Australian/New Zealand Luthiers Forum

G'day Matt, The soundport is a first for me . I think it would be very suitable on a bass as you are a fair ways away from the soundholes. Others have reported it to be subtle, but I beg to differ. To me, it's really in your face . You "hear "the instrument . I don't play with it closed , so that sh...

Arnt , Hide that mando and never post it again Stunning,, Whew !

Paul and Arnt . your joints are way too cool.

Sorry Matt , didn't notice your links . I'll give them a good coat of looking at.

Man, That's an incredible effort Matt .

What's the deal with the wood ? How thick is the soundboard ,and what's the bracing set up ? .

Thanks for posting your work matt , I know we will all find it very interesting

Must Have a BIG car Huh?

Fantastic work mate

Well I definatley got heaps of runs ! :lol: . I did let it cure for a long,,,,,,,long time , and a week previous to leveling , scraped the runs with a single edge razer blade made into a scraper. As a sprayer , I'm %$*&@#! AWEFUL. I'll thin it down a little next time seeing that your getting better ...

Cheers Paul, and thanks a heap Serge . I used the U-Beaut hard shellac Bob . I started out french polishing ,but the weather got ugly and couldn't seem to make the conditions right artificially . This is my first go at spraying . Despite making a piss poor effort with the gun , it came up like glass...

Great work once again Hesh . The heel cap absolutely rocks !

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Good one Matt !

Welcome aboard mate, and HEY ! that's some fine work

Thanks Paul,
Yeah, The bridge looked a bit plain ,so I inlayed it with the same ivory I have around the fretboard

Well almost. Just have to do the saddle intonation.

Myrtle / Englemann

13 fretter , 24.9 " scale

G'day Paul, This one sure is coming along nicely . Great choice of woods all around . Your workmanship is really showing here
I know I've said it before mate , but your've got great taste. Another class imstrument.

Man, that is so cool Martin . I mean REALLY COOL . I look forward to your progress

G'day Dave ,
This is a wonderful guitar ,,period.

Your craftmanship really shows here, and the appointments are 'just right'.

Beautiful rosette mate. ! Sometimes I think guitars in the white look so good , it's a shame to put finish on them.

Well done Dave

Sorry to hear that too Paul . Nice looking bridge mate . I'm sure it will ring like a bell . I would encourage Northeren hemisphere folks to check out Tim Spittle's site 'Australian Tonewoods'. He has a heap of these Australian timbers in stock. Only a Scientist could come up with a weight saving pl...

On ya ! JJ . Great to have you here . We've been having rather a party type atmosphere here over the past few days celebrating our getting together . . The fun will continue ! , but we are also hoping to share a few unique Aussie type building threads that should prove interesting to those of you ov...

I'll also add that human hair has an exclusive tension release device that keeps the hair strands from being damaged by extreme humidity or mechanical strain. As far as calibrating is concerned , Paul ,our local scientist may be able to help out further here. As a starter, I soaked the hair in water...

http://www.mcguitars.com.au/phpBB2/userpix/5_hygolf1_1.jpg It may look a bit hairy , but is actually very accurate. I knocked this up a couple of years ago and it lives next to my digital hygrometer . Just as accurate or probably more so . It's made from three strands of my daughter's hair ( about ...

Yeah ,they look so nice . I don't think you can get them that tidy looking , doing them on the board . Good job Bob !

I'm taking the family to the Coast tomorrow for a bit of fishing and swimming . ( school Hols. )

See you guys in a few days !

It's puking Hesh ,or technicolour yawn , but as you may know ,is often accompanied with a melodic passing of wind