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by kiwigeo
Sat Jul 29, 2023 1:32 pm
Forum: Contemporary Acoustic Guitar Design and Build - Trevor Gore
Topic: Nodes and anti-nodes
Replies: 7
Views: 25900

Re: Nodes and anti-nodes

:lmao

Falcate cheese...now there's an idea!!
by kiwigeo
Sat Jul 29, 2023 12:35 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Pair of Mandolins in Engelmann / River Oak - Osmo finish
Replies: 8
Views: 12342

Re: Pair of Mandolins in Engelmann / River Oak - Osmo finish

I bought a set of fancy fibreglass rods from LMI but have never used them....I use lengths of 8-10mm diameter hoop pine as my go bars.
by kiwigeo
Fri Jul 28, 2023 4:09 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Hi, introducing myself
Replies: 22
Views: 50277

Re: Hi, introducing myself

Before attacking a real side set get your hands on some cheap sides (eg orphaned side sets from LMI) or grab a set of Stewmac practise sides.....if they still sell them.
by kiwigeo
Thu Jul 27, 2023 9:32 am
Forum: The Gallery
Topic: A Rose-Mahogany baritone ukulele
Replies: 5
Views: 16316

Re: A Rose-Mahogany baritone ukulele

Nice work Frank.....lots of bling! :)
by kiwigeo
Tue Jul 25, 2023 6:47 pm
Forum: The Gallery
Topic: Flat Top Mandolin
Replies: 22
Views: 38562

Re: Flat Top Mandolin

Mick, you're responding to a post from 2015. I'm not sure if Kim is still active on the forum. The last time I heard from Kim he was having a few health issues. Ill send him an email and hopefully he'll respond to your post. Note Graham McDonald is on this forum..maybe flick him a message. Welcome t...
by kiwigeo
Sat Jul 22, 2023 8:52 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Pair of Mandolins in Engelmann / River Oak - Osmo finish
Replies: 8
Views: 12342

Re: Pair of Mandolins in Engelmann / River Oak - Osmo finish

Flash looking Stewmac clamps Bob. Did you come into an inheritance recently? :D
by kiwigeo
Sat Jul 22, 2023 5:52 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Pair of Mandolins in Engelmann / River Oak - Osmo finish
Replies: 8
Views: 12342

Re: Pair of Mandolins in Engelmann / River Oak - Osmo finish

Bob_H wrote:
Sat Jul 22, 2023 4:32 pm

I tried to attach some images of the project, but received the following error "Sorry, the board attachment quota has been reached."
Try again Bob..and let me know if you have further problems.
by kiwigeo
Thu Jul 20, 2023 1:28 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Trouble Build
Replies: 20
Views: 141083

Re: Trouble Build

Okay..I'm happy to report that the issues I've been having with my trouble classical appear to have been fixed. I'm ashamed to say that root cause was probably a shithouse fret job. A few frets were pretty high and some were way low.....I need to work on my fret dressing skills. The refret was made ...
by kiwigeo
Wed Jul 19, 2023 1:58 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Trouble Build
Replies: 20
Views: 141083

Re: Trouble Build

I haven't had much time in the workshop of late....been busy with my other passion...restoring old steam locomotives. Work done on the guitar so far: 1. Did a full refret. 2. Made up a new nut and rough cut slots in same. (final slot depth after relief adjustment) Just now i strung up the instrument...
by kiwigeo
Mon Jul 17, 2023 4:46 pm
Forum: The Gallery
Topic: Gypsy jazz guitar
Replies: 14
Views: 69783

Re: Gypsy jazz guitar

Great work Wayne
by kiwigeo
Sun Jul 16, 2023 5:47 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Triple 0 in Blackhearted Sassafras and Bunya Pine
Replies: 28
Views: 86393

Re: Triple 0 in Blackhearted Sassafras and Bunya Pine

Nice work Bob. What's next on the bench?
by kiwigeo
Sun Jul 16, 2023 5:46 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Nomad nut files
Replies: 9
Views: 33387

Re: Nomad nut files

Thanks Martin I'll do that, don't know why I didn't think of it, I do it to my fret saw when cutting slots and small screws so they hopefully won't break. Wayne I wax up the side of the file rather than the cutting edge. The dangerous slots are the two outer slots.....especially the low E where you...
by kiwigeo
Sun Jul 16, 2023 9:33 am
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: R.I.P. David Churchill
Replies: 5
Views: 18580

Re: R.I.P. David Churchill

That's sad news Allan...thanks for sharing the information and your experiences working with David.
by kiwigeo
Fri Jul 14, 2023 5:10 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Nomad nut files
Replies: 9
Views: 33387

Re: Nomad nut files

I bought a set of those nut files off eBay for about $100, 6 files in the set I've used them quite a bit and they're still good, they do tend to bind up a bit if you go too deep. It was a few years ago and seemed expensive at the time, now it looks like I got a bargain. Wayne I run my nut files thr...
by kiwigeo
Fri Jul 14, 2023 12:33 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Nomad nut files
Replies: 9
Views: 33387

Re: Nomad nut files

Trevor Gore wrote:
Fri Jul 14, 2023 12:18 pm
kiwigeo wrote:
Fri Jul 14, 2023 9:12 am
How can this sort of mark up be justified???
Japarts seem to be selling sets of 3 files. Angkor are selling a set of 8 (and they're sold out!)
The Japart sets have 6 files in each set.....files are listed in two columns.
by kiwigeo
Fri Jul 14, 2023 9:12 am
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Nomad nut files
Replies: 9
Views: 33387

Re: Nomad nut files

I'm trying to locate some nut files with a rounded profile on the cutting edge of the file. I've got 4 Stewmac files that are like this but they no longer sell them. Was looking at some files made in Hiroshima japan last night....priced at $70 Ca on a a Canadian suppliers site.....$Aus220 on an Aust...
by kiwigeo
Sat Jul 08, 2023 6:09 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Trouble Build
Replies: 20
Views: 141083

Re: Trouble Build

An update on the trouble classical. During the fret redress a couple of frets got more of a dress than I'm comfortable with so have ripped out all the frets so I can take care of a hump in the fretboard around the 2nd and 3rd frets and at the same time do some surgery on the wedge between the upper ...
by kiwigeo
Fri Jul 07, 2023 6:20 pm
Forum: The Gallery
Topic: The Queen of Hearts
Replies: 5
Views: 23868

Re: The Queen of Hearts

"I had only played two chords as part of my demo, and they said I’ll have it. "

What chords were they??
by kiwigeo
Thu Jul 06, 2023 11:05 am
Forum: Contemporary Acoustic Guitar Design and Build - Trevor Gore
Topic: Visual Analyzer Settings
Replies: 9
Views: 14075

Re: Visual Analyzer Settings

I'm a Mac head so ended up buying a cheap laptop from AussiePost Shop a few years back with Windows 8 on it. The machine is a dedicated workshop machine and never gets connected to the internet. I tried running VA on my Macs on top of a Windows emulator. It works but moving data in and out of the vi...
by kiwigeo
Wed Jul 05, 2023 2:40 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Trouble Build
Replies: 20
Views: 141083

Re: Trouble Build

As mentioned earlier I'm using a preamp and it's usually turned up fairly high. You may also see peaks at 50Hz and multiples of same which are AC hum being picked from the preamp and laptop powerpacks. I redid the tap test with preamp turned down and the main peaks are as already reported. I can't s...
by kiwigeo
Wed Jul 05, 2023 9:30 am
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Trouble Build
Replies: 20
Views: 141083

Re: Trouble Build

Those are fairly nasty looking VA plots, Martin. Lots of background noise or something else going on? I'm running mic output into laptop via a preamp....might have something to do with the background noise. Ive also got smoothing turned off. Guitar was lying on its side with neck on a neck rest so ...
by kiwigeo
Tue Jul 04, 2023 3:07 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Trouble Build
Replies: 20
Views: 141083

Re: Trouble Build

Okay I got the guitar on the bench and looked at the nut and string routing between the nut and the tuner posts. I put a capo on the first fret and all strings sound better although the wolf tone is still there as more of a deadening of the note and with capo on has moved up one fret. Top E was comi...
by kiwigeo
Tue Jul 04, 2023 12:34 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Trouble Build
Replies: 20
Views: 141083

Re: Trouble Build

johnparchem wrote:
Tue Jul 04, 2023 12:27 pm
How about a capo on the first fret?
Its on the check list John.

Will get the guitar on the operating table this afternoon and have a nut out session.