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if you have cattle or pets or kids you may be able to find a use for it there as well.

But Markus, what is your ear telling you about that weight? You didn't really seem to say, and I would have thought it was an important observation to make ...

+1 very nice work, binding and inlay details. Like.

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3831/9055186619_4d04905a82_c.jpg Neck is fit in a standard chalk-fit tapered mortise joint. The bolt threads into a captive nut attached to the underside of the neck block. It cannot pull out. Use a pin to pry open the small plug in the heel (darker in the pic above) h...

Nick, I just build it a bit thicker and leave the edgework a bit more robust to deal with dings. I use chladni pattern analysis and weights to let me know when the plate is getting around the right thickness. Oh and a gut feeling and some mumbo jumbo.

I have a new workshop ... http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7358/9057791322_00b31a5e42_z.jpg ... however in my usual shed I'm clearing out after a long run to finish this bass http://www.anzlf.com/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=5502 , vacuum all the crap out, tidy my tools and resume the restoration of the old fr...

Just returned from International Society of Bassist's Convention in Rochester NY with a Certificate of Merit for Tone. Top is Western Red Cedar Back and sides are Silky Oak Neck and scroll is Qld Maple Trim, nut etc is Wenge Ebony FB and fittings. Removable neck Finished in hard shellac tinted with ...

Three years ago I built a double bass from well chosen quarter sawn Tas Oak and WRC entirely from Mitre Ten. It is a fabulous instrument and I have had no issues with wood shrinkage or movement. The flat back is cross-braced, 670mm wide and the ribs 210mm. Entirely glued with hide glue. You'd think ...

just got 2 lbs from LMI. And a few otherbitsnpieces.

Ordered Monday it was here by end of the week.

customs dint touch it.

if it were a bass or a cello I'd reinforce the inside of the crack (even though you can't see it on the inside ) with a strip of good linen soaked in hide glue.

Wireless remote control powerpoints, three per pack. about $20.

Good for turning on the dust collector from across the room. And control light shows for parties.

kiwigeo wrote:

Cafon wrote:Hello everyone I know all the process of making Portuguese guitar.
Wath do you need to know?

Who you are would be a good start

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nice pics.

You've got a bit of pore-filling ahead of you I see.

National ... but after getting my first Liogier rasp, I threw out all my others and swore never to touch an "ordinary" rasp again!

I think its really cool how you've managed to avoid getting any overspray on the golden silk cushions ...

The way I experience it, the top wood provides the volume and underlying tone, and the back and sides act as tone filters. The fact that you have some wood with muddy taptone doesn't mean it won't sound good in an instrument, although for a soundboard I feel you nearly always want something that rin...

well no, we're not twins. Ther are three years between us and a shitload of water under the bridge ...

why do you ask?

Probably just the usual Moderator's discount

Yes its a blatant plug for a fellow musical instrument technician. In a week or two, my brother Martin is doing his annual trip to Alice Springs and Darwin. He's a great piano technician and tuner, and people with these skills are in very short supply in the centre and up north. So I'm just letting ...

I have made many spool clamps from cheap 1/4" threaded rod from bunnings, scrap timber and wingnuts. I need over 50 for a double bass. I have found that although the round ones like Markus made might look nicer, a square-ended spool clamp is actually more useful, as it has a wider flat surface for g...

Perhaps these threads are helpful.

viewtopic.php?f=1&t=4016

viewtopic.php?f=3&t=810

^^ great post Matt.

Matt