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by Herr Dalbergia
Fri Oct 16, 2015 1:14 am
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: the 3000 yr old ancient sitka
Replies: 14
Views: 15465

Re: the 3000 yr old ancient sitka

The wood used for Slash´s guitar is very nice, but the layout and design of the bridge kills the complete guitar...jezzzz how ugly is this bridge? looks very poor....
by Herr Dalbergia
Wed Apr 09, 2014 5:33 am
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Bandsaw problems
Replies: 78
Views: 73364

Re: Bandsaw problems

My "Driftmaster" is a 250g hamer, my "Veneerking" cost me about 2 Euro, or Dollar, or whatever...and I have even....a.....let me think.....a....."pressuremaster" (some wheels, and an old tube from a bycilcle tire....). The money I saved with this, I rather spend on wood than on nice, useful accessoi...
by Herr Dalbergia
Tue Mar 18, 2014 8:29 am
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: No more High Mountain Lutz?
Replies: 26
Views: 35513

Re: No more High Mountain Lutz?

Hello, I am always reading here, but not posting so much, sorry. I live in Germany, quite close to the Bavarian Alps / Mountains. About 300 km far away. For you guys there in Down Under Land, this would be called neighborhood, I guess....and I am sure you know, we have some nice spruce here. Anyhow,...
by Herr Dalbergia
Thu Oct 24, 2013 6:01 am
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: veneers and neck-through blanks
Replies: 10
Views: 10729

Re: veneers and neck-through blanks

Perhaps (quite sure...) they can help you, you might ask for fumed oak in black color from Mehling & Wiesmann

http://www.briggs.com.au/

http://www.briggs.com.au/veneer_details.php?id=164


cheers, alex
by Herr Dalbergia
Sun Feb 17, 2013 7:21 am
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: What would be your pic out of these two Rimu backs? A or B
Replies: 25
Views: 24255

Re: What would be your pic out of these two Rimu backs? A or

If they were for sale I would pay double the price for A as I would for B.
by Herr Dalbergia
Sat Dec 03, 2011 12:19 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Hi, I am new here, want to say hello.
Replies: 10
Views: 10679

Re: Hi, I am new here, want to say hello.

Nice, very very nice, exactly my kind of humor (not avarage for Germans at all....) This Punk Boy is Paolo, our wood-sales agent from Italy, I will send him this pictures immediatelly, no one of us ever noticed that he has a very buisness like haircut...it was on a fair in Cologne. Anyhow, thank you...
by Herr Dalbergia
Thu Dec 01, 2011 9:27 am
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Hi, I am new here, want to say hello.
Replies: 10
Views: 10679

Hi, I am new here, want to say hello.

Hi Down Under, my name is Alex, I am 33, studied guitarmaking in Germany, where i was also born and am living and working. I worked with Ervin Somogy, Stefan Hahl http://www.hahl-guitars.com, as a teacher for guitarmaking in Norway, as a repairmen for http://www.musicstore.de and currently earn (mos...