Australian/New Zealand Luthiers Forum

Thanks, guys. The neck block is stamped 43 11 23 . I erroneously assumed this to be 23rd Nov 1943. Since it does have a serial No, does that then date it as after '75? - Derek At a guess Derek I would say no..As Nick has suggested the early Jap serial numbers can be a bugger to work out..i.e. IIRC ...

Had a quick look around and apparently the yanks split the Suzuki Violin Co in two at the end of WW2. One of these companies became the Suzuki Nagoya violin co and adopted the circular 'triple S' logo and these are well regarded for there build quality..even the laminated top models. The Nagoya Co's...

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Can't really help with your question Dekka cause I've never seen that vintage. However I do wish you the best of luck with it because I share your soft spot for old Suzuki guitars. I still have a Suzuki (SSS logo) Nagoya factory built dredie. The bracing pattern is direct copy of CF Martin and the g...

Unless the housing is cactus or something else major making a rebuild too expensive, then you should be able to get parts readily for the Makita Alan because they're a tradie standard for good reason and have been so for years. Just thinking that if your already jigged up for it and cost is not too ...

I recently upgraded to an aussie made Bobo Waldown.......Awesome! Mine is an MT2 model that served 20+ years aboard HMAS Swan prior to her being scuttled in Geography Bay as a dive wreck. The MT3 model is more common but is identical aside from the morse tapper being one size up. Brobo Waldown drill...

He says I have "hundreds" (not sure if he really means 'hundreds', or if he meant 'many') of cousins in Australia. p.s. Quantas used to fumigate passengers upon arrival! ??? 1: Yes it would be 'hundreds' Dennis, before the advent of 'the pill', Australia had been predominantly catholic and therefor...

Trevor Gore wrote: Must have had Wayne Swan doing the accounts.

Don't know about that Trevor, black holes in accounting were perfected by dopey Joe Hockey. This one has his paw marks all over it.

Happy birthday Bob, may your drinks be free and your awakening upon tomorrow void of sorrow

Cheers

Kim

Hmmm, what kind of clamp would one need to get from the soundhole to the bridge posi? :lol: I've made many special clamps in my time for repairs, but that one would be a challenge :? A vacuum clamp would work ok but I bet the robot at the factory simply fused the bridge to the top prior to fusing t...

Agree with Trevor re; Sandvik/Bahco. My first commercial scraper was a Sandvik and that was well before Bacho became involved. Before that it was handsaw blades of various descriptions. If not rusted to pitting point then the Philadelphia made Distons picked up from swap meets weren't bad. To a coll...

I don't know but you may find the string mount and saddle are a one piece affair that has been bonded into a rebate in the underside of the bridge?..I would look around on google to confirm this is not the case before doing much more..Or you could contact Steve (Simso) because if anyone on this foru...

I have not looked at the thread in question but I'm with Steve, I reckon it's 'highly' unlikely the guitar in question had been built with wet wood and I say this because the very foundation of Bob Taylor's business model has always been, consistency of materials and in process will deliver consiste...

If you are serious about building instruments, then just go out and buy a proper glue pot. It's certainly not the most expensive tool you will ever buy, and they make using it so much easier than baby bottle warmers. You will have a large water reservoir, and the thermal mass of a heavy copper line...

Does HHG have any significant contribution to improvement of the sound of a guitar Probably not Nick but it's just excellent glue.. Fast tacking, very strong, reversible, re-clampable with just a bit of heat from an air gun and very, very easy clean-up of squeeze-out. What's not to like and what's ...

Trevor Gore wrote:

Kim wrote:...it adds the perfect thin film to prevent goring....

Blood out of a stone, eh?

I presume you meant galling!

No, no Trevor, I actually did mean "Goring" because one is surely enough

Cheers mate

Kim

I use the shaft of an old burnt out cylinder head valve, you can find them in the skip bin of engine reconditioning places. If you struggle getting the angle the Veritas dialable burnisher works well. To set up a scraper from scratch I first cut the edge back nice and level with a file, then flatten...

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Whoa!! You got 'the' most awesome toys dude, can I please be your new bestest friend??

Cheers

Kim

Great work Robert looking forward to seeing what you do with the strat and teli builds...Could not agree more re; Australian Tonewood. I reckon we're lucky to have someone so generous making such great wood readily available to the craft.

Cheers

Kim

Philosophical is much better than jumping up and down as I have found from experience that that gets you nowhere! :lol: ..:) Lies!!!! Filthy Lies!!! It gets you both 'up' and 'down' again John with the only investment required being the initial launch....highly underrated IMO.. :D Sorry to read of ...

You could try chatting to Mick Brierley he is a lovely chap: http://www.brierleyguitarpickups.com.au/ Stu And Mick knows a thing or two about pickups also.. Brett Kingman auditioning Brealey's 'Brett Kingman signature' strat set with a bit of compression and reverb added for good measure. http://ww...

Thanks for posting Dennis and also for remembering who my favourite all time 'expressive' guitarist is...There's only one Dave Gilmour and as good as Roger Waters could stitch the notes together, I doubt anyone could have breathed the life of floyde into them like DG did.

Cheers

Kim

Thanks for taking the time to document this and your other builds Alan. For me, and I'm sure many others, build threads represent the single most valuable resource that any craft related internet forum can have.

looking forward to your progressive updates.

Cheers

Kim

Yes the Wagner Finger Nipper is best run fast, 3k is good..Sharpen often and lightly and don't get too greedy per pass. Because I have a few of the original Wagners to allow quick change over, I stocked up on cutters and stones when Stewmac was clearing out. IIRC the guy making them in the USA just ...