Australian/New Zealand Luthiers Forum

Thanks, Trevor. That looks just the shot and I have ordered one. Many thanks! Ed.

Hi, all. I'm looking for recommendations for a timber guitar stand (single). Preferences - simple, clean lines; able to take either my Maton FG100 big-body or Daniel Hoban K model (like a baby jumbo shape); good and stable without taking up too much floor space; well padded to protect my precious to...

Just beautiful work with stunning materials, as always. Great job!

The timbers look beautiful, but what about the weight of the red gum? It is so dense, I'm wondering if the instrument will be on the heavy side. Ed.

Beautiful timbers and workmanship, and beautifully photographed as always with your guitars. Lovely work!

Ukeleles as such don't really inspire me, but every Barron River uke I see is such a work of art that I can't help but sit up and take notice. Beautiful woodwork! Ed.

Hi, everyone. Haven't managed to get a good guitarist to record a sound clip yet, so have had a go myself. It's basic playing (errors and all) and basic recording with paired Shure SM57 and Sennheiser e840 through CuBase CI2+. Hopefully you still get a good take on the lovely sound of the guitar. Ch...

Thanks for the kind comments, everyone. I have passed them on to Daniel.

Thanks also for the help in getting the pictures to show! Ed.

Thanks, Kim, trying direct method now.
Preview looks OK, although in reverse order, but that doesn't matter. Here goes! Ed

It works. Direct is best! Ed.

68matts wrote:Nick, I had to right click on where the image should be and open it in a new window. If you give that a try it should work.

Thanks, Nick. That's not working for me, so I have sent a note to the moderators for some help. Ed

Firstly, I’d like to acknowledge the help and advice I received from several ANZLF members, but especially Bob Connor, which eventually led to this build. Some of you might recognize the story behind it. On October 22, 1918, my grandfather was thrown from his horse and crushed by a runaway timber ji...

Beautiful work, Rod. I always look forward to your workmanship, not to mention great photos, beautiful tone and playing. Keep them coming! ED

A beautiful, job, Taffy. It's guitars like this that are the reason for having dedicated and talented independent luthiers who can tell an individual story, beyond the production lines of the commercial outfits. Well done! Ed.

Good story - hope it proves to be good for marketing. Make those Brazilians sing, and best of luck health-wise.
Ed.

Good to see you back in action, Bob, especially with such a lovely pair of instruments from my favourite fiddleback blackwood. Hope the Port Fairy folk love them! Ed,

Beautiful, understated, classy work as usual, and that guitar has a beautiful tone. Most impressed!

Sergy - thanks for posting that additional clip of Vladimir playing. That is some of the most agile, beautiful and exciting guitar playing I have heard.
Regards, Ed.

Amazing guitar, and superb playing by Vladimir. How good is he? Ed.

To add to all the comments, I saw and heard the Weissenborn last week, and in the flesh it is even better than in the photos, though I agree the photos are very tasteful! Bob has done a great job and the timbers are just "drool" material - love that figured blackwood! Ed Robins

Hi, all. I also dropped into the Festival yesterday for a couple of enjoyable hours. Took a mate with me who is not a muso, but a keen wood-worker. He was amazed that there were so many independent luthiers working (I told him that was just a tiny sample - he should see the number on the forum!), an...

My thanks for all the great input on this question. If I could just throw in a couple more questions, I think I'll be on the right track. 1. Re recommended soundboard timbers for finger-style, will Bunya or other Australian timber stand up to the best European or Lutz spruce, or should I stay "tradi...

Hi. Not a luthier, but planning to have a custom OM built for me (for finger-picking), and have quite a few questions as I plan the instrument. Would greatly appreciate comments from people whose beautiful guitars I have seen in the Gallery. To start, I have read the studies showing that clear, even...