Yeah please keep us posted on what you find -- I've been wanting decals for my electric guitars for some time.
What's the international supplier you've been using thus far?
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- Thu Dec 02, 2010 10:32 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: vinyl decals
- Replies: 10
- Views: 9352
- Mon Nov 08, 2010 12:28 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: How good is the dollar at the moment.
- Replies: 42
- Views: 34792
Re: How good is the dollar at the moment.
Looks like I did the silly thing and spent my play money on visiting the US (got back on Friday) instead of buying toys... just need this dollar to hold our for a few months and I can hopefully make some extravagant purchases!
- Sun Oct 31, 2010 6:51 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Importing Wood
- Replies: 30
- Views: 25988
Re: Importing Wood
I just quickly went through the ALS order process (without placing an order) and the end total they wanted to bill my credit card was the same as the listed price for the items + postage. No GST added after-the-fact. As for ordering wood from Stewmac, I wouldn't place an order with them solely conta...
- Sun Oct 31, 2010 1:31 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: small router/end mill bits
- Replies: 49
- Views: 37538
Re: small router/end mill bits
Last week a package of mine left Boston on Wednesday morning (our time) via DHL. It was in my hands Friday afternoon. I find Stewmac orders placed early Saturday morning generally arrive the following Monday. Where I am (Brisbane -- so most packages I get from the US land one short ride in the back ...
- Thu Oct 28, 2010 6:36 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Weissenborn-copy project: Sassafras versus bunya soundboard
- Replies: 6
- Views: 6877
Re: Weissenborn-copy project: Sassafras versus bunya soundbo
There were original Weissenborns with spruce tops. Of course with the way that spruce and lacquers age, most of these that remain today have naturally yellowed to the point that they blend in with the Koa and so aren't as conspicuous as a brand new spruce/koa combo. Bunya isn't my favourite wood but...
- Thu Oct 28, 2010 4:43 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Wood Shed Security
- Replies: 20
- Views: 15856
Re: Wood Shed Security
This fella shows himself every now and again. This is him on the roof of the shed. I heard the birds outside going nuts, which generally means they're either having a go at the cat or this guy is crawling around... unfortunately by the time I got my camera and back outside he was mostly hidden. Last...
- Tue Aug 18, 2009 1:35 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Weissenborn Top Bracing
- Replies: 9
- Views: 11948
My finger braces are two braces parallel to the x-brace. My bridge plate is something akin to the teardrop photo; I don't go all the way with the christmas tree shape but it does extend up to the x-intersection. I also use tonebars like on a Martin guitar (angled from the bottom of the bridge plate ...
- Thu Jun 04, 2009 4:53 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Queens Ebony
- Replies: 24
- Views: 34137
Sounds like Tim is the one to go to for this stuff for lutherie purposes, but Sitco are a Brisbane timber dealer: http://www.sitcoaustralia.com.au/index.phpGraham McDonald wrote:Richard
Who are SitCo and how does one get in contact with them
- Thu Jun 04, 2009 1:15 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Queens Ebony
- Replies: 24
- Views: 34137
I've never worked with it but I did receive an email from SitCo a while back advertising the wood. Here's what they had to say: We call it "Solomon Blackwood" but often refered to as "Queen Ebony" - Queen Ebony name is mostly derived from the generally dark brown to black in colour of the wood, alon...
- Wed Jun 03, 2009 10:13 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Melbourne nitrocellulose supplier
- Replies: 16
- Views: 22026
- Mon Mar 30, 2009 2:58 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Shipping a guitar to the USA
- Replies: 12
- Views: 14727
With the way our dollar is, it's not surprising that Australian builders will be sending more guitars abroad. Over the summer I think I had about half a dozen sent to the US and Europe, and I can't recall any similar periods of international customers in recent years. I'm a bit different with the We...
- Wed Feb 18, 2009 12:22 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Guess the wood?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 19895
- Mon Feb 02, 2009 6:52 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Humidity and glueing
- Replies: 22
- Views: 20659
I think my best lutherie investment last year was to build a 2x3m sealed and insulated room in my workshop with a dehumdifier running 24/7. I keep all my tonewoods and partially completed builds in there and also have a bench with a go-bar deck. It gets stinking hot on sunny days, but most of the ti...
- Fri Nov 21, 2008 9:23 am
- Forum: Anything Goes
- Topic: This makes a nice change from the Kiwi-bashing jokes
- Replies: 6
- Views: 6546
Re: This makes a nice change from the Kiwi-bashing jokes
Is anyone else mainly disturbed by the most normal thing they found in the car?kiwigeo wrote: A search of his car uncovered pornography, a home-made sex aid, women's stockings and a Jack Russell terrier.
- Mon Nov 10, 2008 7:46 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: headstock veneer
- Replies: 23
- Views: 19740
- Fri Nov 07, 2008 10:13 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Baby Taylor/Mini Maton/Tiny Guitar
- Replies: 6
- Views: 8003
Re: Baby Taylor/Mini Maton/Tiny Guitar
Can anyone see any reason why it wouldn’t work? id just hate to get it knocked up and have it not produce the full sound that those mini matons get coming out of them. I see no reason that it wouldn't out-shine a Mini Maton acoustically. Personally I've always found that unplugged they have a ver...
- Tue Nov 04, 2008 8:13 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Bulk Pack Tuning Machines from Stew Mac
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5291
All 510s I've ordered from Stewmac have come in plastic bags. In fact all Gotoh parts I've ordered from them have come this way. Never had an issue but I guess it's luck of the draw when they're manually sorting/packaging like this, and of course you can always trust Stewmac to make good. Several ye...
- Mon Nov 03, 2008 12:05 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: What did you get done this week?
- Replies: 39
- Views: 28917
Haven't posted in one of these in a while so thought I'd share... Spent a week finishing guitars about two weeks back so they're all now at a stage where they can be completed. All three are Blackwood with satin finishes, one with Maple binding. Two Qld Maple electric lap steels are behind them. htt...
- Wed Oct 29, 2008 12:52 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Ebony for Weissenborn Bindings
- Replies: 6
- Views: 6795
- Fri Oct 17, 2008 10:34 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: First Day in Shop for Six Months - Disaster Struck
- Replies: 27
- Views: 24358
I just measured the side offcuts from my alpine ash and they came in at 2.2mm (0.087"). I tend to leave the sides a tad thicker on Weissenborns than I would for other guitars of a similar body size because of the integrated neck. 2.5mm for me is relatively normal. I think the scorching tells it all....
- Thu Oct 16, 2008 6:29 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: First Day in Shop for Six Months - Disaster Struck
- Replies: 27
- Views: 24358
The problem to me sounds like you dried out the wood before starting the bend. My procedure for bending is to firstly run the sides quickly under a tap, then get everything in place, switch the blanket on and start the bending procedure ( bringing down the waste clamp, working the cauls down the bou...
- Tue Oct 14, 2008 12:47 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: My Weissenborn/Resonator Guitar
- Replies: 23
- Views: 25295
Looking very nice. I'm guessing influenced by Tim's pear-shaped models but you've given it your own unique look. Going with f-holes on your first is particularly daring/commendable. With CA/supergluing palstic binding, to cut down on mess I'd recommend using less of a stronger tape (the binding tape...
- Tue Oct 07, 2008 9:36 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Building a Weissenborn
- Replies: 48
- Views: 41134
Looking good so far. The lack of info out there about them can be daunting, but I think with a good working knowledge of normal acoustics it shouldn't be a problem. The fundamentals are all the same. You should find that once the box is closed the tricky stuff is behind you. The lack of neck angle, ...
- Tue Oct 07, 2008 9:28 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: bunya pine thickness
- Replies: 8
- Views: 9804
The one bunya pine topped guitar I've got at the moment is about 2.8mm. Turned out to be a very loud instrument. I've taken it down to 2.5mm before no worries. Every piece of wood is different so you'll have to find a thickness that suits what you're building, though I wouldn't be worried for a seco...
- Wed Sep 24, 2008 7:33 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: new to the forums~ Cole Clark
- Replies: 74
- Views: 61129
For alternatives to go-bar decks, you can make radiused cauls from a length of wood about 2" wide. Just pencil the radius in, cut it on a bandsaw and sand it smooth. Glue the braces one at a time, clamping the caul under each brace. Plus you can stick some sandpaper to them and use them to correctly...