Australian/New Zealand Luthiers Forum

Jeez Wayne......I think you've just surpassed yourself with that detailed set of videos and instructions. No excuses for anybody to stuff up fitting one of these pickup systems now!!

Bloody nice looking guitar.

Sad news. I notice Stewmac is going heavy on the emails and special promotions so obviously things are tough for all players. I've just stocked up on spare blades for my Schneider gramil....one of the best tools I ever bought from LMI. I remember a few years back LMI sent me a couple of radius dishe...

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Trent Palelei who runs the school is a member on this forum.....drop him a message/email.

simso wrote: ↑

Sat Aug 19, 2023 9:48 pm

Fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me, so no one leaves without paying now

Nothing in your bank but you would have definitely banked a healthy amount of good karma.

Blackwood would work.

Rod Octigan is our archtop specialist....Im sure he'll chime in with some advice.

Nice work Doug and thanks for putting up the data.

I've done a couple of paired builds and they were endless trouble.

Three Frankenstrats??

So I'm about to start my next guitar build and I want to use some NZ timbers on it , specifically the top the neck and the bracing. I'm using black walnut for the back and sides and I wanted to use Pauduk for the the back bracing for some colour and strength but obviously that's not a kiwi timber a...

LOL.........I got my hands on a couple of old planes a few years back.....now Ive got a shop full of the bloody things awaiting restoration.

The next day he arrives back for some work on his guitar. Suspecting he has no money I offered him the part if he could do the job himself, he said he would like the job done properly, so I did the work. He called to pick up the guitar and spun me the same tale as before, I'll drop the money back l...

Another book, that works well as a companion to the Mottola book, is Guitarmaking: Tradition And Technology Paperback (Cumpiano and Natelson). I got started with Cumpiano and Natelson's book...but it's now a bit dated in places. If you're using this book check out Cumpiano's website for updates on ...

Falcate cheese...now there's an idea!!

I bought a set of fancy fibreglass rods from LMI but have never used them....I use lengths of 8-10mm diameter hoop pine as my go bars.

Trevor?

Before attacking a real side set get your hands on some cheap sides (eg orphaned side sets from LMI) or grab a set of Stewmac practise sides.....if they still sell them.

Nice work Frank.....lots of bling!

Mick, you're responding to a post from 2015. I'm not sure if Kim is still active on the forum. The last time I heard from Kim he was having a few health issues. Ill send him an email and hopefully he'll respond to your post. Note Graham McDonald is on this forum..maybe flick him a message. Welcome t...

Flash looking Stewmac clamps Bob. Did you come into an inheritance recently?

Bob_H wrote: ↑

Sat Jul 22, 2023 4:32 pm

I tried to attach some images of the project, but received the following error "Sorry, the board attachment quota has been reached."

Try again Bob..and let me know if you have further problems.

Okay..I'm happy to report that the issues I've been having with my trouble classical appear to have been fixed. I'm ashamed to say that root cause was probably a shithouse fret job. A few frets were pretty high and some were way low.....I need to work on my fret dressing skills. The refret was made ...

I haven't had much time in the workshop of late....been busy with my other passion...restoring old steam locomotives. Work done on the guitar so far: 1. Did a full refret. 2. Made up a new nut and rough cut slots in same. (final slot depth after relief adjustment) Just now i strung up the instrument...

Great stuff thanks John!

Great work Wayne

Nice work Bob. What's next on the bench?