A belated hello

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Andos
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A belated hello

Post by Andos » Wed May 10, 2017 5:05 pm

Hi all,
Thought it was about time I said hello.
I'm a fitter by trade and sort of stumbled into the luthier world by accident.
About the hardest thing I've ever done with wood is wack a 4" nail through a piece of 4x2 - until now.
Here's my first 2 attempts at turning lumps of 6x2 into something both useful and beautiful.
The parlour guitar was where I learnt how much I have to learn. Its kahikatea top, rosewood ribs and base, rimu neck. I made a major stuffup attempting the binding. This was rectified when I left it in a stupid place and the rain got at it.
The violin sounds not to bad (many thanks to Juliet Barkers book). Its kahikatea top, rewa rewa ribs and base, rimu neck, rosewood fingerboard.
Many thanks for to all for the vast treasure trove of posts. They've keep me reading useful hints way into the night
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lamanoditrento
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Re: A belated hello

Post by lamanoditrento » Thu May 11, 2017 7:53 am

Welcome and well done Andos :cl :cl

That rewa rewa is very attractive
Trent

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Re: A belated hello

Post by Bob Connor » Thu May 11, 2017 8:01 am

G'day and welcome to the forum Andos.

Regards
Bob, Geelong
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Re: A belated hello

Post by simso » Thu May 11, 2017 11:46 am

Ello and let the obsession begin

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Re: A belated hello

Post by ozziebluesman » Thu May 11, 2017 4:22 pm

Hi Andos,
Welcome mate.
Love the violin, nice job.
Cheers
Alan
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Re: A belated hello

Post by rocket » Thu May 11, 2017 9:42 pm

Hi Andos,,
Love the violin, very nice job!!

Rod.
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