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- Wed Sep 18, 2024 1:55 am
- Forum: Tutorials
- Topic: Gibson Restoration...
- Replies: 2
- Views: 445
- Thu Aug 08, 2024 8:38 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Classical Build - Toscano Guitars Intensive
- Replies: 30
- Views: 17643
- Thu Aug 08, 2024 8:21 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Classical Build - Toscano Guitars Intensive
- Replies: 30
- Views: 17643
Re: Classical Build - Toscano Guitars Intensive
You mention over thinning the heel cap - I make mine so they sit just below the surface of the back so they don't have to be an exact thickness.
- Wed Aug 07, 2024 1:21 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Classical Build - Toscano Guitars Intensive
- Replies: 30
- Views: 17643
Re: Classical Build - Toscano Guitars Intensive
This really was full on! It is going to be a great looking guitar - and hopefully great sounding.
- Thu Aug 01, 2024 11:47 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Classical Build - Toscano Guitars Intensive
- Replies: 30
- Views: 17643
Re: Classical Build - Toscano Guitars Intensive
Good stuff. It is always nice to follow a build. It is rare that there isn't a little something that can't be learnt - particularly with someone as professional as Steve Toscano guiding.
Good pictures too. Enjoy.
Good pictures too. Enjoy.
- Tue Jul 23, 2024 1:45 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: F-hole feedback busting
- Replies: 8
- Views: 7587
Re: F-hole feedback busting
You would think that if this a common problem it would be talked about by both makers and performers. Is it perhaps about the type and placement of the pickups?
- Fri Jul 12, 2024 2:26 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Soundboard joining advice
- Replies: 10
- Views: 6532
Re: Soundboard joining advice
It may be worth adding that a planed surface will glue much better than a sanded one. Also that you want to do the glue up pretty soon after you have planed the edges so have your glueing jig ready to go after you have produced your edges. It may seem a bit daunting at first but a bit of practice sh...
- Wed Jul 10, 2024 1:52 am
- Forum: Jigs & Fixtures
- Topic: belt Sander Modification...
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5355
Re: belt Sander Modification...
Looks good. I would worry somewhat about taking too much off. I guess you would use a fairly fine grit...?
I shaped blocks on the lathe for my various radii and stuck abrasive to them. Works well but does take some time. I do get a good fit this way.
I shaped blocks on the lathe for my various radii and stuck abrasive to them. Works well but does take some time. I do get a good fit this way.
- Thu Jul 04, 2024 7:22 am
- Forum: Instrument Plans
- Topic: Silicon heat mat
- Replies: 4
- Views: 42823
Re: Silicon heat mat
Not in any way contradicting Martin I love my silicone heating blanket with spring steel straps. I do quite sharp cutaways and bending the bindings along with the sides gives me great results. I don't use anything too fancy, just a Keenovo heater with temperature controller. I also don't make too ma...
- Thu Jul 04, 2024 7:11 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Cumpiano neck join
- Replies: 9
- Views: 6122
- Thu Jul 04, 2024 7:09 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Domain name issues
- Replies: 12
- Views: 7637
Re: Domain name issues
I am not any sort of expert in this area but this doesn't sound right at all. Isn't domain allocation done by an internatiional body, not by national institutions?
There are probably people here who know more about this stuff. Hopefully they will chime in.
Whatever, I would continue to resist this.
There are probably people here who know more about this stuff. Hopefully they will chime in.
Whatever, I would continue to resist this.
- Sat Jun 22, 2024 1:03 am
- Forum: The Gallery
- Topic: Falcate OM new demos online
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4252
Re: Falcate OM new demos online
As Wayne says, and it has a great tone (as far as listening over the net allows).
- Wed May 01, 2024 8:26 am
- Forum: The Gallery
- Topic: 10 Day Guitar - Juniper #3
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4308
Re: 10 Day Guitar - Juniper #3
I wonder why the lattice back? Is it live by Trevor's definition or is it designed to be non live.
Damned good looking for such a short build time!
Damned good looking for such a short build time!
- Wed May 01, 2024 8:18 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Truss rod construction questions
- Replies: 11
- Views: 8620
Re: Truss rod construction questions
Not really answering the question but... I crafted a few single action rods using the book which was quite interesting as an exercise. But I decided I am not really a metal worker and double action rods are fairly cheap and I would rather spend my effort on the more important aspects of producing a ...
- Tue Apr 23, 2024 2:16 am
- Forum: Contemporary Acoustic Guitar Design and Build - Trevor Gore
- Topic: Nut / saddle compensation / tricky verification
- Replies: 3
- Views: 6536
Re: Nut / saddle compensation / tricky verification
I use AP Tuner running on Windows. I like it for the large display and it does give you cents. It does do some other clever stuff which I don't use.
I don't think I have seen the variation that you refer to except when fretting notes where all sorts of havoc breaks loose.
I don't think I have seen the variation that you refer to except when fretting notes where all sorts of havoc breaks loose.
- Mon Apr 15, 2024 2:37 am
- Forum: The Gallery
- Topic: OO cutaway
- Replies: 5
- Views: 7217
Re: OO cutaway
Joel I like it. I appreciate Trevor's body shape, and particularly the straight saddle with enough room for intonatation. Once you get used to that the slanted saddle always looks awkward to my eyes. As amateurs we have to but up with the cock ups, minor and major but as you say one can still enjoy ...
- Wed Mar 20, 2024 4:36 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: current reputable intensive workshops?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 12071
Re: current reputable intensive workshops?
Gerard Gilet runs courses.I guess it depends where you are in Oz.
- Sun Mar 17, 2024 4:11 am
- Forum: The Gallery
- Topic: Left handed Selmer
- Replies: 6
- Views: 7392
Re: Left handed Selmer
Great stuff Wayne. It's funny how you can see something's a bit odd with the fret markers on the 'wrong' side then it dawns.
That blackwood is really something and the whole thing works well aesthetically.
That blackwood is really something and the whole thing works well aesthetically.
- Thu Mar 14, 2024 10:03 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Acoustic side height calculation
- Replies: 4
- Views: 9758
Re: Acoustic side height calculation
Yup, fine tuning with the sandpaper covered radius dish. Must admit I haven't worried too much about the exact depth of my guitars. They all come out a bit different. I may be wrong but I don't think it makes a lot of difference - within reason.
- Thu Mar 14, 2024 9:58 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Walnut bend
- Replies: 12
- Views: 10144
Re: Walnut bend
This is not going to help much but I found my American Walnut behaved fine. However I have a bender that keeps tension on both sides of the timber enabling that fairly tight cutaway. I am at around 1.8 mm and bend at about 120 C. Reasonably damp but not soaking.
Good luck D
Good luck D
- Tue Mar 12, 2024 3:37 am
- Forum: Contemporary Acoustic Guitar Design and Build - Trevor Gore
- Topic: 1st falcate build slowly underway.
- Replies: 3
- Views: 5711
Re: 1st falcate build slowly underway.
You've managed to keep that top nice and clean - I don't see splodges of epoxy all over! Also the CF is laid nicely.
- Mon Mar 04, 2024 10:12 am
- Forum: The Gallery
- Topic: Edvin Guitars first falcate braced OM Size
- Replies: 9
- Views: 10635
Re: Edvin Guitars first falcate braced OM Size
You have managed really clean use of the epoxy with the cf. Mine.don't look any where near as tidy. The wheatsheah purfling looks great and I notice that you have given the top string some more space from the edge of the fretboard so it doesn't get pulled off. I would use a more sharp cutaway but th...
- Mon Mar 04, 2024 3:16 am
- Forum: The Gallery
- Topic: Edvin Guitars first falcate braced OM Size
- Replies: 9
- Views: 10635
Re: Edvin Guitars first falcate braced OM Size
That looks excellently executed. Very dark Indian Rosewood. I have built a few falcates and the design just seems to work.
Did you find a need to adjust the frequencies with side masses?
Cheers Dave
Did you find a need to adjust the frequencies with side masses?
Cheers Dave
- Thu Feb 29, 2024 3:42 am
- Forum: Contemporary Acoustic Guitar Design and Build - Trevor Gore
- Topic: Where has everyone gone?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 18206
- Sun Feb 25, 2024 4:03 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Modal Tuning with Trevor Gore Question
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5488
Re: Modal Tuning with Trevor Gore Question
Jurgen I can't reply directly to your question but I can say that I purchased Trevor's video course on tap testing and acquriing sound spectra using VA and found it extremely useful. Far more detail than the book could give. So I would expect a course given by Trevor in person to be equally more inf...