Australian/New Zealand Luthiers Forum

And Kim is willing to donate his own scrotum ( OUCH !) , to anyone who desperatley needs good luck That's very kind hearted of him , don't you think guys ? . Doesn't get so much use nowadays anyway , he said. Apparently it 's incredibly large ! , and can probably accomodate a 000 . . Ideal for those...

I'm gonna suck up and bring Hesh an apple each day



This is a good one Hesh

Martin ! Welcome mate . I'm a hell of a lot more than pleased to see you here , as I'm the only Kiwi so far ,,,,,, and all the Aussies are picking on me. Booo Hoooo :( :( :( :wink: . Now , we're a force to be reckoned with !. ( just don't mention the Hakka , O.K.,,,,,,,,it frightens them i bit ) :lol:

G'day Ron !

Great to see you here old mate .

Hey, I think that's our first banjo bit .

Let's see if these work : DREADNAUGHT !,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, SUNBURST ! .

Strange,how all the letters print out when your down under.

That's a wonderful guitar Hesh . Very understated , very stylish.

I wonder if there are any who enjoy fitting the neck ? . I find it pretty time consuming . Mind you , I ain't that good at Luthiering ( Kiwi spelling )

Brilliant mate !

To tell you the truth guys , Flush toilets haven't been installed in Australia as yet , so I can't tell you which way the water swirls.

Hesh , A Grogan is something you don't want to muck around with.

When Kim is running down us elite Kiwi athletes , he is being a bit of a smart Grogan

You have indeed been a busy bear Serge. What wonderful gifts to your Godfather and brother. The guitars look fantastic mate . Yep , Hesh is now on build No 58. Amazing Huh ? Actually ,just between you ,me and the gate post , Hesh actually buys them from a music store and scratches out the brand name...

G'day to you too Serge ! Great to see a Serge post once again.

The Bear is back !

Don't worry about it mate .

I'll leave out the pic uploads till your download thing kicks in.

Craig there is a pic in the upload directory of some bloke with what looks like a sheep. I'll look into it. Bob :| .

G'day and welcome Billy, To answer your question : It's basically because we're upside down mate . Just something you learn to live with . It is true that most tourists have trouble with it , particularly in the bathroom . Most of us learn how to dodge a Grogan at an early age. And hey! , it aint ea...

G'day Hesh old buddy, I've all but completed my 12 and will post a pic when I'm able to work out how the upload thingy works. Stay tuned ! I'm currently slotting the bridge , which is a tad tricky as I'm doing the shared pin method ( two strings per pin ) Practicing on scrap first. I spoke to Howard...

Wow ! G'day Hesh and Rod . Fantastic to see you guys here too. Don't get lost in the crowd guys.

I gotta feeling this is going to be loads of fun.

Now it makes much more sense : 4 members and 4 moderators



........I like it

Just a thought

Our membership has grown 33% on it's second day !

Or is that 25% ?

Yep it's a bloody natural ain't it Paul. Hang on ! how the hell did you get in ?

Fantastic to see you here mate. I think we should have a lot of fun here,,,,,,,,,,,,all four of us,,,,,

I like the shape Bob. It's almost a Lowden type shape. Good for you using the Lowden side brace thingy ( technical term ). I'm betting they work better than finger braces . Why else would he swap over ? Have you used the crossed braced back system before ? The first pic shows the braces to have a ra...

Ahh yes ! ,,,,, LeFridge !

Still looks to be in fine health too, despite being thoroughly overworked.

LeFridge should be made moderator too me thinks

I think one of the great features will be that a guy like Serge could make mention of his God and it ain't going to offend any of us . Just one of the things that drives me mad about other Git Forums . This should be a heap of fun guys . A relaxed place where you needn't be afraid to make a post . K...

Cut wood. Glue wood. Add strings. Cross fingers. Easy as that. This is fantastic , I'm learning a heap already . Which fingers do you generally cross though ? As to what we are called , well , ummmm , ,,,what do you reckon Kim ? Moderator ,, too normal is good if I knew how to spell it :lol: Howzab...

Kim , speaking as a guy who took 2 years to complete his first ,,, I have to agree . There's no doubt these things are difficult to build , and the fear of blowing it on your first attempt is always present. BTW ,if you do "blow it " , we want to see lots of pictures <BG> :lol: Congrats anyway Kim ,...

Bob , That was discusting . Now where's my moderator button

Kim wrote:what's this South Pacific Guitar Builders forum nonsense ??? I got the Indian Ocean right at my back door

Cheers

Kim

Well there ya go ,,,,,,, Causing a dispute on his first post. <B>

Ya know guys , we may even get around to talking guitars sometime too !

Thanks a million Bob ,,,,,,,, There goes a good part of my vocabulary

Hey, I've just noticed that there are three moderators here and we're the three members .

Man !,,, we must be real bad b......ds.

Well , I'll keep on eye on Bob , Kim can keep an eye on me . and Bob , you keep a good eye out on that bloody Kim.