Australian/New Zealand Luthiers Forum

Hi Alan,
I'm in the States in southwest Washington near Portland, Oregon. Here's a couple more pics...

"...the sets that I got out of the two single beds that I sawed up..."

Good luck on that! But don't get too anxious to use them, you might want to sleep on it.

Hi John and thanks. The top, back, sides and neck are all curly Mahogany from Hibdon Hardwoods. Fretboard and bridge are Madagascar RW and the rope is poplar and mahogany. The original Weissenborn that this was patterned after was posted on Bernunzio's vintage instrument website several years ago an...

Weiss D body1 picnik.jpg I made my own using the techniques in John Bogdanovich's book Classical Guitar Making. Had to adapt somewhat to get to what I wanted, but the basic how-to is there. Allen's point about having veneer on both sides when bending is important - otherwise the binding wants to co...

Who's going to jam with me on Steve James tunes if not you? We'll miss you - but it's good that you're busy!

That's surely a sweet one, Allen! Are you planning on attending this year's GAL gathering?