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I bought this DVD set which has about 13 hours of instruction on it , 10 DVD's in all plus you get a handbook with all the measurements etc,

http://www.thomaslloydguitars.com.au/in ... t&id_m=107

greg c

Now that's different. (Greg Say's)Coming from a bloke with an avatar like yours I take that as a huge compliment, Just a little constructive criticism if I may? If you get the chance, investigate the three modes of vibration a soundboard undertakes (monopole, cross di-pole, and Long di-pole), a sou...

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Stunning

Hi all Built my 1st guitar Jan 2012 and caught the bug, this is No.3 and I had a crack at cutting some of my own wood, I used hoop pine from a recycled 100 year old roof truss (1/4 sawn) recycled some old Atlantic cedar for braces, Qld maple for back and sides Found a piece of liquid amber under Dad...

interesting read luthiers

http://www.ozarkia.net/bill/pot/blunderof37.html

To which the nymph had replied” “Oh…Sorry, just goes to show.. Hey where’s the nearest Office Works around here? My printers’ all out of papyrus??

Kim[/quote]

One of the best things about hide glue is the ability to undo a join, I had a bridge which was not right so I applied a little heat with heat gun and 90 seconds later its off, you can just reheat the glue that's on there or add a little more hide and it gels right into the old glue , its also the be...

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