Australian/New Zealand Luthiers Forum

Yes the more light you have the better the result. You know that.

Hey there, Matthew here http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com.au/images/smilies/eventsnpeople/missing.gif I don't usually do this sort of thing but its for a good cause, so here goes: During Mo'vember (the month formerly known as November) Ah'll be growin' a Mo. This will be difficult; itchy, awkward...

Oh man, that's one huge guitar leaning against the kitchen cupboard in the second last picture. I've got competition.

Bon alors ...

"Aaaah mate, don't come on ME with your raw prawn!!"

Martin, ye'd know what a "burny bag" was I guess. Anyone else?

Matt, i think you're coming over to the dark side :twisted: No, you got it wrong I already AM on the dark side http://www.mcguitars.com.au/forum/images/avatars/65109213470a10929f2fc.gif ... its you guys who need to see the light ... er ... dark ... er ... um ... maybe we better take this thread to ...

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I love this pic. Almost tempts me to make a guitar. Almost.

In this thread we were discissing differences between vioin family and guitar family. I found this quote by a well-known bass luthier Bob Branstetter in Kansas, which I find interesting: "From an acoustics prospective, an acoustic guitar is basically a very good Helmholtz resonator chamber with stri...

There are flatbacks and roundbacks. Flatbacks have internal braces, usually horizontal but sometimes X braces Roundbacks are usually carved, have no internal braces. Both can have the "break" in the back, usually when the ribs are really deep. Helps you lean over the bass to access the upper registe...

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2225/1758945278_ee53a396da.jpg http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2121/1758094791_1b918550af.jpg http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2127/1758948584_35229af948.jpg http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2234/1758096015_dce4e55944.jpg This last pic is a bit ugly but it shows how much w...

oh them ... i have one in my backyard. boring.

What type of tree is Minerichi? What does it look like? And where do you find it?

Wierd name ... sounds like Billerickie Dickie's girlfrend or something ...

Again, cos I don't understand guitars yet ... what happens if you *don't* tuck the ends of the braces into the linings, but just graduate them down to zero at the tips?

You can also use a standard stove elemt controller to keep them regulated. These little black boxes with knob on them have a tiny internal element and a bimetallic strip. They don't have a thermostat as such, but they heat up in parallel with the heater and go on-off-on-off to keep the temp at the s...

My new bass back was left on the bench during the week. It warped quite dramatically; the edges lifted about an inch off the bench!! I left it hung up for a few days to see whether it would straighten out. It didn't. yesterday I sprayed the concave surface lightly with water and wiped it down, and a...

Some advantages are - silent - heats the whole rib, not just one bit at a time - more pleasant to work with than a steamin hot pipe Some disadvantages are - tricky to make small adjustments (still need the hot pipe) - more costly - 240 volts + water is potentially fatal. But the blankets are pretty ...

Watlo have an office in melbourne. They sell ALL sorts of silicone blankets and custom make if you want.

in fact, now I think of it, weighing it down will probably contribute to the cracking. The swelling forces that wood can exert are incredibly strong. Quarries use wooden wedges to shear off huge slabs of rock. drive them into a hole and wet with water, then wait ... BOOM!

I find that wood behaves better when air can get all around it evenly. It will be cupping because one side is drying faster or slower than the other. Weights won't be able to stop this! Keep the top flat and supported on battens so air can circulate freely. I think, eventually the crack will close u...

yeah that's what I was loking for! Interesting.

So the word "vulcanized" is being used in the more general sense of a physical "crosslinking", not true vulcanization which is a sulphur process that crosslinks rubber molecules.

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My understanding was that a sound post is there so that the top and back plates vibrate in phase with one another. Dunno. imagine a pebble falling into the pond, with waves radiating outwards. The soundpost seems to dictate that point. If the soundpost is right UNDER the treble bridge foot you get ...

Well ... I can find bugger-all about fishpaper on the internet other than what a good product it is! nothing about its manufacture. So I guess its just another way of keeping organic fibres bound in an organic glue, a kind of artificial wood, anyway. Bother. I wanted to find out how it was made. Use...

Oh I don't go for all that plate tuning quackery ;-) In other words, I tried it, didn't really understand it, was too impatient to persist with it. I tapped it here i tapped it there and it all sounded rather nice so I left it at that. I don't think a soundpost would work in a guitar because of the ...

Don't think it has rubber in it Matt. Must have rubber in it somewhere, else why would it be "vulcanised" paper?? I suspect it uses vulcanised rubber to bond a matrix of fibres. If so, I wonder whether long-term deterioration is anything to worry about, or whether since it is glued up in an oxygen ...

Well i suppose I was thinking about "fine" instruments with a history, that might after many years, or through some mishap, require internal repair or replacement of bracing. In the violin world, it is usually possible to do this and retain most of the original wood and decoration through careful re...