Australian/New Zealand Luthiers Forum

Hey morg's
if "Allparts" are going to carry them then you will be able to get them locally through guitarparts.co.nz they supply all the Allparts gear.

Cheers,

Christian.

The very best place to get highest quality Ancient Kauri is Kauri Kingdom up in Awanui. its pricey at NZ 200 + a metre, I believe they are the only certified company that can export the timber. There is certainly a limited supply of it, knowone really knows how much is left in the ground. once its g...

Tim your side thickness is perfect bending process sounds fine too, other than what you have said,
I lightly spray the length of the side around 10mins before bending and then as i'm about to put it in the bender an extra quick spray on the waist.
should be all good Tim.

Cheers,

Christian.

Hi Tim, You have there a very nice set of Whitebait Ancient Kauri, i say Ancient because the difference in age between Ancient and Swamp kauri is huge. Both can be used to produce great looking and great sounding instruments but only a small percentage of the wood is suitable. don't be worried about...

Hi Guys, From Sunny South Africa, finally managed to upload these pics of the guitar "kowhaiwhai" i finished the day before i left NZ, its a swept up version of the koru prototype i made, sounded great will have to get Morgan the tech wiz to help record it, Specs are quartered Swamp kauri top and ne...

Hi Guys, Sorry for the slow reply, i'm battling jetlag after a horrid flight to South Africa, thanks for the kind words guys, and the nice review Morgan. yes the paua is all inlayed, the top and fretboard are laser cut, still makes for a tedius job gluing it all in. but the results are excellent. I ...

Thanks for the positive feedback guys. was certainly alot of work, and indeed it could have gone overboard with to much razzle dazzle inlay. the paua shell is laminated i buy 200mm square sheets locally for NZ 38.00 you can buy it online from http://www.oceanshellnz.com/ Nick the body size is L 516m...

Kia Ora All !! Have been super busy of late, this is fresh out of the workshop, we named it "falling leaves " the customer can't wait to get his hands on it. a few specs, Kauri Top Kauri Neck Swamp Kauri back & sides Puriri fretboard & bridge Rosette/fret inlay Paua vine & falling leaves everything ...

Hi Chris, Welcome to the forum. If your going to strip the guitar and want a great finish i can highly recommend the Mirotone products ,i like Nick use the Mirothane PU 5533 Sealer but i use the Mirocat Full gloss topcoat PC 3220. Anyway the website is pretty useful. http://www.mirotone.co.nz not su...

WOW only your 4th Build !!!!
Beautiful Work Archie

Posted: Mon Jul 05, 2010 8:31 pm Post subject: Christian. Craig what a beautiful instrument !!!!! suberb work you must be thrilled with it. worth fighting over thats for sure !!! Glad you took the plunge and used Kauri for the top i bet even at this early stage it sounds awesome !!! I've been using ...

What an incredible instrument Nick !!!! had to catch up on the progress of it,
and WOW!!! what a build from start to finish!!! does it have a buyer ? or is it
for yourself ?? you should exhibit it for sure, congrats on a fantastic Guitar!!!

cheers,

Christian.

yip Allen thats the way i do it too, although a more industrial way of radiusing them which i'm gonna action shortly is using your thicknesser as a profile shaper, remove the blades and get some radiused blades made up make sure they are long enough to cover at least two sets of nuts . line them up ...

Wow Bob that guitar is looking very sharp.
very nice bracing on the top its gonna sing!!!!
look forward to seeing it finished.

great work !!!

Christian.

thats some beautiful wood there Allen,look forward to seeing it progress
looks like the mother of all spiders landed on the Ziricote back in the first photo hahaha.

Nick it looks awesome !!! personally i would'nt add a graft to that beautiful join.

Christian.

I dont think we will run out of tonewoods anytime soon but think its a good idea for the large manufacturers to look at alternative materials to build their guitars.We need to move away from the Spruce Rosewood combo and educate the players that there are loads of other timbers that make wonderful g...

Seems a bit rough Peter !!! what could possibly buzz on a Ukulele ?
anyway it looks great hope the auction goes well for you.

Christian.

Hey Rod, The guitar is looking fantastic !!! about the stain on the timber,i had this happen recently on some maple sides too,I raided the laundry cupboard for some Touvit Forte stain remover. just dampened the affected area with water,left it for a few minutes applied some of the paste to a damp ra...

Big thanks to Bob for rescuing this thread. Just to update you on the prototype, the Rockshop loved it and immediately put an order in for six guitars three standard and three cutaway. So look out Aucks,Wellies and Chch. and here are the pics of the prototype and the new venetian cutaway version. Ch...

Thanks Lillian, yip your right i use a vacuum clamp they are really handy. HAHA Holy Grail Brilliant Nick !!! Yip they will have them scattered around the country ChCh will definetely get one, so you can have a play and cast your engineer/luthier eye over one. Hav'nt used any Silk tree, I use Northl...

You are viewing a re-constructed thread by the ANZLF recovery team. For more information click here . " Originally Posted on:"Thu Jul 29, 2010 " " You may remember a while ago i posted a poll on some guitar designs i was working on a for a chain store here in NZ. Well after much consideration we de...

What a fantastic Uke Allen!!!!
you have showcased that Tiger Myrtle beautifully!!! truly stunning !!!
wish my customers ordered cool innovative instruments like yours.

all the best for the Show !!!

Christian.

(Why not make urself a K-Sled Christian, turns making any kind of kerfed lining into a fun job.) Wow thats one flash jig Kim !!! can't say i've seen it before its a clever design, i only have a sliding fence and a stop!! thanks very much for posting, i'll certainly look at building one. cheers, Chri...

Cheers Bob,
$3.75 seems very reasonable indeed !!!
its gonna save me a fortune in physio for my back in the long run.

Christian.