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by DarwinStrings
Thu Oct 06, 2016 2:56 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Falbo Intension Bridge
Replies: 92
Views: 93305

Re: Falbo Intension Bridge

Oh and thanks for your time on answering questions Frank.
by DarwinStrings
Thu Oct 06, 2016 2:55 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Falbo Intension Bridge
Replies: 92
Views: 93305

Re: Falbo Intension Bridge

frankfalbo wrote:I think it would be alright, but I would appreciate if you reach out to make me aware.
Sure will, I would post them in this thread. Shame you can't post a spectrum graph it is easy stuff to do and many of the members here relate well to that rather than words.
by DarwinStrings
Thu Oct 06, 2016 1:39 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Falbo Intension Bridge
Replies: 92
Views: 93305

Re: Falbo Intension Bridge

One other thing Frank if one of your guitars makes it to Darwin which only has two commercial guitar outlets (so it may be a long time coming) I will borrow it to get a spectrum graph and a photo to satisfy my own curiosity, is there anything that stops me from publishing that on the www?
by DarwinStrings
Thu Oct 06, 2016 1:21 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Falbo Intension Bridge
Replies: 92
Views: 93305

Re: Falbo Intension Bridge

frankfalbo wrote: parlo(u)r
It's okay to type American here we can translate.

Unfortunately I can't hear projection in a sound clip but the one Teja played sounded okay on Youtube.
by DarwinStrings
Thu Oct 06, 2016 11:04 am
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Falbo Intension Bridge
Replies: 92
Views: 93305

Re: Falbo Intension Bridge

Frank,Trent asks "Do you have any frequency response curves of your design that you can share? Also do you have any deflection measurement of the monopole mobility?" You answer in part with this "I cannot give deflection numbers because first, they are meaningless without a benchmark" Trent is refer...
by DarwinStrings
Thu Oct 06, 2016 10:31 am
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Falbo Intension Bridge
Replies: 92
Views: 93305

Re: Falbo Intension Bridge

Hmmm if sawing the guitar in half won't help someone to work out what you are doing then how could a photo? I guess I don't understand how patents work as I had assumed they were to stop someone copying what you do.
by DarwinStrings
Wed Oct 05, 2016 10:53 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Falbo Intension Bridge
Replies: 92
Views: 93305

Re: Falbo Intension Bridge

Any chance of seeing inside the Guitar Frank, surely it will only be a matter of time before someone buys one and puts a image on the www. Do you string up from the outside? Like do you just poke the ball end through those holes and hook it into something?
by DarwinStrings
Sat Sep 03, 2016 10:13 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: BRW back and side set with bonus Mahogany neck?
Replies: 104
Views: 95403

Re: BRW back and side set with bonus Mahogany neck?

Nice to see it pop back up again Alan, sounds like you have it sorted out.
by DarwinStrings
Mon Aug 15, 2016 9:56 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Fixer upper
Replies: 5
Views: 7115

Re: Fixer upper

kiwigeo wrote:What the **** has he done to the top?????? :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:
He may have just taken a bit of edge thinning a bit far.
by DarwinStrings
Sat Jul 30, 2016 8:18 pm
Forum: The Gallery
Topic: 00 Size Florentine Cutaway Guitar - 14 Fret Neck
Replies: 12
Views: 18639

Re: 00 Size Florentine Cutaway Guitar - 14 Fret Neck

That should make for a happy birthday Kim, fancy bit of wood too with bonus bearflaw top.
by DarwinStrings
Fri Jul 29, 2016 8:45 pm
Forum: The Gallery
Topic: Amp cabinet
Replies: 16
Views: 19188

Re: Amp cabinet

Pm sent Greg
by DarwinStrings
Fri Jul 29, 2016 6:59 pm
Forum: The Gallery
Topic: Amp cabinet
Replies: 16
Views: 19188

Re: Amp cabinet

Wayne, did you screen print that face plate or if not how did you go about the printing?

Greg, same to you where did you get the face plate made? Also did you get my mail?
by DarwinStrings
Wed Jul 27, 2016 1:31 pm
Forum: The Gallery
Topic: Amp cabinet
Replies: 16
Views: 19188

Re: Amp cabinet

Will send a email with plenty of detail later today Greg.
by DarwinStrings
Wed Jul 27, 2016 12:02 pm
Forum: The Gallery
Topic: Amp cabinet
Replies: 16
Views: 19188

Re: Amp cabinet

Oh and he did me some useful mods too, he added some sort of cascade preamp and a master volume so you can overdrive the 5E3 at low volume for practice and also a humbucker friendly switch, both switchable mods to get back to the original 5E3.
by DarwinStrings
Wed Jul 27, 2016 11:59 am
Forum: The Gallery
Topic: Amp cabinet
Replies: 16
Views: 19188

Re: Amp cabinet

The Rola speaker is not old, not too old anyway Greg. It was made in 2001 by the guy who bought Rola Australia, the buy included some speaker designs as well as stamps and dies so he made 100 speakers that are a 70's design 12peg speaker. As he bought Rola the amp although a popular clone is still a...
by DarwinStrings
Wed Jul 27, 2016 11:28 am
Forum: The Gallery
Topic: Amp cabinet
Replies: 16
Views: 19188

Re: Amp cabinet

Nice job. I have just bought a valve amp for the first time. I could have bought it in a 50's style tweed box as it is a 5E3 clone(Fender Tweed deluxe) but I am not so keen on replicas. It is not something I will be giging with so there is no need for the standard black box. The amp is made in Austr...
by DarwinStrings
Mon Jul 25, 2016 12:25 am
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Taffy Evans
Replies: 1
Views: 2710

Re: Taffy Evans

Haven't heard from but have heard of him as I had a customer come in who had Taffy build him a bass in Alice.
by DarwinStrings
Sun Jul 03, 2016 1:06 pm
Forum: Anything Goes
Topic: Shark Tank
Replies: 5
Views: 12630

Shark Tank

While walking through the house to the shed one night a few weeks back as I passed the TV I heard the name "Ormsby Guitars". Curious I looked up to see the Shark Tank panel facing off with Perry so I sat to catch the story. I don't remember the exact details but got a glimpse of the thickness of Per...
by DarwinStrings
Sun Feb 21, 2016 1:35 pm
Forum: Contemporary Acoustic Guitar Design and Build - Trevor Gore
Topic: Ervin Smoygi Books
Replies: 17
Views: 20074

Re: Ervin Smoygi Books

kiwigeo wrote:Ervin actually has his own sub-forum on the ANZLF.....dedicated to his books. it would be great if Ervin would magically chime in on a discussion about HIS books :shock:
I thought that was gone so I looked and can't find it.
by DarwinStrings
Sat Feb 20, 2016 4:27 pm
Forum: Contemporary Acoustic Guitar Design and Build - Trevor Gore
Topic: Ervin Smoygi Books
Replies: 17
Views: 20074

Re: Ervin Smoygi Books

I have never read Ervin's books but from other stuff he has published I get the feeling that if you are a beginner and you want to build like Ervin does but you can't get a apprenticeship with Ervin then buy the G & G books and develop your ear from those methods then when you have it right in your ...
by DarwinStrings
Fri Feb 19, 2016 8:33 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Trip to the Beauticians
Replies: 7
Views: 7870

Re: Trip to the Beauticians

I wonder what the material was that your beautiful assistant used and what the longer term result was? Dave I asked and he said it was acrylic, I sniffed a bit of off cut and only got a faint sniff of solvent as it dried pretty fast. I didn't see him mix it so it may have been a one pot and I have ...
by DarwinStrings
Sun Feb 14, 2016 10:32 am
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Interesting reading
Replies: 11
Views: 12943

Re: Interesting reading

wadkin wrote:
I once read one easy way to judge a maker, is to look at the way he shapes the heal
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seems hardly elegant
Looks like the judges would have a bit of trouble judging my work then :D I also agree that is a rough looking bit of craftsmanship.
by DarwinStrings
Sat Feb 06, 2016 10:41 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Black Bean anyone?
Replies: 9
Views: 9894

Re: Black Bean anyone?

kiwigeo wrote:
Anyone care to comment on this statement?
Nope, best to just let them keep talking.
by DarwinStrings
Sat Feb 06, 2016 6:30 pm
Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
Topic: Black Bean anyone?
Replies: 9
Views: 9894

Re: Black Bean anyone?

Yep Jeff you would want to watch out for those spongy pockets it gets and it ain't no fun to cut with that stench it has. It is a nice looking wood though.