Dom
The launch is Friday 18 November for Beyond Q in Curtin.
Your invitation is in the mail. Are you playing at the Bungendore gig????
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- Tue Nov 08, 2011 1:31 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Book Launch - Canberra Friday 18 November
- Replies: 2
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- Mon Nov 07, 2011 5:27 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Book Launch - Canberra Friday 18 November
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3474
Book Launch - Canberra Friday 18 November
At 6.30 pm at Beyond Q Bookshop/Coffee Lounge in Curtin, Fiona Boyes, blues singer/guitarist, will launch the book " Guitar - The Australian Journey " by Chris Johnson. Chris is a political journalist in his day job and his alter-ego collects vintage guitars and plays a mean blues/slide guitar. The ...
- Sat Nov 05, 2011 3:16 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Stiffness of X bracing
- Replies: 53
- Views: 44943
Re: Stiffness of X bracing
Good afternoon Dominic My mature and constructive contribution to the debate you have initiated is so what? The X brace design has been with us for some time and it seems to be favoured by the majority of luthiers on steel string guitars. As well as the patch on top of the X joint why not add a coup...
- Sat Nov 05, 2011 10:13 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: "Falling leaves" 000 build.
- Replies: 33
- Views: 32618
Re: "Falling leaves" 000 build.
Hey Christian, another lovely piece of work.
How long do you leave the pieces in the vacuum press
and how do you clean up any squeeze out?
How long do you leave the pieces in the vacuum press
and how do you clean up any squeeze out?
- Sat Oct 29, 2011 11:06 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Bridge creep
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6963
Re: Bridge creep
Re the bridge creep, I was wondering what resistance if any the bridge pins would
present to stop forward creep? If the bridge has moved forward by 1mm what has
this done to the pin holes in the soundboard and bridge plate?
present to stop forward creep? If the bridge has moved forward by 1mm what has
this done to the pin holes in the soundboard and bridge plate?
- Thu Oct 27, 2011 8:21 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Guitar Humidifiers
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4369
- Thu Oct 27, 2011 8:17 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Setting up Visual Analyser and capturing a frequency plot
- Replies: 22
- Views: 34150
Re: Setting up Visual Analyser and capturing a frequency plo
Thanks for your help Dom, I have got as far as downloading VA, now all I have to do is follow the instructions above.
- Tue Oct 25, 2011 7:34 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Guitar Humidifiers
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4369
Guitar Humidifiers
Following on from the recent post on humidity I would be interested in the
thoughts of members on guitar humidifiers: ie.
sound hole v in guitar case
homemade v bought
thoughts of members on guitar humidifiers: ie.
sound hole v in guitar case
homemade v bought
- Mon Oct 24, 2011 9:05 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Building a SS acoustic guitar, need help with timber
- Replies: 30
- Views: 24502
Re: Building a SS acoustic guitar, need help with timber
If you haven't already placed your orders you might like to check out
http://www.guitarwoods.com.au .They are in Botany in Sydney so you
could pick up all you need locally, plus get advice from the helpful staff.
http://www.guitarwoods.com.au .They are in Botany in Sydney so you
could pick up all you need locally, plus get advice from the helpful staff.
- Fri Oct 21, 2011 5:50 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Building a SS acoustic guitar, need help with timber
- Replies: 30
- Views: 24502
Re: Building a SS acoustic guitar, need help with timber
Headplate: Indian rosewood (how necessary is this?)
Archaic
Yes a headplate is necessary, refer to Cumpiano and Natelson page 63 for a good
explanation as to the purpose of the headplate.
Good luck with your project.
Archaic
Yes a headplate is necessary, refer to Cumpiano and Natelson page 63 for a good
explanation as to the purpose of the headplate.
Good luck with your project.
- Sat Oct 08, 2011 5:54 pm
- Forum: The Gallery
- Topic: Adjustable guitar complete
- Replies: 39
- Views: 36788
Re: Adjustable guitar complete
Hi Craig
That is one lovely guitar and your detail work is immaculate.
A couple of questions if you don't mind.
1. How did you do the end graft so the grain pattern matches with the sides?
2. Is the mahogany sound hole edging integral with the sound hole reinforcement or inlaid separately?
That is one lovely guitar and your detail work is immaculate.
A couple of questions if you don't mind.
1. How did you do the end graft so the grain pattern matches with the sides?
2. Is the mahogany sound hole edging integral with the sound hole reinforcement or inlaid separately?
- Fri Oct 07, 2011 8:28 pm
- Forum: The Gallery
- Topic: Adjustable guitar complete
- Replies: 39
- Views: 36788
Re: Adjustable guitar complete
".......... you can also bruise the mitre by lightly rollling a screwdriver shaft over it.........."
Tut tut Christian a true craftsman would never dream of doing such a thing. That is like using
a ball pene hammer to spread the pins in a dovetail joint to close any gaps!!!!!!
Tut tut Christian a true craftsman would never dream of doing such a thing. That is like using
a ball pene hammer to spread the pins in a dovetail joint to close any gaps!!!!!!
- Mon Sep 26, 2011 12:25 pm
- Forum: The Gallery
- Topic: "Roreka" (Sweet Singing)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 9204
Re: "Roreka" (Sweet Singing)
Hi Christian
Congratulations on a beautifully crafted guitar. Could you please give us
an idea of body size/scale length and how you made the rosette?
Congratulations on a beautifully crafted guitar. Could you please give us
an idea of body size/scale length and how you made the rosette?
- Sun Sep 25, 2011 6:45 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Setting up Visual Analyser and capturing a frequency plot
- Replies: 22
- Views: 34150
Re: Setting up Visual Analyser and capturing a frequency plo
Yes Dom I am an old Luddite and not ashamed to admit it and
I am uneasy with all of this technical stuff because I don't understand it!
Thank you for your kind offer, which I most graciously will accept.
I am uneasy with all of this technical stuff because I don't understand it!
Thank you for your kind offer, which I most graciously will accept.
- Sun Sep 25, 2011 4:27 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Setting up Visual Analyser and capturing a frequency plot
- Replies: 22
- Views: 34150
Re: Setting up Visual Analyser and capturing a frequency plo
Hope this helps all you budding scientists.
Cheers
Dom
Yeah but what about the budding luthiers????????
Cheers
Dom
Yeah but what about the budding luthiers????????
- Thu Sep 22, 2011 1:08 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Making Master Guitars
- Replies: 16
- Views: 13422
Re: Making Master Guitars
Hi Stu If your soundboard ends up being a few mm's too narrow after jointing, just add two small pieces (from the offcuts) on either side of the lower bout area. With any luck most if not all of the "added wings" will be cut away when you come to cutting the purfling and binding channels. Part of th...
- Tue Sep 20, 2011 7:08 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Making Master Guitars
- Replies: 16
- Views: 13422
Re: Making Master Guitars
Stu
You should be ok mate, I think the Bonds singlet will save you
but I can't follow your logic on the wastage, are you trying to wind
us up?
You should be ok mate, I think the Bonds singlet will save you
but I can't follow your logic on the wastage, are you trying to wind
us up?
- Sun Sep 18, 2011 7:31 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Wood Rebirthing
- Replies: 44
- Views: 38815
Re: Wood Rebirthing
I made a soundboard for an OM style steel string from a very old draftsmans drawing board that I found laying around my shed. I believe it is Californian Redwood, very close grained and the section I used was quater sawn. Couldn't bookmatch the sound board plates because there were saw kerfs about e...
- Sun Sep 18, 2011 5:56 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: adapting shapes?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5723
Re: adapting shapes?
Hi Jonathan My last guitar (fourth) was a nylon string OM style. I used the LMI/Scott Antes plan for dimension/shape but built it as a classical with fan bracing and the neck incorporated into the body in the Spanish way. The top was Englemann spruce and back and sides East Indian rosewood. Used a M...
- Fri Sep 16, 2011 8:21 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Guitar restoration by Antonio Manjon (you tube video)
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3789
Re: Guitar restoration by Antonio Manjon (you tube video)
Hi Alfred
Yes I did enjoy the video. Thank you for posting it on the forum.
Yes I did enjoy the video. Thank you for posting it on the forum.
- Wed Sep 07, 2011 7:41 pm
- Forum: The Gallery
- Topic: Zircote / Adirondack Style 5 Terz
- Replies: 28
- Views: 28073
Re: Zircote / Adirondack Style 5 Terz
Hi Allen Thanks for your reponse. I think I can imagine why you say what you say. Is it common practice to fit bushings to tuner posts on slotted peghead steel string guitars? I am currently working on an OM style and am planning to use Golden Age Restoration tuners with a slotted peghead Queensland...
- Mon Sep 05, 2011 8:21 pm
- Forum: The Gallery
- Topic: Zircote / Adirondack Style 5 Terz
- Replies: 28
- Views: 28073
Re: Zircote / Adirondack Style 5 Terz
Hi Allen
Nice looking guitar. Do you insert bushes into the peghead to support the
tuners posts ?
Nice looking guitar. Do you insert bushes into the peghead to support the
tuners posts ?
- Wed Aug 10, 2011 8:05 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Buying wood from India
- Replies: 18
- Views: 13853
Re: Buying wood from India
This post just reinforces the adage "let the buyer beware " and why this forum has preferred vendors. Like Paul (Ozwood) I do not buy in bulk and I have also bought on Ebay from a vendor in Melbourne. The one I used trades under the name of "Rosewood and Bits of Everything". I have bought two sets o...
- Sun Aug 07, 2011 7:05 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Member Introduction and Current Build
- Replies: 22
- Views: 22362
Re: Member Introduction and Current Build
Hey Sean
Nice looking guitar mate, pity about the background photo,
next time at least put the seat down
Nice looking guitar mate, pity about the background photo,
next time at least put the seat down
- Thu Aug 04, 2011 10:58 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Queensland Maple bending problems
- Replies: 15
- Views: 16823
Re: Queensland Maple bending problems
Hi Daniel I have just finished bending mahogany sides in a "Fox" type bender. As a heat source I use 3 halogen bar lamps (2 x 200W + 1 x 150W) and use two stainless steel slats approx 0.6 mm. I prepared my sides as described by Graham McD above and the sides bent easily with out any issues. Hope it ...