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Lovely. I like the arm bevel being side heavy and top light

With reversed kerfing you can also run a piece of tape on the non-kerfed side and it if it does break, the tape keeps it aligned and the break isn't apparent. The tape peels off easily once you tape the clamps off.

Wow! Live streaming internally. Hats off to your ingenuity I would never have thought to do that

Lovely! Damn another guitar I’d like to build added to the ever growing list!

Congrats

They look like the drip bags when I’m hospital. Maybe you can get enough cheaper via a medical supply place

I mean that is where we get number 11 scalpels

Looks great! That cutaway looks like a serious bend, well done It also looks like you don’t have a taper or radius on the back. I don’t know anything about Grellier, do they make ‘em flat?

Really nice Dave. I’m digging the non-traditional body shape

I’ve really been enjoying supple jack (native desert wood) but terribly allergic to it and have to make sure I’m well masked when dealing with it

Beautiful, Martin!

I think 'worthless' is a bit harsh but yeah I don't find it compelling. I am glad someone is trying to fill some gaps after all science is a conversation by iteration. The player being able to see the instrument is a concern but also no mention of set-up etc. How do you know the player isn't respond...

I saw this on another forum and thought those here would also be interested

I have no idea how the spectra would change but I'll add some thoughts I've had on age and settling in. I remember in Nigel Froster's ebook, he mentions UV light increasing stiffness, which would certainly affect the frequency response. So aged guitars would slowly increase their UV exposure. Torrif...

Lovely looking guitar and your photos look fantastic

What type of guitar are you making? I assume a steel string? More than an 8m radius is not necessarily a problem, the important thing is the neck projection at the saddle. Hold straight edge on your neck block and measure the distance at the saddle position. At this stage, I aim for 2.5mm projection...

Wow 26 classes for a falcate cutaway. Great work Steve

I saw this on insta. What a great looking redhead

Well done on attempting the rosette. It is on my list to attempt

What is the head stock angle and did you increase it to suit the Perfection pegs? I am assuming that as the string pegs are 90 degrees to the head stock face and the wound string remains above the plane of the head stock the break angle of the string over the nut would be less than with conventiona...

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Wed Oct 23, 2019 2:33 pm

this is probably my favourite looking guitar I have seen in this forum.

Wow! Thanks. The leyland cypress has a good back story too being salvaged from a backyard in Melbourne.

Nice clean work there. You have to put some finish on and fp is normally thinner than most. Also things change a bit with binding and the neck attached so you may wanna hold one change too much just yet

Nice! The shrimshaw looks like a lot of fun to do

Thanks, hm duh I mean't to say 18 hole bridge, there appears to be three holes per string. :oops: :oops: Haha, me too, despite reading and writing 12, I meant 18 too. Could you tell me about the friction tuners please? Is there a how to make in th plan. Could you put me onto the plan please? It loo...

Thanks fellas. Mark, my natural inclination is probably to be too ornate, so I have been trying to tone it down a bit. Yes, Bruce, it is a Spanish heel to keep weight down. Thanks for noticing the heel transition, I spent a while on it. I pretty much use Trevor’s hard shellac French polish technique...

It has been great seeing so many flamencos lately. I thought I should probably share mine recently finished. It was built to Paco Chorobo's plans. Soundboard: Lutz spruce (thanks Martin Turner) B+S: Leyland cypress (thanks Pete Curly) Neck: Cedar Fretboard & bridge: IRW Finish: Hard shellac - french...

It is also what people vape with... softening their lungs I suppose