Looks like Rick's buying.Rick Turner wrote:BTW, I showed my personal tilt neck guitar to Jackson Browne this evening...he's a long time client of mine, .
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- Tue Apr 22, 2008 7:18 pm
- Forum: Tutorials
- Topic: ANZLF Adjustable Neck Joint Group Discussion
- Replies: 353
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- Tue Apr 22, 2008 6:01 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Soundholes
- Replies: 30
- Views: 30217
- Mon Apr 21, 2008 7:31 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Soundholes
- Replies: 30
- Views: 30217
Since the idea of freeing up the soundboard under the fretboard came up in the adjustable neck thread I have been thinking about this. If you were to start the design process from scratch you might make quite a different SS guitar from what we have today. Having a hole in the middle lends itself to ...
- Wed Apr 16, 2008 8:37 am
- Forum: Tutorials
- Topic: ANZLF Adjustable Neck Joint Group Discussion
- Replies: 353
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Dave, when you say the fingerboard is on a normal plane but the soundboard is not, relative to what is the fingerboard normal? If you assume that the soundboard is 'normal' by levelling it up relative to your eye or the ground or what ever reference point you are using to define 'normal', then the f...
- Tue Apr 15, 2008 7:03 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: 12, 13,14, Cutaway?
- Replies: 12
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As for getting much use out of frets 15-19 on a acoustic, well I'll let the customer be the judge of that. I think for many people, they are buying with their eyes, and if the proportions look right to them, and they like the overall package, then they hear what they want to hear within reason. And...
- Tue Apr 15, 2008 6:52 pm
- Forum: Tutorials
- Topic: ANZLF Adjustable Neck Joint Group Discussion
- Replies: 353
- Views: 297551
Dave, are you saying that you have compound arching on your top? That the curve on the top effectively has a break around the soundhole where the arch is different? If so how do you acheive this compound arching? Or are you talking about the curve of the top relative to the finger board? In which ca...
- Tue Apr 15, 2008 1:12 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Opportunity Grade EIR from Allied
- Replies: 76
- Views: 53618
- Thu Apr 10, 2008 6:15 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Why get a 1/2" router?
- Replies: 16
- Views: 12937
I had this hassle with an old 1/4 Makita. I would have to pull the bit out further in the collet to get the reach. Very dodgy. It seems the only router worth using is the Triton as the collet comes out further than the base plate. Good for jigs and your table as well. If getting a new router is a pr...
- Mon Apr 07, 2008 1:02 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Fret Wire - Classic Guitar
- Replies: 6
- Views: 6868
James, I have used LMIs gold fret wire on two steel-strings and it does look great. But they only have two sizes, the small is a little small for my liking but is OK and would be great for classicals. The big stuff is too big unless you are making an electric or bass. Not sure of exact sizes. But, t...
- Sun Apr 06, 2008 2:31 pm
- Forum: Tutorials
- Topic: ANZLF Adjustable Neck Joint Group Discussion
- Replies: 353
- Views: 297551
- Sun Apr 06, 2008 7:37 am
- Forum: Tutorials
- Topic: ANZLF Adjustable Neck Joint Group Discussion
- Replies: 353
- Views: 297551
- Fri Apr 04, 2008 1:08 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Opportunity Grade EIR from Allied
- Replies: 76
- Views: 53618
- Thu Apr 03, 2008 7:20 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Opportunity Grade EIR from Allied
- Replies: 76
- Views: 53618
- Wed Apr 02, 2008 9:04 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Celery top pine bracing?
- Replies: 79
- Views: 62571
Frankly I am quite happy that Australian woods are not well accepted as tone woods by many. More for us. But maybe the US makers and the US market are too caught up in the Martin/Gibson legacy of what a steel string 'should' sound like, and not necessarily what it 'can' sound like to try new/differe...
- Wed Apr 02, 2008 8:38 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Opportunity Grade EIR from Allied
- Replies: 76
- Views: 53618
Tap tap tap on the door at 6.45 this morning meant that the posty had something for me (us). A box with 20 backs in it. They all look nice to me. Ranging from the purple with yellowy streaks to red and some goldy brown. Some swirl or knots in all but I am impressed. When the sides turn up I will try...
- Sat Mar 29, 2008 3:28 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Opportunity Grade EIR from Allied
- Replies: 76
- Views: 53618
- Sat Mar 29, 2008 3:19 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Luthiers
- Replies: 36
- Views: 25903
http://www.watsonbailey.com
The Waston Bailey link that Matthew put up has a page with a list of Australian guitar builders. Seems pretty up to date.
Dom
The Waston Bailey link that Matthew put up has a page with a list of Australian guitar builders. Seems pretty up to date.
Dom
- Fri Mar 28, 2008 5:57 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Watson Bailey?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6801
- Fri Mar 28, 2008 5:56 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Watson Bailey?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6801
- Thu Mar 27, 2008 7:20 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: "Just do it" vs "Intellectualising"
- Replies: 23
- Views: 20081
In the end, we are all different people who have different approaches to life and guitar building. I have a great job that I love and in which I can make far more money than I ever could making guitars. I am a risk taker and will make mistakes but try very hard through thinking and reading and makin...
- Wed Mar 26, 2008 6:19 pm
- Forum: The Gallery
- Topic: 12 string finished
- Replies: 48
- Views: 49279
- Tue Mar 25, 2008 10:23 pm
- Forum: The Gallery
- Topic: 12 string finished
- Replies: 48
- Views: 49279
Craig, thanks. This is what I was after in the other thread that Martin started. Love the details in your work. Sure others won't mind if this thread is resurrected as they will get to see it again. Just a few questions if I may. Do you always use that foot on your head block on the back or is that ...
- Tue Mar 25, 2008 9:55 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Performax 16/32 Replacement Conveyor
- Replies: 14
- Views: 16736
- Tue Mar 25, 2008 6:46 pm
- Forum: Tutorials
- Topic: ANZLF Adjustable Neck Joint Group Discussion
- Replies: 353
- Views: 297551
James, In one of the recent-ish GAL journals, Mike Doolin discusses his neck joint and in a seminar mentions that a blind tester of his classical with adjustable neck could not tell the difference between a classical with tradional neck joint. From memory, I think he takes a question from the floor ...
- Tue Mar 25, 2008 6:39 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Performax 16/32 Replacement Conveyor
- Replies: 14
- Views: 16736