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- Mon Sep 29, 2008 10:40 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: 12 string update pics
- Replies: 86
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Thanks for the accolades guys. It has been a challenge getting this guitar finished and there are lots of things Ill do differently next time...list as follows: 1. listen to advice from those who know more than me is top of the list. 2. headstock scarf joint was in wrong position and is visible at b...
- Sun Sep 28, 2008 9:28 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: 12 string update pics
- Replies: 86
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Okay I finally got this sucker finished....saddle got done yesterday and Kims MOP/ebony bridge pins went in and I tuned her up. She sounds nice...loud but balanced..same as the last 6 string I built. Pics arent the best..the camera's crap. http://www.anzlf.com/phpBB2/userpix/19_12_string_finished_00...
- Sun Sep 28, 2008 6:22 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: New Workshop Space
- Replies: 41
- Views: 32916
- Sun Sep 28, 2008 1:55 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: New Workshop Space
- Replies: 41
- Views: 32916
- Fri Sep 26, 2008 6:00 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: 12 string update pics
- Replies: 86
- Views: 60494
Okay today I had a deluge of bridge pins......5 sets from Hancock and co and then Kims pins arrived abut an hour later. Anyway I got all the strings on and tuned her up to pitch and even without the saddle setup she sounds great. Big Dreadie sound and balanced tonally. Even the wife was impressed..a...
- Fri Sep 26, 2008 10:47 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Picture of Bob connor
- Replies: 9
- Views: 9019
- Fri Sep 26, 2008 10:20 am
- Forum: Anything Goes
- Topic: Friday funny
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5847
Watching George's plea to the nation speech yesterday on TV I got the impression the guy couldnt even handle working a till in a deli let alone manage the finances of a nation. The guy seems inebt and way out of his depth. The warning signs of a mortgage crisis were there for some time before the fi...
- Fri Sep 26, 2008 10:17 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Live from the Zoot Cave
- Replies: 22
- Views: 19319
Re: Live from the Zoot Cave
I just want to know one thing...how much does Bob want for his business???bob wrote:
We're away for the weekend but we'll be back next Monday so if you want to know anything fire away
- Thu Sep 25, 2008 9:48 pm
- Forum: Tutorials
- Topic: Dressing Frets, another method especially for hard fretwire.
- Replies: 11
- Views: 19132
- Thu Sep 25, 2008 9:34 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: 12 string update pics
- Replies: 86
- Views: 60494
- Thu Sep 25, 2008 5:24 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: 12 string update pics
- Replies: 86
- Views: 60494
- Thu Sep 25, 2008 10:44 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Beginning router questions
- Replies: 9
- Views: 9223
- Thu Sep 25, 2008 9:06 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Picture of Bob connor
- Replies: 9
- Views: 9019
- Wed Sep 24, 2008 9:29 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: 12 string update pics
- Replies: 86
- Views: 60494
- Wed Sep 24, 2008 7:36 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: new to the forums~ Cole Clark
- Replies: 74
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The guitar turned out fine...the person I loaned it to 4 years ago hasnt yet given it back. oh ok, thats a bit of relief that it has been done before. we have block planes at school, and i guess im going to have to improvise the rest coz i cant really afford to buy the specialty tools. how did the g...
- Wed Sep 24, 2008 6:41 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: 12 string update pics
- Replies: 86
- Views: 60494
Okay I pulled out the saddle and infilled the slot. Ive worked out position for new slot with more angle and closer to front of bridge on treble side. Tomorrow Ill re-route the slot and hopefully all the bldi bridge pins I need will turn up and I can do a full string up and continue with setup. Neck...
- Wed Sep 24, 2008 6:37 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: 12 string update pics
- Replies: 86
- Views: 60494
- Wed Sep 24, 2008 11:01 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: How Do I Drill A Hole...
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6751
- Wed Sep 24, 2008 11:00 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Beginning router questions
- Replies: 9
- Views: 9223
Just remember to drill the holes for the tuner posts before cutting the slot and cut the slot with the head a little over thickness as it is likely that there will be some tearout on the back of the head when drilling the holes to roughly cut the slot cheers graham Important advice. To minimise tea...
- Wed Sep 24, 2008 6:30 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Beginning router questions
- Replies: 9
- Views: 9223
You could do it with either guide bushing and a straight cutter and suitable jig or with a bearing/bit set. With the guide bushing you just have to make allowance for the bushing when positioning the jig. I bought a full set of different sized bushings for my router. Each bushing has an internal and...
- Tue Sep 23, 2008 11:12 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: 12 string update pics
- Replies: 86
- Views: 60494
- Tue Sep 23, 2008 11:08 pm
- Forum: Tutorials
- Topic: Accurate measurement of Zpoxy Grain Filler
- Replies: 8
- Views: 10692
- Tue Sep 23, 2008 10:47 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: 12 string update pics
- Replies: 86
- Views: 60494
- Tue Sep 23, 2008 10:12 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: New Luthiers
- Replies: 2
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Youre preaching to the converted here mate. Tim is tops in terms of product and service. Hes even been known to pick up customers from Perth Airport in a stretched limo with girls and champers in the back. Well ok there wasnt a limo and there werent any girls and champers. But he did pick up the cus...
- Tue Sep 23, 2008 9:59 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: 12 string update pics
- Replies: 86
- Views: 60494
Oh Shit! Must stop and apologise here and now. My sets came from ALLIED luthiers $10 per set deal around 3 years ago. Kim Youre not the only one having a bad day mate. After f****ng up he saddle on my 12 string this morning I went to the bldi dentist with at least three gaping holes in my pearly wh...