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by Taffy Evans
Fri Jan 12, 2024 4:43 pm
Forum: The Gallery
Topic: Selmer d hole
Replies: 13
Views: 27470

Re: Selmer d hole

Hi, that's a beautiful looking guitar.
Taff
by Taffy Evans
Thu Jan 11, 2024 7:18 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: When not working on guitars...
Replies: 19
Views: 114198

Re: When not working on guitars...

I feel a bit of a nut, really.
Taff
by Taffy Evans
Thu Jan 11, 2024 3:58 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: When not working on guitars...
Replies: 19
Views: 114198

Re: When not working on guitars...

Hi, Martin I don't wish to harp on it but are you calling me a lyre? :lol: :lol:
Taff
by Taffy Evans
Wed Jan 10, 2024 5:58 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: When not working on guitars...
Replies: 19
Views: 114198

Re: When not working on guitars...

Hi andos, I’m glad you got the harp info you was looking for. Unfortunately a customer saw the plans I had and took them off me. Sorry about that.
by Taffy Evans
Fri Jan 05, 2024 2:13 pm
Forum: Jigs & Fixtures
Topic: Dedicated Machines...
Replies: 2
Views: 5764

Re: Dedicated Machines...

Hi, you are welcome, Mark. Yes, I have been a Makita fan since my early days and still use my Makita thickness Jionter I bought in 1979. I have 11 Makita tools in the workshop, but these have now been overtaken by 17 Ryobi corded and battery tools. None have let me down and the up to 7-year warranty...
by Taffy Evans
Thu Jan 04, 2024 9:37 am
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: When not working on guitars...
Replies: 19
Views: 114198

Re: When not working on guitars...

Hi Andy, thanks for your interest. I have just gone through the roll of plans and there was not much there on harps, but you are welcome to what is pictured here if useful. You would be able to get further details off of the net, maybe. No charge, I could mail them to you.
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Taff
by Taffy Evans
Tue Jan 02, 2024 9:11 am
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: When not working on guitars...
Replies: 19
Views: 114198

Re: When not working on guitars...

Hi Martin, damn, I thought long and hard about posting the banjoes, but I thought the wood top one would give me a pass as it has a thin cedar top with guitar-style bracing :( . Over the years I have built many different types of stringed instruments, whatever a customer commissions I'll build it. A...
by Taffy Evans
Mon Jan 01, 2024 12:26 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: When not working on guitars...
Replies: 19
Views: 114198

When not working on guitars...

When I not working on guitars… A while before covid kicked in a guy asked me to build him a Cigar Box Guitar. I thought, a what???. I had never seen one, but I knew what a box looked like and how to build a guitar. Easy Peezy. Long story short-ish. I did a bit of research, and I was amazed at the pr...
by Taffy Evans
Mon Jan 01, 2024 11:50 am
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: OM size Nylon String Crossover
Replies: 32
Views: 101714

Re: OM size Nylon String Crossover

Hi, I agree with the solid top suggestion that the rosette is not inlaid. That screw in the top cross brace from an earlier repair looks a bit agricultural, but I have seen Maton braces repaired that way in the past.
Taff
by Taffy Evans
Wed Dec 27, 2023 1:58 pm
Forum: Anything Goes
Topic: Shop listening recommendations
Replies: 13
Views: 44906

Re: Shop listening recommendations

Hi, this is a subject I ponder at times, and I have worked out some strategies. As a repairer mainly I have found that music that suits my mood, the instrument I’m working on, or the task, will influence my choice. But mainly I do not have any music at all, especially when building. And if I do its ...
by Taffy Evans
Sun Dec 24, 2023 9:57 am
Forum: The Gallery
Topic: Recent build, Cassie.
Replies: 5
Views: 10963

Re: Recent build, Cassie.

Hi, thanks asgilbert and yakka. I failed to mention this build was jinxed from the start, from the first set of sides splitting when bending and having to be replaced, to compressor failure mid spray session.
Cheers Taff
by Taffy Evans
Sat Dec 23, 2023 6:40 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Christmas Greetings
Replies: 3
Views: 17919

Re: Christmas Greetings

Thanks to all who help with the running on the forum. Everybody have a merry Christmas and a great new year.
Cheers Taff
by Taffy Evans
Thu Dec 21, 2023 2:17 pm
Forum: Jigs & Fixtures
Topic: Dedicated Machines...
Replies: 2
Views: 5764

Dedicated Machines...

Hi, the other week I finished setting up my new binding channel router. But having fitted a fine depth adjustment device to it meant it was now a dedication machine. I like that idea, but it meant I had to buy another router/trimmer. Some time ago, in an effort to save on my growing number of router...
by Taffy Evans
Wed Dec 20, 2023 9:25 am
Forum: The Gallery
Topic: Recent build, Cassie.
Replies: 5
Views: 10963

Recent build, Cassie.

Hi, here is a more recent build, Cassie, a Dreadnought-style guitar that was a commission that came with a short list of customer requests. As with all my guitars, this one is named after a gold mine in the Charters Towers goldfield region. The top is Englemann spruce, back and sides Mahogany, ebony...
by Taffy Evans
Wed Dec 20, 2023 8:45 am
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Vale Frank Ford - luthier and teacher
Replies: 5
Views: 17763

Re: Vale Frank Ford - luthier and teacher

What a shock to hear this sad news, RIP Frank. Frank's knowledge and skill knew no bounds, and he shared so much so freely. I learned so much back in the day that has continuously guided me through my instrument repair and building journey. He caused me to put “try another way” into my luthier’s too...
by Taffy Evans
Mon Dec 18, 2023 3:01 pm
Forum: Vendors and Suppliers
Topic: Australian Luthier Supplies
Replies: 4
Views: 14168

Re: Australian Luthier Supplies

Hi, last week I also received an incorrect order of purfling, their response was, we'll send you the correct items, and if I can use the incorrect purfling keep it free of charge. Happy customer.
Taff
by Taffy Evans
Mon Dec 18, 2023 8:16 am
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Cole Clark guitar rattlle
Replies: 11
Views: 38877

Re: Cole Clark guitar rattlle

Hi Martin, I think you are dead right there. I have done many repairs on Cole Clark guitars and I have photos as you see here of them all. Really bad work and I think at times design flaws that should have been thought through better. As a repairer, I repair but also remedy the problem, which at tim...
by Taffy Evans
Sun Dec 17, 2023 4:01 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Cole Clark guitar rattlle
Replies: 11
Views: 38877

Re: Cole Clark guitar rattlle

Hi, at the time I remember I did consider making a couple of spruce saddles to span the strip and tightly glue them to the top. Similar to the checked-out braces in the photos, but I did not have to.
Taff
by Taffy Evans
Fri Dec 15, 2023 4:57 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Cole Clark guitar rattlle
Replies: 11
Views: 38877

Re: Cole Clark guitar rattlle

Hi, I should have explained, the strip in this case was firmly glued, I just filled a void between strip and the inside of the top that caused the buzzing with glue. Must have been three years ago now. The original epoxy type glue was still holding the strip.
Taff
by Taffy Evans
Fri Dec 15, 2023 2:35 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Cole Clark guitar rattlle
Replies: 11
Views: 38877

Re: Cole Clark guitar rattlle

Hi again, I found a heap of photos but no info on the glue. But looking at the applicator I made up I think it was Titebond. It worked ok anyway. The problem was up near the tailblock.
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Taff
by Taffy Evans
Fri Dec 15, 2023 2:05 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Cole Clark guitar rattlle
Replies: 11
Views: 38877

Re: Cole Clark guitar rattlle

Hi, yes I have come across that issue, I'll have to check back records to see what it was I have done.
Taff
by Taffy Evans
Fri Dec 15, 2023 8:50 am
Forum: The Gallery
Topic: New Flamenco Blanca
Replies: 9
Views: 31861

Re: New Flamenco Blanca

Hi, very nice build, I do like the binding detail and rosette.
Taff
by Taffy Evans
Thu Dec 07, 2023 9:21 am
Forum: Jigs & Fixtures
Topic: My modified side bender
Replies: 0
Views: 17575

My modified side bender

Hi, at the risk of becoming boring another Jig post... After 15 years of feeding bent sides out of my side bender with some difficulty, LMI came out with their new side bender that was only supported on the backside. Dah! That makes so much sense. So I made the modifications shown, and it’s just as ...
by Taffy Evans
Wed Dec 06, 2023 8:48 am
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: OM size Nylon String Crossover
Replies: 32
Views: 101714

Re: OM size Nylon String Crossover

Hi, interesting build, thanks for sharing the process and thinking behind it.
Taff
by Taffy Evans
Tue Dec 05, 2023 8:36 am
Forum: The Gallery
Topic: Small guitar
Replies: 5
Views: 23627

Re: Small guitar

Hi, Very nice build, it's great when the customer likes the guitar better than you do.
Cheers Taff