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- Wed Nov 14, 2007 6:43 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Spruce arrived today
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- Wed Nov 14, 2007 6:29 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Progress pictures of my Fat Bottom Girl
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Oh, Luthiers never use the word "mistake" and instead replace it with the word "innovation." :lol: Then I've got all sorts of innovations happening on my guitars :lol: There are two types of Queensland Walnut. The more common one is lighter colored and more variation in tone. This one is a really d...
- Tue Nov 13, 2007 6:53 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Progress pictures of my Fat Bottom Girl
- Replies: 17
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- Tue Nov 13, 2007 6:40 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Progress pictures of my Fat Bottom Girl
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Progress pictures of my Fat Bottom Girl
I've had a bit of a productive weekend. Made some bindings and purflings, Inlaid the end graft, bound the body and sanded it out. This is the first time I've done a sound port, so I thought I would give it an Australian feel. I cut it before I bent the side, but I think that if I was to do it again ...
- Tue Nov 13, 2007 6:37 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: binding jig of sorts
- Replies: 36
- Views: 38770
- Mon Nov 12, 2007 6:20 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Cooktown Ironwood Erythrophleum chlorostachys
- Replies: 5
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You just can't believe how heavy it is. The piece I sent Tim was a left over piece from a very large picnic table. Some mates used most of the rest to build a dinning room table that would seat 6. When they were done it took 6 men to be able to lift it into the back of a ute, and were they every str...
- Mon Nov 12, 2007 7:00 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Weissenborn Lap Slide
- Replies: 96
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- Mon Nov 12, 2007 6:51 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Cooktown Ironwood Erythrophleum chlorostachys
- Replies: 5
- Views: 9098
- Mon Nov 12, 2007 6:43 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Where to get black vulcanized paper?
- Replies: 30
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- Mon Nov 12, 2007 6:40 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Show us your Instruments
- Replies: 80
- Views: 67006
- Sun Nov 11, 2007 6:57 pm
- Forum: Anything Goes
- Topic: Upgraded to OS X 10.5
- Replies: 7
- Views: 7729
Been running a week now and it just gets better. I had problems loosing my connection to my air port, but since the upgrade it's worked flawlessly. there are heaps of neat new features that pop up with use, and everything just works so much faster. This is the first upgrade to OS X that I would say ...
- Sun Nov 11, 2007 6:37 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Show us your Instruments
- Replies: 80
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- Sun Nov 11, 2007 9:27 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Where to get black vulcanized paper?
- Replies: 30
- Views: 35445
- Sun Nov 11, 2007 8:37 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Show us your Instruments
- Replies: 80
- Views: 67006
- Sat Nov 10, 2007 5:53 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: transverse bracing vs X bracing
- Replies: 18
- Views: 24447
- Sat Nov 10, 2007 5:45 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Recommendation - Best Guitar Strings
- Replies: 10
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- Sat Nov 10, 2007 5:39 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: transverse bracing vs X bracing
- Replies: 18
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- Sat Nov 10, 2007 5:04 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: transverse bracing vs X bracing
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Very interesting image. So that little oval pad is for the sound post I assume? That back has got to be resonating along with the top. Seems very lightly built compared to the shots you provided. I could be way off base here (excuse the pun) but does the back really need a lot of strength to resist ...
- Sat Nov 10, 2007 4:48 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: transverse bracing vs X bracing
- Replies: 18
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- Sat Nov 10, 2007 3:44 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: transverse bracing vs X bracing
- Replies: 18
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I agree Craig, those are some massive braces even scaled to a guitar size. But then I know squat about Double Bass's. They're obviously built to that size for a reason. I switched to 2 tall and reasonably thin upper transverse braces on my guitar backs and then a X-brace for the lower bout. The only...
- Fri Nov 09, 2007 6:39 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Wall of Shame
- Replies: 38
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- Fri Nov 09, 2007 5:22 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: binding jig of sorts
- Replies: 36
- Views: 38770
Here's mine. Most of the time it's stored under some of the other clutter. I just dug it out to show you my set up. The guitar is clamped in a cradle and the trimer is run around the perimeter. I use a Cutter with bearings. You could also mount it permanently to the wall if that's an option for you....
- Fri Nov 09, 2007 4:53 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: New Racing Bridge
- Replies: 19
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- Fri Nov 09, 2007 6:38 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: New Racing Bridge
- Replies: 19
- Views: 19524
- Fri Nov 09, 2007 6:36 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: New Racing Bridge
- Replies: 19
- Views: 19524