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by Joshua
Thu Jul 09, 2020 2:23 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Bellied up top
Replies: 28
Views: 27354

Re: Bellied up top

Frank Ford's site could be helpful.
by Joshua
Fri May 08, 2020 2:16 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Quality Machine heads
Replies: 16
Views: 13428

Re: Quality Machine heads

I've had good luck with Grover Sta-Tite open gear tuners for an under-$100 set of machine heads. Have had no issues with both slotted and solid head models. Stewmac usually have a good price on them.
by Joshua
Sun Sep 01, 2019 10:28 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Sourcing 3-degree unslotted bridge pins
Replies: 6
Views: 7197

Re: Sourcing 3-degree unslotted bridge pins

Quick update - LMI reckon they may well be able to ship things like IRW bridge pins when this decision comes into effect in a December. But not fingerboards or b+s sets.
by Joshua
Fri Aug 30, 2019 12:19 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Sourcing 3-degree unslotted bridge pins
Replies: 6
Views: 7197

Re: Sourcing 3-degree unslotted bridge pins

Thanks Allen, I'll send you a private message to organise payment.
by Joshua
Fri Aug 30, 2019 10:35 am
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Sourcing 3-degree unslotted bridge pins
Replies: 6
Views: 7197

Re: Sourcing 3-degree unslotted bridge pins

Allen, thanks for the kind offer. What material are they? I'd happily buy up to 60 pins if you can part with that many and they are a dark timber species. But even 6 or 12 pins would be great to keep me going for now. Ian, very interesting news, thanks. Looks like it's a few months before it comes i...
by Joshua
Thu Aug 29, 2019 2:49 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Radius dishes
Replies: 6
Views: 7939

Re: Radius dishes

Another vote for labels extreme. Quality is high (higher than the quality of dishes I've bought from a big-name overseas supplier) and they arrived quickly.
by Joshua
Thu Aug 29, 2019 10:49 am
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Sourcing 3-degree unslotted bridge pins
Replies: 6
Views: 7197

Sourcing 3-degree unslotted bridge pins

Hi everyone, Did a bit of a forum search and couldn't find anything from the last 5 years or so on this topic. For years I used 3-degree unslotted bridge pins, sourced from LMI. Most of their 3-deg unslotted pins had shell inlay and so were a no-export item. Luckily their plain Indian rosewood worke...
by Joshua
Fri Mar 28, 2014 11:15 am
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: voltage converters 240/120
Replies: 10
Views: 11067

Re: voltage converters 240/120

stepdown transformers for blankets are a pain in the a*e....and also your arms. The unit Im using has a toridal transformer inside it that would make an execellent anchor for a medium sized container ship. Yup, they're not light-weight! John, I'm one of the Aussies who have purchased jigs from you....