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- Mon Oct 12, 2009 2:41 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: What to see in Barcelona
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Barcelona has a long history of classical making. Fleta was, and I think still is, located on Calle de Los Angeles (Carrer de Los Angeles if the street signs are in Catalan) It's close to the coast, near La Barceloneta in the area (Vila Olimpica) that was redeveloped for the Barcelona Olympics Inter...
- Mon Oct 12, 2009 9:45 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Tap tone vid from Kim Walker
- Replies: 10
- Views: 9357
- Sun Oct 11, 2009 4:49 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Epoxy for laminating
- Replies: 49
- Views: 45057
- Sun Oct 11, 2009 3:26 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Epoxy for laminating
- Replies: 49
- Views: 45057
Thanks everyone, I'm overwhelmed by the responses. Taking some of them in turn:- Kim, the warnings about the toxicity of epoxy are well taken; I shall try to be careful. The Smiths epoxy looks useful, and is also recommended by Rick In fact, Rick, I believe, gets the credit from LMI for putting them...
- Sat Oct 10, 2009 5:51 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Epoxy for laminating
- Replies: 49
- Views: 45057
Thanks Nick, Jeremy, and Allen for your replies. Nick, I've been following your builds with great interest, and the least I can do is take some photos of mine, and post them for everybody's amusement. When I get to the making stage, as opposed to the jig and mould stage (which is now almost finished...
- Sat Oct 10, 2009 2:23 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Epoxy for laminating
- Replies: 49
- Views: 45057
Epoxy for laminating
I'm about to start laminating the back and sides of a Maccaferri "grande bouche" style guitar, and it's my first. I'm using a vacuum press. I intend to use laminating epoxy to glue the veneers, although I believe others e.g Michael Collins, use urea formaldehyde. I know that Greg Smallman uses epoxy...
- Tue Sep 01, 2009 10:29 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: After some neck material for lute
- Replies: 18
- Views: 16226
- Wed Jul 08, 2009 3:16 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Power tool sources?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5444
Rick, as Graham McDonald said, Carbatec in Launceston are fine as long as what you are looking for is the typical reasonable quality Taiwanese machinery, rather than the higher end stuff. Specialised Joinery Supplies at 43 Burnett St., North Hobart carry a selection of Carbatec labelled machinery, a...
- Tue Jun 30, 2009 9:04 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: something i've been working on
- Replies: 28
- Views: 21375
- Tue Jun 30, 2009 7:24 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: something i've been working on
- Replies: 28
- Views: 21375
- Tue Jun 30, 2009 7:00 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: something i've been working on
- Replies: 28
- Views: 21375
Vandenboom, I would steer clear of the Pfeil "violin maker's gouges". I don't know of any violin makers who use them for carving the tops and backs of violin family instruments. If you look at the picture in the Carbatec catalogue, you can see that the bevel is on the inside of the gouge, and it nee...
- Thu Jun 18, 2009 7:41 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Variations on a Macca.
- Replies: 131
- Views: 117322
- Tue Jun 16, 2009 10:35 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Mandos in Tasmania in Fretboard Journal
- Replies: 15
- Views: 11297
- Tue Jun 16, 2009 9:19 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Mandos in Tasmania in Fretboard Journal
- Replies: 15
- Views: 11297
- Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:33 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Graphite Required Urgently (A Graphite Discussion ;-)
- Replies: 42
- Views: 30587
Selmer Maccaferri guitars (i.e. the grande bouche steel string) made in the early 1930's, had necks reinforced with four 12mmx2mm dural bars. Dural is a hard alloy of aluminium with copper, manganese, and magnesium, and was used in the aircraft industry at the time. Apparently, those necks were very...
- Wed Apr 22, 2009 10:06 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Graphite Required Urgently (A Graphite Discussion ;-)
- Replies: 42
- Views: 30587
Dennis, as I understand it, unidirectional carbon provides maximum resistance to bending along its length i.e. a carbon rod used as neck reinforcement needs to be unidirectional since the main force being countered is the tension of the strings. And because carbon works most effectively in tension. ...
- Sat Mar 07, 2009 4:08 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Selmer Build Pics
- Replies: 39
- Views: 37651
Nick, much of what you say about the soundbox in the Selmer Maccaferri guitars is true. The soundboxes were generally not liked by the players, and the majority were quickly removed. They were a significant complication in the manufacture, and added a lot to the cost of the instrument. By far the ma...
- Wed Mar 04, 2009 10:55 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Selmer Build Pics
- Replies: 39
- Views: 37651
Yes, Nick, rattle away. All of this is very interesting. Your comments on the relationship between the stiffness/thickness of the back and,as you put it, the "voice" of the instrument are significant. In the violin world I believe that there is a generally recognised link between the stiffness of th...
- Tue Mar 03, 2009 2:39 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Selmer Build Pics
- Replies: 39
- Views: 37651
- Tue Mar 03, 2009 12:42 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Selmer Build Pics
- Replies: 39
- Views: 37651
Nick, thanks for the photos, and all the explanatory comments. I found them very useful. I may be anticipating difficulties that don't exist, but I wonder if you had any problems in getting a good fit between top and sides, given the complex nature of the doming/arching. Did you use Michael Collins ...
- Sun Mar 01, 2009 10:18 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Kia Ora- It's Intro time !
- Replies: 15
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Nick, I am new to this forum as well, and like you, I shall introduce myself properly in another post. But, in the mean time let me say that your Selmer looks most impressive. I have long held an ambition to make a full quintet of Hot club instruments, and so far have the violin. I am now making mou...
- Sun Feb 15, 2009 5:43 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Routing Binding Channels 101
- Replies: 24
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StewMac vs LMI binding cutter jig
I'm a new member here, much impressed by the wealth of expertise on this forum. My first question (I anticipate there being many more) relates to the Ribbecke style binding cutter jigs sold by StewMac and LMI. I am likely to be buying one of these, or making something similar, in the near future. I ...