Allen, thank you very much for posting this.
Cheap, low tech, non toxic and by the look of it, the best method around.
i'll try it
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- Sat Sep 06, 2008 9:09 pm
- Forum: Tutorials
- Topic: Pore Filling 101
- Replies: 26
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- Sun Aug 31, 2008 9:54 pm
- Forum: The Gallery
- Topic: Tiger Myrtle OM Finished
- Replies: 16
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Stunningly beautiful :!: Bob, that is truly inspiring work. What's your opinion of the kind of sound that Myrtle helps to produce? I mean, is it comparable to the kind of sound you tend to get from rosewood back and sides, for example? i'm sure the red spruce top produces its own distinctive sound, ...
- Sun Aug 31, 2008 9:25 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: First Guitar
- Replies: 22
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Oh my gawd. Its the Gladstone Phantom! (I couldn't resist that :D ) A warm welcome to you. I'm also a new member, and also have a copy of Kinkead. May I also put in a plug for the voicing DVDs put out by US luthier, John Mayes. Those DVDs have been a huge help to me. You are off and running. The sou...
- Sun Aug 31, 2008 8:56 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: New Member: current project
- Replies: 15
- Views: 12474
Alfred, Welcome to the ANZLF. Nice looking guitar - is that your own design? I really like the purfling and rosette. Purfling: strips of colored veneer with a wenge strip (left over from the sides) in the middle. Ebony would have been a much better choice though. The osage orange job has purfling f...
- Sat Aug 30, 2008 5:38 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: New Member: current project
- Replies: 15
- Views: 12474
Thanks to all of you for your very kind comments; warm welcome greatly appreciated. There are quite a few topics and questions related to building that I would like to discuss as time becomes available, and I hope I can contribute something worthwhile to the forum. For now, I'll do my best to answer...
- Sat Aug 30, 2008 3:57 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: New Member: current project
- Replies: 15
- Views: 12474
New Member: current project
Hello, Well, this is my first attempt at posting and uploading pictures. i'm an expat Australian living in Japan. We will be here for another couple of years, maybe less. For a hobby, I play and build 6 string acoustics. The current project is for a friend, my first paid commission. The little Sony ...