Australian/New Zealand Luthiers Forum

Good. Sounds like you're all OK .

or not

Pat

Just read about an earthquake off NZ. Hope all is well.

Pat

Purdy stuff you got there Hesh! How was the shipping from down under?

Pat

Lillian,

Good show and good luck with the surgeon.

Ricardo,

Welcome! That is a great-looking back. Keep us posted on its progress.

Pat

obmit,

Sweeeeet uke!

Kim,

You might have something there.

Pat

Steve,

Thanks.

I have the same feeling. There are no facial features that I can see, but it's the customer's wish, so whatcha gonna do?

Pat

This one just came off the bench. I'm going to be building more of these, hopefully one for myself. Based on Mark Swanson's L-00 drawing Lutz spruce top x-braced top and back, tapered Honduras mahogany B & S, neck CF neck reinforcement Ebony bindings, FB, and headstock veneers BRW bridge Brushed Beh...

Frank,

I'm wondering if you've done a wash coat of shellac before pore filling when using LMI's water-based filler. I use that method to keep the filler from staining the non-pore wood.

Pat

Frank, I'm trying to imagine how veneering in and of itself on one surface across this narrow a span would cause this problem. There are thousands of guitars out there with veneered headstocks that aren't cupped. A wide span, like a table top, I could see it. I've had necks with headstock veneers gl...

Okay not a good day today....started out ok with a leisurely breakfast at loacl cafe but at 11.45 it was root canal time. I managed to make a bad situation worse by asking my female dentist when her baby was due.....she wasnt preganant <snip> I did the same at the start of my haircut. She did a gre...

Will do, Steve. I'm doing the finish on it right now, but I'll post a pic.

Pat

Hey, Bob, I just realized you're Bob Connor, used to see you on OLF.

Pat

Thanks, Matthew. It's French polish over Behlen's Rockhard Table Top Varnish. Seems to make a nice compromise with the hard varnish underlay, with a repairable top coat with the nice shellac sheen, although the Behlen's gives a very nice sheen in its own right. My customer loves the look of FP, but ...

Very nice, Allan. I got some of that EIR from Allied too. Like it very much. Here's an L-00 cutaway that I've been working on in fits and starts since last year,waiting for my customer to do the headstock inlay. It finally arrived a week ago, so it's nice to get this one going again. Glued the overl...

I lean towards minimal on my bending forms. Not as convenient as the Fox style, but I can bang one out in a an hour or so. I use 3/4" ply, or about 20 mm. I make them a bit wider than the stainless steel slats I use, plus the roof flashing I get at the hardware store is that width. I don't use a scr...

Dang, Steve, you're right! Thanks for the black paint tip!

Pat

Some great stuff going on, guys! Here's some things I have going. http://www.patfosterguitars.com/anzlf/shop5-9-09/0rim.jpg Rim and back for a koa single-ought 12-fret that my daughter and I are building together. http://www.patfosterguitars.com/anzlf/shop5-9-09/ombend.jpg Bending EIR sides for an O...

Dang, that sure is pretty, Bob! Love that fretboard, too.

Pat

I have to disagree with my friend Hesh about pulling straight up. I've had prefer doing what seeaxe recommends, pinching with the cutters. I get less splitting doing it this way. By pinching under the frets a little bit at a time, the cutting edges of the cutter act as a wedge between the fret and t...

Thanks, Dave. Yeah, no shortage of ....uuuhhh.... humor around here!

Pat

Really, really nice work, Ron! Like the headstock shape on the OMs a lot.

Pat

Great looking guitar, as usual, Steve! Beautiful work, and the appointments are stellar.

Pat

Lillian,

Thank you kindly.

Pat

Looks great, Lillian. Would you mind divulging the seller?

Pat

Steve,

You too?! Great! Thanks!

Pat