Australian/New Zealand Luthiers Forum

I have been reading Arizona open carry and concealed carry laws.....pretty much open slather with few restrictions and no permit.

Under prohibited weapons.......Nunchaku. Don't want any mass beatings

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_laws_in_Arizona

Great video fellas.

I already have the heavy duty gear and it's overkill for MOST of what I do now. I baulk at paying end user price for back and side sets or droptops but will gladly pay premium for 250mm x 50mm x 2m-3m figured Blackwood. That's a lot of back and sides, even if some are archtops. If I find something i...

John Howard went to a dinner in his honour , hosted by Geo. Bush. He happily told a crowd of Texas Republicans one of his finest moments, indeed a bipartisan parliament's finest moment was buy back and gun control. That went over well.

I have 3 phase to the shed, it's nice but with a 3hp single phase motor costing around the same as 1 x brand new in the box, not installed, 3 phase power outlet, Aint that the truth. Just spent $1800 getting two machines wired up 8m from the switchboard, and another virtually right next to the boar...

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[quote="afshar"]Hi Nick I have used laminated linings on four of the five guitars that I have made, because like you I had no kerfed linings on hand. As I have limited experience as a guitar maker I offer no comment as to any benefit of solid linings over kerfed or visa versa. I used what ever mater...

Thanks Pete. That would have been me. Still in progress and still intend to use the Cypress you sent me. I've had a run through with a violin and a couple of little 3 string upright box basses in the lead up to the double bass. Nearly ready now. I'll keep you posted as to the results. It will be my...

After 35 years of doing tricky bits of woodwork, binding ff's on my first archie was one of the trickiest. After a few false starts using commercial BWB, I made up my own. It takes 4 pieces to do a trad ff, I made up 4 outside moulds and laminated. Quick and easy, still had to mitre with a chisel th...

G'day Michael, by the way my name is Jim and I live in "Darwin". If you ever find your way to this rather famous part of Australia (not sure why it is famous, maybe something to do with the per head beer consumption) then drop me a message and I will show you which trees to park your tent under and...

P Bill wrote:We have a friend who has a market stall. She sez, after Christmas it's always quiet till Easter.

......ahem.

The degradation of piezos is new to me as well. I'm guessing here but it seems easier to get a good sound from low frequencies than high with piezos. Most of my basses get played through ordinary bass amps. I've only used piezo on a guitar once and it was store bought.

Welcome to the forum Michael. You've probably heard it all before.. ..Wow!

+1 for the Barts ( some people hate 'em ) +1 for the fingers and I would add strings, especially flat wound for basses, whether fretless or fretted. My basses are piezo and responsive to vibrations, with 3 swimming pool chambers. I have used many different timbers over the years and they all sound d...

One of the other reasons the basses sound good, my preamps were designed for my basses by John Ratajczyk of BJ Amplifiers. John designs, builds and repairs valve amps.

Allen, I only know enough to get by and be annoying. :D Piezos are high impedance, " acoustic " amps are designed for this high impedance. Magnetic pickups are low impedance and have their own amps Shielded piezos are covered in copper foil, the hot connection is insulated with tape before the foil ...

Jim, I use film for my basses, fully shielded. Film works under pressure but with a bit of flex, they are under each bridge foot on an inner tube bed. My preamp has a separate terminals for each hot lead and ground lead. Coming up I'll be using disks ( a first for me ) on an invented, Goanna themed,...

Sweet little table Rob. My take boys for what it's worth.

Through dovetails, light/ dark sides and front.

A checkerboard bead or purf at the bottom of the rails, between the legs.

Make up a checkerboard log and cut 30mm feet. Fitted after tapering.

Sounds and looks sensational. It will be " gettin' around much " for a long time.

Something like this? My old boss made this just before I started with him. BRW, Ebony, Ivory and Silver hinges. Chess on the outside, Backgammon on the inside. We made two BRW armchairs to go with it. If I remember correctly 32 BF of BRW in the chairs. Rosewood came " value added " in those days.......

A lot depends on the quality of the drill press as well. I have a slot mortiser, much more versatile than the hollow chisel.

Now that is serious. Will you be making one with an Armadilla back? ( Texas spelling ) CITES protected?

Jim, I have an 1800mm x 600mm assembly/ polishing table that cops a hiding. I get melamine wrap sheets from the local cabbie for tops. My timber tops are semi hallowed ground. :D Gaz, I am lucky enough to have 3 different height benches. My back is crook as well. When I can ,I only like to bend at t...

Zealots of all stripes usually suffer from irony deficiency.

All kidding aside, It's has charm.