What I want to know is what a piss ass is. And how does a luthier make one?
Now I'm imagining six string piss asses and classical piss asses. I don't even want to think about an electric piss ass!
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- Fri Aug 01, 2008 4:13 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Fumigation trickery
- Replies: 36
- Views: 28053
- Mon Jul 28, 2008 5:26 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Fumigation trickery
- Replies: 36
- Views: 28053
- Sun Jul 27, 2008 3:51 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Making Binding
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5567
- Sun Jul 27, 2008 10:12 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Making Binding
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5567
Making Binding
I've got some Myrtle that's no good for making a guitar (unless it was a very small body). So I thought I'd use it to make bindings, end wedges and rosette rings.
What's the best grain orientation of binding strips? And does anyone have any handy hints or jigs for the process?
What's the best grain orientation of binding strips? And does anyone have any handy hints or jigs for the process?
- Fri Jul 25, 2008 10:46 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Stainless Steel Bending Slats
- Replies: 19
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I've tried stainless (20 thou), aircraft grade aluminium (16.5 thou, can't remember the specific grade, but it's hard!) and titanium (20 thou) slats. If I'd have known about the 10 thou blue steel stuff Kim is talking about I'd have tried that as well. Sounds like good stuff. Of the three, the alumi...
- Sun Jul 06, 2008 6:54 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: manual fret slotting?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 14627
- Fri Jul 04, 2008 3:39 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Tru-Oil in Australia?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 30520
- Thu Jul 03, 2008 7:11 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Tru-Oil in Australia?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 30520
- Thu Jul 03, 2008 7:08 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Tru-Oil in Australia?
- Replies: 25
- Views: 30520
- Thu Jul 03, 2008 7:02 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: First Classical, Finish finally done! (pics and sound clip)
- Replies: 24
- Views: 21475
That is a beautiful guitar Waddy. And your friend can play! If that was cold, I'd love to hear some more stuff when he's warmed up. Makes me wish I'd kept up with the classical guitar as a kid. When my 2 year old daughter listened to it she kept saying, "Nice... nice and warm" (no prompting from Dad...
- Tue Jun 24, 2008 7:02 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Building a small Travel Guitar
- Replies: 6
- Views: 6991
I have Cumpiano's, Kinkeads, and Williams books. I most often refer to Cumpiano's. Kinkeads comes second, and Williams a distant third. I'm only about a quarter of the way through my first, so my experience is limited to say the least. I'd buy Cumpiano's so it's always on hand (although it is a litt...
- Wed May 28, 2008 9:17 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: New member
- Replies: 12
- Views: 10700
we also have Billy, who can interpret just about anything. :D Howdy Taffy! Welcome to the forum! What Ron said is true, I can even translate what a wife/GF may say into common everyday english! :lol: Wow Billy! How about this one. "What ever you want dear." To me, this translates as, "Sure! That's ...
- Mon May 26, 2008 10:20 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: New member
- Replies: 12
- Views: 10700
- Mon May 26, 2008 10:18 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Hi all new to forum and guitar building
- Replies: 15
- Views: 13389
- Mon May 12, 2008 1:51 pm
- Forum: Anything Goes
- Topic: What's happening in your back yard?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 13962
- Sun May 11, 2008 10:50 pm
- Forum: Anything Goes
- Topic: Syampathy Please
- Replies: 23
- Views: 19675
I had three (only had three) out a few years ago. I felt like crap for the first two days following the op, so I can sympathise with you Hesh. One of mine was growing outwards rather than down in the mouth like every other self respecting tooth. The hole it left ended up being almost connected someh...
- Fri May 09, 2008 6:37 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Is this Queensland Maple Useful for Guitar Making?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 10572
- Wed May 07, 2008 6:12 pm
- Forum: Anything Goes
- Topic: This guy shouldnt own a Stradivarius
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6828
- Wed May 07, 2008 6:07 pm
- Forum: Anything Goes
- Topic: A musical challenge......
- Replies: 45
- Views: 33261
Only the old buggers that are having guesses can remember when they were first released? Or maybe they're the only ones who know how the tunes go? :lol: (No offence meant to the old buggers... After all, I'll be an old bugger one day and probably do the same sort of quizzes about classic old bands l...
- Sun May 04, 2008 6:58 pm
- Forum: Tutorials
- Topic: Seeing the line. Fret Board Slotting
- Replies: 3
- Views: 6892
Thats a great little tip Allen. On a related subject, what sort of mitre box do you use? Home-brew, adapted or bought? The reason I ask is because I don't like the idea of forking out obscene amounts of money for a special 'luthiers' mitre box, but I need a little inspiration for an accurate home ma...
- Mon Apr 28, 2008 10:11 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: My first public showing of guitars
- Replies: 12
- Views: 10741
- Mon Apr 28, 2008 9:14 pm
- Forum: Anything Goes
- Topic: What's happening in your back yard?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 13962
Green Tree Ants are very tasty. I like to lick them personally, rather than eat them. Just pick them up by the head and lick the abdomen. Sounds gross, but tastes like lime sherbert. But if you have too many your tongue goes a bit numb. The way they sting, is by braking the skin by biting, then squi...
- Sat Apr 26, 2008 10:37 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Guess the tone wood - A contest for a little fun.
- Replies: 24
- Views: 18683
- Mon Apr 14, 2008 7:07 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Staining Op Grade EIR
- Replies: 10
- Views: 9345
Sorry! Allied Lutherie, not LMI! Whoops! As for the colour bleed out, I'll have to experiment with the shellac with and without the stained EIR. I guess it'd be the alcohol that's pulling out the colour. Either way, I'm liking the stained EIR. A day on and the colour looks less 'forced' and a bit mo...
- Sun Apr 13, 2008 8:46 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Getting better at this guitar building thing...
- Replies: 22
- Views: 17043
I've also been trying to come up with something distinctive that I can put on all my creations. (Beer and spirit bottles, amps, and guitars). Mostly, I've been playing around with my initials, JF. But I'm hampered by my lack of design and software knowledge. Where do you get good font libraries from...