Australian/New Zealand Luthiers Forum

Would anyone (in Aus) have some spare Hide Glue they are willing to part with for money?

Stu

I can Second Tom...Mick does some tasty pickups

Shrek is very cool...that's the kinda coloured bass i can see someone like Les Claypool playing

I'm hoping it is finished in a similar way to the Green one Behind you

*(stocks up on sponges with which to absorb knowledge)

I vote we crash Matthew's house for a rave party or at least a disco...that laser is a beaut

"i See Nothing"

Cheers for that Tim.. sorry for the late reply I didn't see your post

Stu

Sorry Tim the codes are as follows:

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I bought some huon pine a while ago and also had no idea what to do with it but decided to just make a solid body bass out of it (to minimise wastage). The main problem that i have with it is that it dings so easily and sanding out those .5 mm dings are a pain. However the main design problem is tha...

It is a bit silly really...Lee Valley only comes in at a few dollars cheaper for me on this one i think...as the shipping will probably be 40-60...will keep shopping around

I only go to carbatec for those CMT router (bright orange) bits...but cheers for the tip and the #6 looks like it will do a stunning job for alot less money too.

Stu

Cheers Allen i was more thinking the maple would provide a smooth transition between the two as not to have too great a contrast between the spruce and the black wood. It is a good point thought with such a lovely array of timbers to choose from you have got to avoid making a patchwork guitar haha.....

Lutz spruce for the top and just ordered the Indian Rosewood fingerboard last night. Probably going to go with a mahogany neck as you suggested. I'm just looking forward to giving it a fair crack and i don't really have a time restraint on it. The wood choice is a tad bit ballsy but it's all learnin...

I do like the reversible nature of the HHG

Something like that would do pretty much everything in terms of joining i would imagine:

http://www.carbatec.com.au/veritas-beve ... ane_c19943

Well i didn't do any woodworking in school so i would only have a rough idea of how to properly use one like a seasoned carpenter

would definitely give it a go though,

Stu

Cheers guys, it will be my first acoustic guitar build...i was planning to do an archtop first but slapped myself in the face whilst saying "Dammit Man get yourself together" I've heard the veritas planes are good...Stanley?? http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/8977/sabl1z.jpg http://img600.imageshack....

What would you suggest using as a the base for the neck wood if i am going to use a Indian Rosewood Fretboard? I like maple necks but they would be very heavy for acoustic necks.

being a drummer i can completely understand that hahaha...snares are very loud things as are 22 inch bass drums

and of course if you join them before reducing the thickness you can eliminate any glue staining that may have occurred...

Well it's funny i bought this titebond from an online store in Melb and he said he'd check the batch because i kicked up a bit of a fuss...but the second one he sent out smelt just as bad as the first. I compared it to the one i had out in my corrugated iron shed for the past 8 months and it didn't ...

Are the plates usually down to (roughly speaking) the correct thickness when you join them? Or do you yourself use a plane once the plates are joined?

Good evening saw this and was scratching my head a little: http://www.lenaweelutherie.info/page6/page18/page18.html I would have thought that utilising only tape and a weight/ clamps for joining the soundboard plates on the centre seam would not be ideal as the tape wouldn't provide enough sideways/...

Cheers Matthew i didn't realise how expensive some of those strings can be but logically it would be a very very niche market to be making such things. I'm thinking of chucking some nylon flat wounds on my standard electric bass purely because of that "fuzzing" and those fundamental tones which you ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7-4TH7yWrA

Saw this and thought: has anyone had the pleasure of using gut strings on their double basses or on other stringed instruments?

Probably more a question for the resident double bass specialist Matthew

Stu