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- Sun Jul 16, 2017 8:48 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Shellac. A story and some questions.
- Replies: 11
- Views: 17425
Shellac. A story and some questions.
Who knew that Shellac was such a black art? The internet hasn't been very helpful. Most searches return forums with half truths or conflicting opinion. I’ve got some articles that describe the basic process of making and using it, but there isn’t much fact around when things appear to go wrong. The ...
- Wed Jul 12, 2017 8:33 pm
- Forum: Contemporary Acoustic Guitar Design and Build - Trevor Gore
- Topic: Is CF necessary?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 7916
- Tue Jul 11, 2017 6:51 pm
- Forum: Contemporary Acoustic Guitar Design and Build - Trevor Gore
- Topic: Is CF necessary?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 7916
Is CF necessary?
Hi all, I'm interested in buying the books (perhaps as an early Xmas pressie to myself). I'm still on my first build, building to Cumpiano's book mainly (I started before these books came out. Its a long story...) But before I do, I'd like to know if carbon fiber and epoxy is required to build to th...
- Thu Jun 29, 2017 9:41 pm
- Forum: The Gallery
- Topic: Same small body shape, very different guitars
- Replies: 11
- Views: 23649
- Sat May 13, 2017 9:08 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Back to building
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3236
Back to building
Hello all, Well half way through my first build I packed up all my top, back and side sets as we were moving house. That was about 8 years and 4 moves ago (and one interstate move to Radelaide). In the last couple years I've built a few tube amps and a bunch of stompboxes. I've ended up with clones ...
- Wed Oct 07, 2009 7:50 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Strings - Installing
- Replies: 40
- Views: 32014
<Gasp> There's loose threads on Hesh's guitar!!! Quick! Get out the tack cloth! Thanks Hesh For the quick tute. And Kim for the awesome video. I must admit to having to get my guitar out and check how it was strung. It was pretty close to your pics Hesh, but not quite as pretty. Yes, it's been that ...
- Mon Oct 05, 2009 9:44 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Somogyi Vid
- Replies: 154
- Views: 128075
There is a certain parallel with the passive radiator model, but then you do not have the internal damping that is always found inside speaker cabinets. True. But we want the internal reflections inside a guitar. I believe that the sound of a good under-saddle pickup, properly installed is actually...
- Mon Oct 05, 2009 9:34 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Somogyi Vid
- Replies: 154
- Views: 128075
- Sun Oct 04, 2009 5:57 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Somogyi Vid
- Replies: 154
- Views: 128075
G'day guys! I've been reading this thread for a while and it's been really interesting. Especially the bits about soup (Hesh) and poo (pretty much everyone else!). 8) I'm with Kim on most points. Then again I also agree with Hesh and Rick. I'm pretty open minded that way. My take on Mr Somogyi's wor...
- Mon Aug 10, 2009 5:23 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: What's your favourite nut width?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4841
- Sun Aug 09, 2009 1:00 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: What's your favourite nut width?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4841
What's your favourite nut width?
Well, I finally got some time out in the garage this morning to play with my first build - making fret board templates. I've spent the last few days thinking about nut width. I had drawn up my own OM plans over the last Xmas holidays and set my nut width at 44mm (a bit bigger than 1 11/16"). I shoul...
- Sat Aug 08, 2009 8:05 am
- Forum: Tutorials
- Topic: Nut Making
- Replies: 14
- Views: 17555
- Fri Jul 31, 2009 12:23 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Tassie Blackwood/Acacia for fretboard and bridge?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 12533
I find myself deeply disturbed by an alarming omission in this discussion. Not one mention has been made of mashed peas! :shock: How on earth do you expect to be taken seriously strutting around in a blue 'wife beater', stubbies and double-pluggas sucking down a VB without a pie floater? I mean seri...
- Fri Jul 24, 2009 7:51 pm
- Forum: Anything Goes
- Topic: Health Care
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5478
I can't really comment from first hand experience. I've only spent a total of three years of my adult life as a stinkin' civvie. :wink: Defence personnel get everything free (non-elective that is) and much faster than everybody else, insured or not. Knee operation? How's next week? Brain scan? We'll...
- Mon Jul 20, 2009 5:17 pm
- Forum: Anything Goes
- Topic: How Would You Voice This?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6935
- Thu Jul 09, 2009 5:40 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Block Planes - Is an adjustable throat worth the extra?
- Replies: 24
- Views: 20431
Thanks for the feedback guys. From a recommendation vs price prespective the HNT wins as it's about half the price of the LN or Veritas ones. I nearly fell out of my chair when I saw how much they're asking for those tuxedo Veritas ones. And the LN ones. Even the HNT is expensive. Then again, anythi...
- Sun Jul 05, 2009 3:51 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Block Planes - Is an adjustable throat worth the extra?
- Replies: 24
- Views: 20431
- Sun Jul 05, 2009 3:14 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Block Planes - Is an adjustable throat worth the extra?
- Replies: 24
- Views: 20431
Block Planes - Is an adjustable throat worth the extra?
Dear piranha, I'm getting to parts of my exceedingly long term build where having a good block plane will be an advantage. At least according to everything I've read in books and here. So I've had a look around. Looking at catalogues like Lie-Neilsen, Veritas and Stanley I see a variety of block pla...
- Sun Jul 05, 2009 3:02 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: I Might Be Nuts But......
- Replies: 30
- Views: 21394
- Sun Jul 05, 2009 2:58 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: What's Your Most Popular Body Style - Guitars...
- Replies: 26
- Views: 19525
- Sun Jul 05, 2009 2:53 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Best method for hand cutting headstock angle?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 17538
Hi guys (or should I say piranha?), Thanks for jumping in and providing some good discussion about this. I've got those two books, read them thoroughly and generally followed their advice, where I didn't follow advice on forums like this one and the OLF. Basically I wanted to see if there were an su...
- Sat Jul 04, 2009 11:35 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Best method for hand cutting headstock angle?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 17538
Best method for hand cutting headstock angle?
I've been thinking quite alot about this step, and I've got a few ideas. But I want to draw on the wealth of experience that lurks deep within the cold blue exterior of the ANZLF, the way a school of piranha lurks beneath the calm surface of an Amazonian river. So. What are some of the hand saw meth...
- Mon Jun 22, 2009 6:27 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Okay that's it....were banning banjos from the forum
- Replies: 18
- Views: 14843
- Sat Jun 13, 2009 7:34 am
- Forum: Anything Goes
- Topic: New T shirts
- Replies: 6
- Views: 7610
- Wed May 27, 2009 7:12 pm
- Forum: Anything Goes
- Topic: Stop calling us seppos! Wee ar not al dum (and full of ...)
- Replies: 9
- Views: 6973
Mind you, there are plenty of people in Australia who probably couldn't do any better. You just have to visit the right (or should that be wrong) suburbs in any city around the country to find them. You know, those people who are surprised when you tell them that they shouldn't put Coke in their bab...