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by blazemite
Fri Jun 17, 2011 11:17 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Sum ting wong?
Replies: 15
Views: 14512

Re: Sum ting wong?

haha my first guitar's body looked like this unintentionally ........ hahahh
by blazemite
Mon May 09, 2011 7:26 pm
Forum: The Gallery
Topic: Project #2 - es-335 with some twists
Replies: 4
Views: 8337

Re: Project #2 - es-335 with some twists

Quite nice looking build thus far doc, and your quite right about the price of these, though maton makes beautiful knock offs on the cheap that sound like angels crying ....or screaming if that's what your into ..... I have got one that was floating around in flood water for a week, so i rescued it ...
by blazemite
Sun Apr 24, 2011 11:26 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Beginner/Bunnings woods
Replies: 16
Views: 20467

Re: Beginner/Bunnings woods

nice to see there is another luthier on the coast drsoda, is there any other good local places to obtain tonewood round the noneshine coast?
by blazemite
Tue Mar 15, 2011 9:40 pm
Forum: Health and Safety
Topic: Nitro versus skin....
Replies: 14
Views: 42471

Re: Nitro versus skin....

hahah the chefs always get it bad, howd you get rid of yours?
by blazemite
Tue Mar 15, 2011 9:11 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: crazy questions
Replies: 6
Views: 6430

crazy questions

ok ive got a few questions about some of our traditions when it comes to guitar making. 1,) why do we use soft woods for a soundboard? hardwood seems to be the wood of choice for some intsruments such as a marimba, where all of the vibrating plates are hardwood? im thinking you could get a thinner l...
by blazemite
Wed Mar 09, 2011 7:16 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: sassafras info
Replies: 4
Views: 5226

Re: sassafras info

so does that mean it has alot of springback once its bent ?
by blazemite
Wed Mar 09, 2011 6:34 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: sassafras info
Replies: 4
Views: 5226

sassafras info

i recently purchased some black hearted sassafrass for my next nylon string guitar and was after some info on what kind of sound i can expect from it, and any issues that i might encounter and precautions to avoid this ..... i do not have a heating blanket so it will have to be bent on a homemade be...
by blazemite
Wed Feb 23, 2011 11:46 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: A few quick uke questions
Replies: 3
Views: 4480

A few quick uke questions

I am building a uke from Tasmanian blackwood, it's nicely figured and is around 2.2 mm thick on the front and back, the sides however are also the same thickness, so my question is how thick should a uke side be ? I don't really have the means of thicknessing it very accurately as my workshop has a ...
by blazemite
Mon Feb 07, 2011 10:53 am
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: baned saw blues
Replies: 13
Views: 12716

Re: baned saw blues

i will upload some photo's as soon as i find my camera ......
by blazemite
Mon Jan 31, 2011 10:40 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: baned saw blues
Replies: 13
Views: 12716

Re: baned saw blues

well my bearings seem to be only stopping it from moiving to one side, it has two sets of blocks (one above, one below that can keep it in place but it seems to have no back support ... i tightened the blade and it cut well for ten minutes then the blade slipped of the wheel .... scared the hell out...
by blazemite
Mon Jan 31, 2011 2:00 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Newbie wanting to buy an acoustic/electric
Replies: 44
Views: 38734

Re: Newbie wanting to buy an acoustic/electric

yeah ...im one of those poor kids working at a local cafe ... ( actually a apprentice chef, but the wage is the same)
lol.
by blazemite
Sun Jan 30, 2011 11:41 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: baned saw blues
Replies: 13
Views: 12716

Re: baned saw blues

thanks for the quick reply guys, one thing i have noticed is that the bad saw has only one bearing above the table and one below, it is not missing any, it just doesn't have them, i am possibly wondering if this could be the cause of my woes. how tight should the blade be ? is there a test or a way ...
by blazemite
Sun Jan 30, 2011 9:52 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: baned saw blues
Replies: 13
Views: 12716

Re: baned saw blues

oh and i realise i have acadentally called by band saw a baned saw in the title, this is a misstype..... it kind of makes my witticism a little less witty.
by blazemite
Sun Jan 30, 2011 9:48 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: baned saw blues
Replies: 13
Views: 12716

baned saw blues

I have recently purchased a large freestanding band saw, i am unsure of the brand but it is perhaps 20 years old and very solidly built. i am trying te resaw tops and sides for a ukelele out of some camphor i have stashed away, however my band saw seems to cut unevenly. This baffles me as i have che...
by blazemite
Sun Jan 30, 2011 9:06 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Australian woods for tops
Replies: 25
Views: 24290

Re: Australian woods for tops

*learn off you, not of
by blazemite
Sun Jan 30, 2011 9:05 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Australian woods for tops
Replies: 25
Views: 24290

Re: Australian woods for tops

im sure that there would be lots of newbies willing to be slaves for your wealth of luthiery skills ....hahah if you lived closer to me i would have offered my helping hand and a couple of 6 packs to learn of you ...
by blazemite
Sun Jan 30, 2011 8:51 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Newbie wanting to buy an acoustic/electric
Replies: 44
Views: 38734

Re: Newbie wanting to buy an acoustic/electric

hey while were on the topic i am just wondering what some of you guys would charge for a classical/spanish guitar, i know that they are are all individual and would be priced acordingly. I am saving for a high end classical guitar to do a similar style to lisdsay buckingham, i would be after america...
by blazemite
Sat Jan 15, 2011 12:36 am
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: My xmas present....
Replies: 13
Views: 12995

Re: My xmas present....

i have your guitars brother .... hahah mine the back and sides are perfect, neck is pretty straight .... i pulled the soundboard and fretboard off and never got around to a rebuild ... guess i should ......if memory serves me correct the fretboard was some sort of weird mdf/chipboard stuff :shock: ....
by blazemite
Thu Nov 25, 2010 11:18 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Camphor Laurel inquiry
Replies: 9
Views: 13047

Re: Camphor Laurel inquiry

i've built an electric guitar from camphor, it seems fairly stable and easy to work with. tonewise it has a very sharp snap when the string is first hit and then it mellows out to a fairly warm midrange, but i've only built the one so i guess it probably varies alot. The fragrance is very strong, bu...
by blazemite
Wed Nov 03, 2010 8:13 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: boxwood top
Replies: 6
Views: 5555

Re: boxwood top

what actaully is the issue with having a hardwood top?
by blazemite
Sat Oct 30, 2010 9:02 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: I want to do what you do!
Replies: 36
Views: 29011

Re: I want to do what you do!

hahah not that its particularly related to this ..... im after an implement to bend my sides .... am i better of with a bending iron or a heat blanket ? sofar i have been using the side of my wood fire heater thing ...... not that im complaining... _________________ " i reject your reality and subst...
by blazemite
Sat Oct 30, 2010 9:01 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: I want to do what you do!
Replies: 36
Views: 29011

Re: I want to do what you do!

Hey I'm in a similar predicament to you, I'm year 12 and looking to get into luthiery, I reckon the best way is just to start building one .... Sofar I've built an acoustic, electric and half done a ukelele ... If you just get stuck into it it isn't actually that hard ... Plus you got a maton custom...
by blazemite
Sat Oct 30, 2010 7:12 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Nomex Supplier?
Replies: 23
Views: 20317

Re: nomex supplier?

So does nomex change the sound much ? Is it an improvement or what?

And you probably already know this but luthier mercentile sell nomex
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by blazemite
Thu Oct 28, 2010 11:16 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: peizo help
Replies: 3
Views: 4135

peizo help

Hey Ive got a peizo pickup under my tanglewoods bridge, the problem is that it picks up the two middle strings ( D and G) much too loud, and barely picks the others up at all. The guitar itself has a fairly well balanced voice, so how can i fix this ? as far as i can tell the bone nut is contacting ...
by blazemite
Thu Oct 28, 2010 10:17 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: 10000 Hours
Replies: 10
Views: 8429

Re: 10000 Hours

i reckon i'd have logged arond 7000 hours ....