Australian/New Zealand Luthiers Forum

Ron Wisdom wrote:I like that, Robbie. Great job. Are the blue and red from the dyed maple veneers from LMI?

Ron

Ron,

Those are dyed veneers but they were purchased here locally in Colorado

Here are some pics of a guitar I have been working on recently. It has come to be known as the parrot guitar. Those who have been at the school have seen this guitar take shape over the last few months. For those that don't know about the guitar, the peghead is marquetry. Back and sides are EIR, Sit...

I have never seen John's voicing dvd so it is difficult for me to answer your question. Kent Everett's dvd is a 2 disc set filmed during a master 2 day class last year. It is not a recipe book, but a complete course in how to make your guitar the most responsive it can be. It covers everything from ...

Allen, Here is another option. You can paypal him the amount. The international shipping is US$8 for both Everett DVD's (Voicing and set up) or US$7 for one dvd (either the voicing or set up) Don't forget to incude the actual cost for dvd or dvd's The paypal account is eric@apprenticepublishing.com ...

It looks as though the international order page will be up on the site tonight.

Those look like great additions to add to the library Robbie. I don't see an easy way of ordering them from Australia. Seems shipping is set up for the US only. Can I get all 3 DVD's somehow? Allen, I am checking with the publisher to see how he does the international shipping fees. I will get back...

Finally after almost a year of editing the Kent Everett DVD's on How to voice an acoustic guitar and how to set up an acoustic guitar are ready. These dvd's were filmed during Kent Everett master classes at Red Rocks Community College last year. The voicing dvd is a 2 dvd set with about 4.5 hours of...

Looking good Hesh. THat Australian Tiger Myrtle is some beautiful wood. I had a student build with it last year and the ebony bindings he used really dressed it up!

The newest Luthier Tips du Jour instructional video is on Youtube. The topic is Steel String Back Braces. Subtitles are available in both English and Portuguese and you can translate them into any other language by using the CC option on Youtube. As always, comments and discussion are welcome. Enjoy...

Toejam wrote:I have veiwed all your vids since I found the ANZLF Robbie and was happy to donate for you great contributions.

Jim

Thank you Jim.

Sorry I couldn't have this out at the time you needed it. Perhaps it will help on the next one.

Haha!! Good one!

Many of you have expressed your gratitude for these Luthier Tips du Jour videos that I have been doing for the past few months. I am glad that they are of benefit and that the lutherie community in general is enjoying and benefitting from them. These videos take an incredible amount of time and ener...

The newest Luthier Tips du Jour instructional video is on Youtube. The topic is Neck Carving. I have added a new feature, subtitles. I have done them in both English and Portuguese and you can translate them into any other language by using the CC option on Youtube. As always, comments and discussio...

The latest Luthier Tips du Jour video is on the air. The topic is slotting the Spanish heel using a table saw.
As always, discussion and comments are welcome.
Enjoy!


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Its the one inch heavy duty stuff.

The newest Luthier Tips du Jour video is on the air. The topic is installing bindings and purflings.
As always, comments and discussion are welcome.
Enjoy!

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The newest Luthier Tips du Jour video is on the air. The topic is Bending Bindings using a bending machine.
As always, discussion and feedback are welcome.
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John,
most of your major laminate trimmer brands make a tilt base for their trimmers. It is usually cheaper to buy the laminate trimmer kit that comes with a couple of bases and some accessories than to buy the trimmer and base seperately.

Wish I had seen that when I was first starting out Robbie. Would have saves a lot of anxiety. Do you bother with using a gramil to score the top before you route the channels? I haven't yet, but occasionally get some chip out that I end up having to try and camouflage, so have a gramil on order, ho...

Here is the newest Luthier Tips du Jour video. Topic is Cutting binding channels.
As always, discussion and comments are welcome.
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Here is a video about the online French Polish course.

Let me know if you have any questions.



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Thank you Bob for allowing me to post this here. Next year I will be offering an online French Polish course through the college I teach at. Here are the details. I will be teaching the same method I show in my Guitar Finishing DVD. We will cover the history of shellac, how to mix your own flakes, p...

This is something that also interests me. Quite often I get requests for soundbites of my guitars and I always politely decline. I just don't know where or how to get started and don't want to invest a ton of money into equipment or software. Time is also at a premium for me.

Thanks Alan. I have video footage already of carving a classical and a steel string neck. However, I haven't thought about going into different designs. It is now just a matter of finding the time to make tips du jour videos from the footage.