Australian/New Zealand Luthiers Forum

G'day Bruce, Nasty business for many. We had no flooding issues through our home but many of my friends did. So we where spared and very lucky as on the Sunday night the water was lapping at the bottom of the house slab. My workshop is not on the house slab so it come very close to flood. That was t...

Happy New Year to everyone

Look forward to the read I managed to buy a secondhand copy.
Thanks again for the heads up.
Paddy Burgin is a great builder. He got me into weissenborn instruments.
Cheers
Al

Ok Martin that's the advice I'm looking for. I have enough information to build a Torres inspired smaller Classical but I would like to use a truss rod and build traditionally on a solera. I have just found my Xmas present the Jim Williams Book.
Thank you
Cheers
Alan

G'day Kerry,
Have you changed the strings.
If you haven't as you have put more tension on the string it a dull part of the string is sitting in the nut and will cause a dull tone.
If you have changed strings check for residue in the nut slot.
Just my two bob worth.
Cheers
Al

Thanks Martin.

Hi Martin,
Do you build with a Spanish Heel and also install a truss rod?
If yes could you point me in the direction of some reading fodder please?
Cheers
Alan

Hi Fisherman I have sent you a PM if you don't receive it would you please contact me on:
ozziebluesman@gmail.com
Cheers
Alan

Very nice indeed, beautiful work.
I would like to experiment like yourself and build a few Torres style classical guitars.
Would you mind if I PM you sometime and ask a few questions about your build?
Cheers
Alan

Morning Mark, Great questions there mate. From my research I believe the split saddle design is for better intonation. The two saddles allows the small one for the two plain strings the ability to provide a generous compensation length and angle. The break angle is also very good yet the total heigh...

Thank you Jim.
Cheers
Alan

Hi Jim thanks for your response. I would be very interested in your drawing and would appreciate a copy. I was going to elaborate further on my question as it seemed like no one was going to chip in. My build is a Mini Maton sytle guitar. I have had two in the shop over a week with the bridge rollin...

Hi there,

Has anyone a plan of a pinless acoustic guitar bridge similar to a Takamine or Lowden?

Cheers

Alan

Thanks everyone for your input.
Thanks for the pics Graham I eneded up doing the same modification and the jig will now cut all Ukulele soundholes and rosette channel sizes as well as the guitar work it was originally designed for.
Cheers
Alan

Thank you Graham and Allen for your suggestions.
I see Stew Mac have a new router dremel setup that will do what I want but I will do as you suggested.
Graham a pictures are always great so when your home I would like to see what you have designed.
Thank you
Alan

Sorry if this has been done before but I can't find much help on the net for modifying my old 3 inch, 6 inch rosette cutter so I can cut a 2 inch ukulele sound hole. As you see in the pic I have a piece of nice wood to make some guitar and ukulele rosette tiles out of. The old jig will do all channe...

G'day Wayne, Very nice guitars mate you should be proud of. I have just retired myself and like to spend lots of time in the workshop building or just planning and thinking about projects. Welcome to the forum it is a great place to learn. I have received great advice from here for many years when e...

Yep, great looking little guitar.
There is always something intimate for me when playing a small parlour size guitar.
Your design, rosette, body shape and wood appointments are simple and elegant.
Beautiful little guitar.
Cheers
Alan

Lovely little guitar.
Some very well thought out artistic features.
It is a guitar I would want to pick up and play.
Cheers
Alan

Thanks for your comments Wayne.
My first effort was a disaster as I got the neck set all wrong and a few other issues.
So I cut the neck out of the first body and tried again.
Learnt lots from the first build and went to School on my mistakes while building the second body.
Cheers
Alan

Thanks for your comments Peter.
I will send the email off again to you.
The finish is hand rubbed shellac. I have a method I have ben improving over the years it is not a full shinny finish more satin.
Thank's for contacting me again.
Cheers
Alan

Hello Mark,
Thanks for the comments.
As I expected it adds it's own flavour to the tone of the guitar.
Cheers
Alan

G'day Bruce, Thanks for your comments mate. The back neck an sides are all Queensland Maple. The top was a 5 mm figured Queensland Maple set from Malaney, Qld. I haven't started the FE17 yet. Still researching the build. There is a guy here on the forum building a few FE17 style classical from your ...

Thanks Wayne. The tailpiece was tricky however more time consuming than anything else. A mould was made for the radius so that part is easy now. The guitar was built from the LesPaul single cutaway plan with chambered body, f holes and the brass tailpiece. Many of the 1950s Les Pauls had a brass Tra...

This guitar is a Les Paul style electric, f holes and chambered body with a tunomatic bridge, Indian Rosewood appointments and a home made brass tailpiece. The headstock is slotted and the guitar is nice and light in weight. This one is my second attempt as the first was a proto type and there where...