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- Mon Jan 18, 2016 5:53 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: A laugh
- Replies: 7
- Views: 7827
- Tue Jan 12, 2016 5:38 am
- Forum: Anything Goes
- Topic: RIP David Bowie
- Replies: 5
- Views: 8533
Re: RIP David Bowie
Think I wore the grooves out of my copy of "Heroes", especially the title track, the volume knob bounced off the stops when I cranked that track up. Wasn't so struck on his latest stuff but still an innovator to the last.
- Wed Jan 06, 2016 6:16 am
- Forum: The Gallery
- Topic: Last uke of 2015
- Replies: 2
- Views: 6923
Re: Last uke of 2015
Brilliant as usual Allen, love that Sassafras. You nailed that butt end joint too, you're certainly starting to get the hang of this building lark aren't you!
- Wed Jan 06, 2016 5:58 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Bandsaw advice
- Replies: 25
- Views: 38081
Re: Bandsaw advice
Unless you intend only cutting up to a maximum of 6mm thick material don't even consider table top saws, before the wealth of info and advice that was available on the internet (we're talking pre-internet here!) I mistakenly bought one when I started down this crazy path, worst purchase I ever made!...
- Wed Jan 06, 2016 5:49 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Current Build - Falcate Braced Multiscale OM cutaway
- Replies: 217
- Views: 204473
Re: Current Build - Falcate Braced Multiscale OM cutaway
Don't usually make 'new years resolutions' but I must get around to reading "the books" this year :oops: (they've been sitting in their boxes for far too long!), that's a beautiful looking joint and stronger that a brick outhouse by the looks. Have you only just removed the sealing layer of Shellac ...
- Tue Jan 05, 2016 6:09 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Just can't believe my eyes.
- Replies: 10
- Views: 13736
Re: Just can't believe my eyes.
If the customer bought it new then I'd be suggesting he takes it back and either asks for a replacement or his $ back. I'm not sure whether these companies (in the current economic climate, as they say) have laid off the quality control guy in an effort to save money or hired cheaper labour when I s...
- Tue Jan 05, 2016 5:47 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Arch top structural challenge
- Replies: 9
- Views: 11595
Re: Arch top structural challenge
Hey Chalks, long time no hear! Which way have you got your neck block grain orientation? if you've got it orientated so that the end grain is facing the back and front plates then it could possibly be a faulty glue joint with the back plate.
- Mon Dec 21, 2015 6:06 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: The zero fret
- Replies: 27
- Views: 31658
Re: The zero fret
Suits guitars built in a factory environment where slapping in a zero fret takes less skill than working up a nut. Probably quite right there Martin, Maccaferri was like the Henry Ford of guitars, his thinking when setting up production at Selmer, was to have as much made by using jigs so that anyb...
- Thu Dec 17, 2015 6:11 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: How to replace bridge plate with falcate bracing
- Replies: 9
- Views: 8981
Re: How to replace bridge plate with falcate bracing
Amen to that!kiwigeo wrote:Yeah but sometimes I wonder if I should have stopped after the first one..
- Tue Dec 15, 2015 5:54 am
- Forum: Anything Goes
- Topic: Handy conversion chart for the engineers amongst us
- Replies: 5
- Views: 7836
Re: Handy conversion chart for the engineers amongst us
Must be a country thing Steve, never heard those terms used in Ky why ungineering. I did notice I've missed out "5/8ths of F.A" thoughKamusur wrote:That chart isn't complete Nick, sorry to say. They forgot a bees pube, a midges bawhair and the finest of them all a poofteenth.
Steve
- Fri Dec 11, 2015 12:58 pm
- Forum: Anything Goes
- Topic: Handy conversion chart for the engineers amongst us
- Replies: 5
- Views: 7836
Handy conversion chart for the engineers amongst us
Here's a quick and easy conversion chart I formulated for engineers (using "officially recognized" engineering terms) when removing material.
- Fri Dec 11, 2015 6:10 am
- Forum: The Gallery
- Topic: Small body (Neo) SS, with a touch of deco
- Replies: 9
- Views: 11489
Re: Small body (Neo) SS, with a touch of deco
What can I say? Absolutely gorgeous Trevor, it's no secret I'm a fan of Blackwood and those pieces are exceptional (well done Pete) ! The rest looks a thing of beauty as well, and to have the sound to match?!.....one lucky customer. :cl :cl :cl :cl Was stopping the frets at the 15th the customer's c...
- Tue Dec 01, 2015 5:52 am
- Forum: Anything Goes
- Topic: Aussie vs NZ cricket (FOR NICK)
- Replies: 1
- Views: 4143
Re: Aussie vs NZ cricket (FOR NICK)
If the third umpire wasn't also the 12th man for Aussie we might have been in with a shout!
- Mon Nov 30, 2015 6:22 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Guitar Truss Rods
- Replies: 18
- Views: 18257
Re: Guitar Truss Rods
Mind if we call ya Bruce?demonx wrote:In the one thread we have a Alan, Allen and an Allan.
It can get a bit confusing!
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- Mon Nov 30, 2015 6:05 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Current Build - Falcate Braced Multiscale OM cutaway
- Replies: 217
- Views: 204473
Re: Current Build - Falcate Braced Multiscale OM cutaway
This guitars been apart more times than Richard Burton & Elizabeth Taylor and had more work done than Joan Rivers!
I'm enjoying this build though Martin, warts and all, it's a great learning tool for beginners and older hands alike.
I'm enjoying this build though Martin, warts and all, it's a great learning tool for beginners and older hands alike.
- Fri Nov 27, 2015 6:13 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: hardwood uke top
- Replies: 8
- Views: 11009
Re: hardwood uke top
Here's a Uke I made a couple of years ago using a Mahogany top, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHswarzWhc8 As Allen pointed out, it has that more traditional Hawaiian Uke sound, I'm not sure about Cocobolo though that's 'harder' still, again as Allen said (he is the Uke master after all, he's the wi...
- Wed Nov 25, 2015 1:00 pm
- Forum: Anything Goes
- Topic: Shipping from Spain to Australia. Advice?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 8943
- Mon Nov 23, 2015 6:07 am
- Forum: Anything Goes
- Topic: Shipping from Spain to Australia. Advice?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 8943
- Mon Nov 23, 2015 6:01 am
- Forum: The Gallery
- Topic: EIRW archtop
- Replies: 19
- Views: 23759
Re: EIRW archtop
Excellent job Wayne for a 'firsty', what style of bracing did you go with (X or parallel) and have you achieved the tone you were after?
What is the brand of tailpiece? I know Benedetto used one in a talk he gave and did name it I think but it's been some years since I watched the DVD.
What is the brand of tailpiece? I know Benedetto used one in a talk he gave and did name it I think but it's been some years since I watched the DVD.
- Thu Nov 19, 2015 6:41 am
- Forum: Contemporary Acoustic Guitar Design and Build - Trevor Gore
- Topic: Torrefaction experiment
- Replies: 11
- Views: 20289
- Thu Nov 19, 2015 6:40 am
- Forum: Contemporary Acoustic Guitar Design and Build - Trevor Gore
- Topic: Torrefaction experiment
- Replies: 11
- Views: 20289
- Thu Nov 19, 2015 6:36 am
- Forum: Contemporary Acoustic Guitar Design and Build - Trevor Gore
- Topic: Torrefaction experiment
- Replies: 11
- Views: 20289
Re: Torrefaction experiment
no oxygene means no oxygene aka Vacuum without air a fire cant breath and therefor dies, or in this case does not start so in my book "torrefication" means drying the wood by burning it in a vacuum add air to the process and you might end up with "terrification" rather ;) best j Not completely corr...
- Wed Nov 18, 2015 6:08 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Hare and Forbes T-13S Thicknesser
- Replies: 10
- Views: 16479
Re: Hare and Forbes T-13S Thicknesser
You haven't still got that stuff have you? I thought it would have become kindling ages ago!kiwigeo wrote:Would it turn mouldy Kermode spruce into beautiful clean Lutz spruce???
- Wed Nov 11, 2015 9:21 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Current Build - Falcate Braced Multiscale OM cutaway
- Replies: 217
- Views: 204473
Re: Current Build - Falcate Braced Multiscale OM cutaway
Hmmm not sure about all this T(1,1) type talk ( still haven't read 'the books' yet :oops: ) but it sure is looking good :cl :cl Sorry Nick T(1,1)1 - air resonance T(1,1)2 main top T(1,1)3 - main back Christmas is coming up...time to start leaving photocopies of the front of The Books lying around t...
- Wed Nov 11, 2015 9:12 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Elsie-May dread cutaway build
- Replies: 60
- Views: 48016
Re: Elsie-May dread cutaway build
All of that sounds like a whole lot of messing around compared to simply putting a few pieces of tape on! Once you've done it a few times it becomes a very quick operation (doesn't take that long to cut out a rough circle with a pair of scissors) compared to trying to get those last couple of bits ...