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I have now finally completed the 'Cooba' Guitar and so far have not had to make any adjustments to the guitar neck or, compensation. All appears to be settled and stable so far. I have attached the final Guitar Gallery Compressed Photo pages, Guitar Specifications / Frequency Graph tests and the 'Co...

All the timber on this guitar flows together and looks great.

Wayne

Today, I was able to do the 'Low Frequency Resonances' tests on the guitar and the results are good for a large SS guitar. This guitar has no wolf notes issues with any of musical note scale frequencies. For details see the 'COOBA' Guitar Specifications attachment. The frequencies in Gore/Gilet book...

That's great news Steve regarding making video tutes. There is always some to learn from that help improving how to better and efficiently build guitars. Looking forward to seeing your new videos.

Wayne

I can see Martin that there much action going on in the workshop that is keeping your focused on the wonderful and very rewarding guitar building processes. I like how you have your working areas set up.

Wayne

The kit project Richard is moving along very well. I like your comments explaining the pros and cons when working on the sides.

Wayne

Today I received my Baggs guitar pickup and have installed it, see photos. With the initial setup completed I am liking the sound of this guitar. When the guitar settles in over the next week I will then review the intonation and make adjustments if required. I will do the frequency tests soon and t...

Thanks Richard for your encouragement about the guitar build. Fortunately, the Nitro Lacquer has cured earlier than expect and I have been able to buff and polish the guitar. Today in between taking my 96 year old Mother (in Aged Care) to a medical appointment I have been able to installed the bridg...

I like the rosette design and it looks great!

I have not yet tried French polishing yet. I have watched a few videos on how to FP a guitar and will be interested to see your guitar finish. Looks like a lot of work is involved in French polishing.

Wayne

Welcome Colin to the forum. When I was investigating and planning to build guitars I had no understanding regarding humidity issues. Fortunately, about 10 years ago I met Gerald Gilet at his Guitar building factory at Botany and when I told him that I was setting up my own workshop the first thing h...

by 56nortondomy » Mon Aug 30, 2021 4:41 pm Cooba looks even better now with some finish on it Wayne. Have you used it before? Just wondering what it sounds like. Wayne/quote] Yes Wayne I do like the Cooba with the lacquer coats on now. This is the first time I have used it. I am of the understandin...

by kiwigeo » Tue Aug 17, 2021 8:30 pm Looking good there Wayne and thanks for the detailed documentation of your build. Thanks Martin for your response. I hope that sharing some aspects of my build methods may be helpful to some in the forum. Today I completed the 8th final 50:50 nitro lacquer coat...

Another great guitar build. With the pickup and K & K set up can they both switch on together.

Wayne

Richard yes I agree, while in the lockdown guitar buildings is good to focus on. Keep the photos coming on progress.

Wayne

The first nitro lacquer coat has been applied, however, I have had to order more lacquer. Hope to be able to continue spraying more coats on when it arrives. See photos.

Wayne

After completing the grain filling and drilling the tuner holes the guitar build is now ready spraying. See photos.

Wayne

The build is continuing and I have now reach the stage to start grain filling. I decided instead of using a water base grain filler to use epoxy. This is the first time I have a used this method. See build photos.

Wayne

The guitar construction continues. I have been using the pantograph router jig for the inlay work and it is proving to be a valuable tool. See progress photos. Wayne GS photos 19.jpg GS photos 19.jpg GS photos 20.jpg Gs photos 21.jpg GS photos 22.jpg GS photos 23.jpg GS photos 24.jpg GS photos 25.jpg

Now limited at home with the lock down I have made some further progress on the guitar build. For details see progress photos.

Wayne

Excellent guitar build. I like the northern silky oak back and sides.

Wayne

Wayne, did you do any stiffness testing on the King Billy Pine bracing stock? I used KBP for the first top in my falcate multiscale and it stiffness was so low I ended up making a new top with spruce bracing. Ive found KBP quite variable in terms of stiffness I purchased a few batches of the KBP br...

Thanks all for the comments on the guitar build and the workshop. As time permits I will add further progress photos. Hope to start building the neck soon.

I left out one photo sheet from the original posting. See below.

Wayne

After finally completing two bath room renovations I am now able to progress my next guitar build. I have prepared some photos where I am up to now closing the box. Wayne GS Build photos 01.jpg GS Build photos 02.jpg GS Build Photos 03.jpg GS Build photos 04.jpg GS Build photos 05.jpg GS Build photo...

Thanks Trevor for confirming the 1.5mm bridge plate thickness dimension.

Wayne

I would appreciate some help to confirm what is the correct Bridge Plate Thickness for a Medium Body Sized SS Falcate Guitar. On my first Falcate SS build I used 2.5mm Bridge Plate Thickness and now for my next build recently started I have been reviewing the procedures and noticed there appears to ...