Australian/New Zealand Luthiers Forum

i'm pretty sure i saw a whole box of cork tiles at bunnings for $13.

thats pretty clever but do you leave a little pic of yourself inside all of them?

joe that guitar is unreal. those little old parlor just float my boat. perfect for a bit of bottle neck slide action. any chance of a bit of a run down on how you got that subtle 'burst?

its gonna be unreal by the looks of things.

parlor guitars are def my thing. 1920's stellas and the like. john how's small ladder braced guitars are about the sexiest guitar porn i've seen in a while.

i borrowed the cumpiano book from the local library. it's got a very detailed section on the scarf joint.

micheal those sanding sticks are genius. do i dare to dream that blisters could be a thing of the past?

hi to all, its come time for the sanding stage of the neck of the first build. this building bug has certainly taken a beating with the thought of sanding (i hate sanding). did i mention how much sanding sucks? any tips on making the sanding of the volute, heel and other tricky parts a little less p...

hey Allen how thick are those NGR uke sides? i've got a set of NGR sides to do for a parlor guitar. cheers.

Rick, i really didn't intend to offend when offering my find. being a tradesman myself i do appreciate the whole quality tools thing and i have a whole load of decent electricians tools that earn my weekly pay packet. i hope the owner of this (1st) guitar of mine (me) has empathy for the shortcoming...

my fret wire is stew mac med/high (i think?) it's tang is 0.5 and on my test piece it works fine. fingers crossed for the real thing. the NGR fingerboard isn't as hard as some.

being the cheap arse that i am and being that i'm in the process of building my first guitar i've found a cheap saw to cut my fret slots. i tried to find a pic on the net but can't find one. its a hobby/modelers saw from my local hobby world. the brand is 'MAXX. pull out saw blade' 5" long. cost $8....

i couldn't agree more. there seems to be so many variables that can affect intonation. how far are you gonna go to avoid all of these. something as simple as pushing the strings down harder against the fretboard can affect the intonation. then again though, i'm a bottleneck man so i'm never bang on ...

well ther is only 18 in a pack

i use those reva superhold pegs also. i was a little skeptical of their strength until i stuck about a dozen on my finger. i'm now a believer.

cheers guys i'm extremely lucky to have an industrial workshop at work inc full sheetmetal shop for the aircon ductworker blokes so can get off cuts of all the good stuff. no woodwork shop though so have to wait til wk end to get to the woodwork club to cut new bindings (will cut mucho spares this t...

been practicing with whats left of the bindings using a backing strip of that black tin stripping they use to bundle large crates and bulk timber and whitegoods and stuff. rip roaring success except will have to see if i can cut new bindings for the real thing tomorrow.

thanks for all the advice.

thanks guys, i think i'm ready for round 2.

allen i really appreciate the offer of the electric pipe but am in the brainstorming stage of building one from scatch. the commercial units couldn't contain anything i don't deal with often at work (element+control+pipe=hot pipe). surely. just need to know the wattage of the commercial units if any...

you're talking about stacking the bindings and taping, not laying them side by side, right. so 2 2mm bindings stacked and taped becomes 4mm thick.

hi all. long time listener, first time caller. i've managed to get about half way through my first build thanks to the wisdom of the internet (ie you guys) and allen here in cairns but am having a bear of a time bending my bindings. i've got 2mm thick strips of new guinea rosewood but i must have sn...