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by gratay
Thu Aug 06, 2009 11:16 am
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: EIR/Cedar OM finished
Replies: 33
Views: 29472

Joe..I used my digital camera to shoot the video...although isight on the mac would work just as well I'd imagine.. I recorded to garageband at the same time as filming , when you've got the footage on the computer there is a media browser in garageband where you can just drag and drop the film onto...
by gratay
Thu Aug 06, 2009 10:31 am
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: EIR/Cedar OM finished
Replies: 33
Views: 29472

cheers ,...thanks guys.. I'm just indulging myself really. I just bought a new Mac...and what you can do with these things straight out of the box is highly entertaining.. Bob, yes I'm loving the K&K gear... I've been gigging with it weekly and the sound surprises me a lot ,..especially when I can s...
by gratay
Wed Aug 05, 2009 3:57 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: EIR/Cedar OM finished
Replies: 33
Views: 29472

I haven't been around much as of late and I know this guitar and thread for that matter is getting a bit long in the tooth now (its been strung up for 7 months now) and I'm finally happy with the way its setup...Its been a bit of a search for the right strings but I'm liking the D'Aquisto nickel rou...
by gratay
Fri Mar 13, 2009 9:52 am
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Port Fairy Guitars
Replies: 13
Views: 13185

Looking at these has given me a bad case of choice paralysis..
All of them are just georgeous ,Bob.
by gratay
Sun Mar 08, 2009 12:17 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Selmer Build Pics
Replies: 39
Views: 37278

I'd just like to add this guy as a master of the style...among many styles and instruments that he plays this is just one feather in his cap


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by gratay
Fri Mar 06, 2009 9:32 am
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Selmer Build Pics
Replies: 39
Views: 37278

beautiful guitar Nick. Very clean work.
by gratay
Sun Mar 01, 2009 10:02 pm
Forum: The Gallery
Topic: Blackwood MJ
Replies: 21
Views: 21007

Dominic, that is just georgeous...I really like no bling simple tasteful appointments in a guitar and that guitar of yours is definitely my cup of tea. great work.
by gratay
Thu Feb 19, 2009 9:05 am
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Current manufacturing technologies
Replies: 2
Views: 4203

this program is used in the design drawing stage . I don't know how it links to the tool path for the CNC machinery though

http://www.rhino3d.com/
by gratay
Mon Feb 09, 2009 8:06 pm
Forum: Anything Goes
Topic: Vic fires, so very very tragic.
Replies: 16
Views: 11914

As a fellow rural hills resident in the surrounding areas of these fires words can't describe how sad I feel for these communities and families that have lost loved ones and property. bloody devastating the wind is starting to pick up again in the hills in the last couple of hours..And I have seen f...
by gratay
Thu Jan 29, 2009 10:46 am
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Go-bar Deck
Replies: 9
Views: 9435

G'day Jim..good to see another fellow hills folk here. I am similar to Graham ..I use dowell ...cheap as chips ..I found Kilsyth bargain centre on cantebury road to be the cheapest around . there is also one on ferntree gully rd. about half the price of bunnings..you can buy it in 3.6m lengths and c...
by gratay
Sun Jan 25, 2009 6:59 am
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Unusual Birthday Present
Replies: 19
Views: 16481

a belated hippy bathday to you, Martin
by gratay
Thu Jan 15, 2009 7:38 am
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Shipping to USA ?
Replies: 5
Views: 6187

Don't know about Internationally but I have sent quite a few solid bodies in cases nationally via Aust post and they we're just inside the dimensions allowed.? Another trick I used to do was ship bolt-on neck electrics from Japan by un-bolting the necks and shipping as "guitar parts" as such ..2 pac...
by gratay
Mon Jan 12, 2009 3:24 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Acoustic amplification questions.
Replies: 14
Views: 12898

Grant I have an OM with a K & K installed in the shop at present. I also have one of the K & K pre-amps. If you can get down to Geelong it'd be worth your while I feel. It's too hard to try and describe acoustic properties of guitars and pickups using just the English language. You've got to judge ...
by gratay
Mon Jan 12, 2009 1:45 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Acoustic amplification questions.
Replies: 14
Views: 12898

sounds like a very nice setup you've got there Kim.

What do you think soundwise of the K & K western mini by itself? Can it do it alone?
by gratay
Sun Jan 11, 2009 2:07 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Acoustic amplification questions.
Replies: 14
Views: 12898

thanks guys... Bob, I'll PM you soon and get some prices once I've had a listen to a few of the other magnetic type things around....and then see which way I'm leaning.. ozzie,...thanks ,.thats painted me a clear picture of the differences.. One thing I like about the Baggs system is the fact that i...
by gratay
Sat Jan 10, 2009 10:39 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Newbie feels welcome
Replies: 16
Views: 15752

wow .... To attempt that on your first build and pull it off with that sort of flair is quite remarkable.. excellent work and I love the choice of wood also.. The Benedetto book was the first I bought and after reading it a couple of times I thought it best to attempt something else first before tac...
by gratay
Sat Jan 10, 2009 8:45 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Acoustic amplification questions.
Replies: 14
Views: 12898

Acoustic amplification questions.

I'll set the scene.. I have some acoustic gigs coming up in a month and have up until now only really done gigs playing electric guitar...so I'm a sort of acoustic amplification noob. One thing I do know is I'm not particularly fond of the piezo pickup sound whenever I've had a chance to plug one in...
by gratay
Fri Jan 09, 2009 2:21 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: EIR/Cedar OM finished
Replies: 33
Views: 29472

thanks dave... Its certainly getting a bit of play at the moment...I've been having some fun trying different brands of strings to see what it likes best.

cheers Sebastian,... I also like earthy simple looks without to much bling
by gratay
Wed Jan 07, 2009 4:32 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: EIR/Cedar OM finished
Replies: 33
Views: 29472

Taffy,...Yes, this is my first really. I've played a part in many acoustic builds when working for others...but this is the first one from scratch from start to finish. Mark,.....what I did was completed making the bridge minus cutting the saddle slot...located bridge..then masked the area the bridg...
by gratay
Wed Jan 07, 2009 9:06 am
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: EIR/Cedar OM finished
Replies: 33
Views: 29472

thanks very much guys. Toejam,..I was planning to do a volute but I got a bit confused when saf-t-plaining the back of my headstock and took to much of what would have been the volute. So I changed course and decided to do a smooth transition instead and I left the neck a little thicker for added st...
by gratay
Wed Jan 07, 2009 8:52 am
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Cocobolo/Adi Dreadnought
Replies: 62
Views: 51612

thanks, I'll be watching with great interest..

Cocobolo is so stunning...I think with a cocobolo fingerboard that will be a real looker.
by gratay
Mon Jan 05, 2009 12:32 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: finished the 00-12 fret
Replies: 20
Views: 18189

that looks fabulous Dave.
I really love the bookmatched headstock veneers you do.
by gratay
Mon Jan 05, 2009 10:06 am
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: EIR/Cedar OM finished
Replies: 33
Views: 29472

thanks a lot everyone bob, I'll see if I can get a decent sound to do it justice...although i only have a digital camera ..see how it goes Mark,...I did 15 coats of oil. .wet sanding to 600grit between coats..after the last coat I left it for 3 weeks then went to micromesh and wet sanded from 3200 u...
by gratay
Sun Jan 04, 2009 9:37 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: EIR/Cedar OM finished
Replies: 33
Views: 29472

EIR/Cedar OM finished

First cab off the rank. A Christmas present to myself. It has taken 2 years to complete as I had to wait till i saved for the next purchase of whatever I needed to get to the next step. It has exceeded my expectations... I would really like to thank everyone at the forum for your help along the way....
by gratay
Tue Dec 30, 2008 7:42 am
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Norman Blake style 000
Replies: 95
Views: 70272

That birds eye is going to look great under finish..and I love the back seam strip made out of the same material..

Just as a matter of interest Allen, Whats the 2nd label on the inside of your box say?