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- Mon Jul 17, 2023 4:46 pm
- Forum: The Gallery
- Topic: Gypsy jazz guitar
- Replies: 14
- Views: 72839
- Sun Jul 16, 2023 5:47 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Triple 0 in Blackhearted Sassafras and Bunya Pine
- Replies: 28
- Views: 88498
Re: Triple 0 in Blackhearted Sassafras and Bunya Pine
Nice work Bob. What's next on the bench?
- Sun Jul 16, 2023 5:46 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Nomad nut files
- Replies: 9
- Views: 35192
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...
- Sun Jul 16, 2023 9:33 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: R.I.P. David Churchill
- Replies: 5
- Views: 19511
Re: R.I.P. David Churchill
That's sad news Allan...thanks for sharing the information and your experiences working with David.
- Fri Jul 14, 2023 5:10 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Nomad nut files
- Replies: 9
- Views: 35192
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...
- Fri Jul 14, 2023 12:33 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Nomad nut files
- Replies: 9
- Views: 35192
Re: Nomad nut files
The Japart sets have 6 files in each set.....files are listed in two columns.Trevor Gore wrote: ↑Fri Jul 14, 2023 12:18 pmJaparts seem to be selling sets of 3 files. Angkor are selling a set of 8 (and they're sold out!)
- Fri Jul 14, 2023 9:12 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Nomad nut files
- Replies: 9
- Views: 35192
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...
- Sat Jul 08, 2023 6:09 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Trouble Build
- Replies: 20
- Views: 153746
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 ...
- Fri Jul 07, 2023 6:20 pm
- Forum: The Gallery
- Topic: The Queen of Hearts
- Replies: 5
- Views: 24923
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??
What chords were they??
- Thu Jul 06, 2023 11:05 am
- Forum: Contemporary Acoustic Guitar Design and Build - Trevor Gore
- Topic: Visual Analyzer Settings
- Replies: 9
- Views: 14782
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...
- Wed Jul 05, 2023 2:40 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Trouble Build
- Replies: 20
- Views: 153746
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...
- Wed Jul 05, 2023 9:30 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Trouble Build
- Replies: 20
- Views: 153746
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 ...
- Tue Jul 04, 2023 3:07 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Trouble Build
- Replies: 20
- Views: 153746
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...
- Tue Jul 04, 2023 12:34 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Trouble Build
- Replies: 20
- Views: 153746
Re: Trouble Build
Its on the check list John.
Will get the guitar on the operating table this afternoon and have a nut out session.
- Tue Jul 04, 2023 11:20 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Trouble Build
- Replies: 20
- Views: 153746
Re: Trouble Build
Just throwing mud against the wall ... I build both slot head classical guitars and guitars with peg tuners. The headstock angle on my slot heads are 9-10° but I use 15° on the guitars that I use pegs to tune as they terminate the string higher. Headstock/neck angle is 15degrees. Strings leave the ...
- Tue Jul 04, 2023 11:18 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Trouble Build
- Replies: 20
- Views: 153746
Re: Trouble Build
Neck relief? Back buzz? Truss rod? Loose neck attachment hardware? Pick-up if fitted? Hi Trevor, Neck relief. I've played with truss rod....there's a modest amount of relief dialed in at present. There were a few frets that were a tad high with truss rod relaxed so I gave the whole fretboard a redr...
- Tue Jul 04, 2023 8:14 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Trouble Build
- Replies: 20
- Views: 153746
Re: Trouble Build
Weird, did you check for loose components on the tuning machine? I assume you checked the nut as well? I sometimes temporarily lift the strings with tape at the nut to see if the sound goes away. Hi John, Tuners are planetary geared peg tuners.....nothing loose there. The nut...I tried a bit of pap...
- Mon Jul 03, 2023 8:38 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Trouble Build
- Replies: 20
- Views: 153746
Trouble Build
This will most likely be the start of a long thread. I have a falcate braced classical that I finished a few months ago and have been playing a fair bit. The instrument has the following issues: 1. a nasty harsh loud note around B flat 4 on the top three strings. The note is accompanied by what soun...
- Sun Jul 02, 2023 9:36 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Triple 0 in Blackhearted Sassafras and Bunya Pine
- Replies: 28
- Views: 88498
- Thu Jun 29, 2023 12:13 pm
- Forum: Vendors and Suppliers
- Topic: Australian Luthier Supplies
- Replies: 4
- Views: 14347
Re: Australian Luthier Supplies
The correct saddle blanks arrived today.....ALS sent them Express Post.
- Tue Jun 27, 2023 5:29 pm
- Forum: Vendors and Suppliers
- Topic: Australian Luthier Supplies
- Replies: 4
- Views: 14347
Australian Luthier Supplies
Last week I ordered some 1/4" thick Tusq saddle blanks from Australian Luthier Supplies and got sent the wrong thickness blanks. I emailed them and let them know about the error and that I'd keep the thinner blanks and re-order the correct ones. I got an email back from Sean at ALS informing me he'd...
- Fri Jun 23, 2023 12:22 pm
- Forum: Instrument Plans
- Topic: Silicon heat mat
- Replies: 3
- Views: 23572
Re: Silicon heat mat
Thanks for that. I have used a stainless steel tube with a flood light bulb inside for ten years now. Interesting to hear that you went back to the iron. I might just stick to my tube. Why back to the iron? Lots of reasons. The main reasons...my output isn't huge and I have the time to bend on an i...
- Tue Jun 20, 2023 5:39 pm
- Forum: Instrument Plans
- Topic: Silicon heat mat
- Replies: 3
- Views: 23572
Re: Silicon heat mat
I used to use a 110volt silicon heat blanket for bending before I went back to using an iron. I bought myself a whopping great 240/110volt step down transformer. You need to ensure that the output power rating of the transformer is equal to or slightly higher than that of the blanket. From memory my...
- Tue Jun 13, 2023 7:21 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Warning - Border Control have shifted the goal posts
- Replies: 9
- Views: 18906
Re: Warning - Border Control have shifted the goal posts
Buy me two seats in business class and I'll personally escort your instrument to the US and hand deliver to its new owner
- Mon Jun 12, 2023 10:27 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Spraying a less lethal finish
- Replies: 2
- Views: 7914
Re: Spraying a less lethal finish
Hi Davy, You mention having finished previously finished instruments with shellac. Have you tried hard shellac...its considerably more durable than straight shellac. Not sure whats available in Christchurch...here theres Ubeaut and Restorers Choice supplying hard shellac. Carbatec usually handle Ube...