2008 11:32 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: A new book on mandolin building
Replies: 19
Views: 15898

I got mine last week and am really enjoying it. I too loved the chapter on mandolin history. It set to tone for the whole book, filled out with plenty of detail, but not dry and very readable and interesting. Seems Graham has quite a talent for writing these things!
Jack
by jackspira
Mon May 12, 2008 11:20 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Heres a question for you
Replies: 21
Views: 17424

I think option 2 as well. A short scale is not a bad thing for a 12 string I reckon, might break the octave G string a bit less often. 646mm doesn't seem that short to me though...I think of 632mm as short?
Jack
by jackspira
Mon Apr 21, 2008 2:06 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Soundholes
Replies: 30
Views: 30212

Thanks graham, its amazing how regular and symetrical the patterns are. I got some more conjecture, and that is that the position of the soundhole must also effect the standing waves in the air inside the box. Presumably wherever the air inside the box is open to atmosphere makes a boundary to its v...
by jackspira
Mon Apr 21, 2008 11:49 am
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Soundholes
Replies: 30
Views: 30212

Hi Craig, my thoughts are that having the soundhole in the usual place, in the centre in front of the fretboard, makes a disconection between the bridge area and the neckblock area. I assume that this disconection from a very solid part of the instrument allows for a greater amplitude of movement at...
by jackspira
Sun Mar 30, 2008 12:20 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Need an old bowlback mandolin soundboard
Replies: 18
Views: 16129

The only one i have has no soundboard Graham, but I'll keep a lookout and let you know if I come across one, I may well do.
Jack
by jackspira
Wed Mar 12, 2008 10:10 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Port Fairy
Replies: 16
Views: 16610

Hi Bob, thanks for the compliments! Not sure I can live up to them.... It was great to meet you and see the guitars. They're all lovely, but liked the sounds from the two small ones particularly, very nice. I'm not surprised you got offers for the little one with the pretty wood ( is it Ziricote? I ...
by jackspira
Fri Feb 29, 2008 8:47 am
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: What nut files do you use?
Replies: 36
Views: 34537

I've been using the rounded end files and thinking of getting the V shaped ones. The reason being as Dennis says, they should hold many diferent string gauges equally well. I assume that the string hieght would go up with a fatter string sitting in the V shape, but I'd like to get some to try out ho...
by jackspira
Tue Feb 26, 2008 1:15 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Making your own binding and purfling...
Replies: 13
Views: 15308

Theres a good veneer supplier in London Sam, Crispin and sons. I think this is them www.capitalcrispin.com They used to be in aldgate somewhere but I think they've moved out towards Woolwich
Jack
by jackspira
Thu Feb 21, 2008 10:10 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: We have a new Domain name
Replies: 7
Views: 7652

Cute devil Bob.Image
by jackspira
Tue Feb 12, 2008 9:34 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Ziricote 0-18
Replies: 52
Views: 44096

Hi Bob, nice mitres! mmmm lovely! look foward to seeing it at the show
Jack