Australian/New Zealand Luthiers Forum

Yeah the Hauser classical has had 3 backs.....french polish problems due to wood contamination and then back lost its arch. I then merrily scraped through the bindings on one side so had to redo same. I dont know if Im very patient...some of my problems probably have lack of patience as a root cause...

Root cause is relying on working out intonation myself with nut slots not cut to final depth (= strings too high) and then positioning saddle slot based on same. So, what do you think has been the stuff up Martin? String hight? I'm not trying to rub it in, just hoping not to make the same mistake.

Okay, Ive got the saddle fitted and have been fiddling with intonation on bass E pair, top E pair and the G octave pairs. All intonate ok with exception of string 11 (low E slightly sharp) which needs to go back a fraction on the saddle and the G octave (string 6) that is right at front of saddle an...

Im off to the dentist so the 12 string is going to have to gather dust today.

All your advice, comments and arse whipping have been taken on board.

Okay you can stop bldi panicking you guys. I've routed the slot but its a bldi 5.5mm wide saddle so there's heaps of leeway for ridge positon on top of same. Yes the nut slots are way high. I dont cut them down to final depth until saddle is in. I rough out intonation only to work out where to cut t...

Okay I finally got the compensation sorted. In case anyone is interested results were as follows: String (guage) -compensation 1 (0.010") - +3.5mm 2 (0.010") - +3.5mm 3 (0.014") - +6.0mm <== not a mistake 4 (0.014") - +6.5mm 5 (0.023") - +3.5mm 6 (0.008") - +2.5mm 7 (0.030") - +6.0mm 8 (0.012") - +4...

Looking good there Phanty. I love nice clean tidy lines...

Cheers Martin

Ive found that not having children has allowed me to accumulate an enviable collection of tonewood and power tools.

Anyone knows you cant mate a marsupial with a tree.....but then again stranger things have happened in Tasmania

jeffhigh wrote: I believe the lutz is a hybrid of sitka with Black? spruce.

Lutz spruce is a hybridization of Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis), White spruce (Picea glauca) and sometimes Engelmann spruce (Picea engelmannii).

I mean imagine Lillian having to explain to her husband who the guy in the pink cowboy outfit with the pink and purple vacumn cleaner is. So Ive got a red face at the moment. I do usually use the word "partner" in preference to the word "husband"...... But I have an excuse..Im building a 12 string ...

Lillian youre a classic!!

And dont worry about making any of us feel uncomfortable........this the Australia and New Zealand Luthier Forum not the "Straight and Normal and No Surprises Forum".

Cheers Martin

Hesh1956 wrote:Wow - I had no idea that you were getting hitched Lillian my friend!

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A good move in my opinion...imagine all of us crashing the wedding ceremony? I mean imagine Lillian having to explain to her husband who the guy in the pink cowboy outfit with the pink and purple vacumn cleaner is.

Good on ya Lillian!! Hope we all get to meet you and yours one day.

Cheers Martin

Allen wrote:It's about the only good thing on the box lately. Never miss it.

Oh no Allan the Daleks arent a good thing...in fact theyre the most evil life form in the whole universe.

Oh god.......and just when Ive finally mustered up the courage to use my toilet plunger again.

Thanks Kim, Lets just hold off the accolades until the thing is fully strung up and singing. This guitar like all before it has been a learning experience and there are quite a few things id do differently next time around. One thing I discovered today was that the tuner placement wasnt quite spot o...

If its a decent hotel Ill be able to call up room service and get a sheep sent up.

Tomorrow (Sunday) on ABC...Doctor Who. The Daleks are back. Dont miss it!!


EXTERMINATE!!!!!

Joel, The Stewmac intonator is great, although on the 12 string you can only do 6 strings at a time and as you can see from the pics I couldnt get the intonator to fit around the end pin so had to use a piece of string instead. I used the intonator on a recent saddle re-route on a friends 6 string a...

Craig,

Your compensation comments were a great help thanks.

Hesh...Kim, dont worry about deleting each others posts...... Ive banned you both.

More progress on the 12 string. Got the nut roughed out, bridge pin holes drilled and tuners installed. Got half the strings on and am currently determining saddle position prior to routing slot for same. http://www.anzlf.com/phpBB2/userpix/19_String_up_001_2.jpg http://www.anzlf.com/phpBB2/userpix/...

Okay Ive got my two sets of Schaller M6 mini tuners......hang on, wheres the screws for the second set of tuners????

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Hey look at the bright side.....it could be fish lips, theyre a lot bigger than fish eyes