Australian/New Zealand Luthiers Forum

Hi Jurgen, from a guitar building perspective, I’d recommend the factory tours at Cole Clark and Maton Guitars in Melbourne - I reckon you’d find them very interesting. There’s also several tonewood suppliers scattered around the country who you could visit. If you’re into country music, the Tamwort...

Glyn, I’ve listened to a few podcast episodes you’ve been on - the Guitar Builders Collective and Guitar Speak ones, from memory. You’re always a pleasure to listen to on my morning commute.

Lee, greetings from another time-poor but enthusiastic dad/wood butcherer!

As a recent blow-in, thanks for everyone who has built this place and those who continue to support it.

I'm no engineer by any means and really could use a "Dummies Guide to Modal Tuning". I have a lot of info provided by Mr. Gore but I'm now even sure where to start. Hi Papatar16, have you come across “The Book”, Trevor Gore and Gerard Gilet’s two-part textbook? I’ve just bought a copy and I’m start...

Pratley Guitars use Queensland maple as a top wood quite a bit in combination with Queensland maple back and sides (and interchangeably with maple silkwood, which is very similar). I had a brief chat with Martin Pratley at the Melbourne Guitar Show earlier in the year and asked him about it, and he ...

I recently used Pack and Send to get about 20kg of wood from Queensland to Victoria. I think they farm it out to local couriers, so your mileage may vary, but I had a good experience with them.

Welcome to the forum Tom and thanks for taking the time to introduce yourself. A nice looking stash of wood there.........it will only get larger regardless of how many guitars you make :mrgreen: Thanks Martin! I’ve made peace with the fact that my motivation for getting into guitar building is an ...

Hi everyone! I'm another newbie builder. I started earlier this year with a telecaster kit, and the bug well and truly bit. For the last month or two I've been doing a guided build class one day a week with James Cargill of Cargill Guitars in Melbourne. I'm building a left handed 12 fret J45 with a ...