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Pretty high tech Jim, not everyone has access to all that fangled quipment

Thanks y'all for the kind words, this is my fifth guitar and i've still got a lot of learning to do and patience to get, but i can't remember getting as much satisfaction as i do from this, from anything else i've built . Cheers Rod.

some good spelling there hey!!!

Hey Nicko, i yook it outside in the sunshine and too a few more pics for ya
Cheers Rod

Wayne,, It's a veneer, got it from carbatech, a Rivergum veneer product.

couple more pics, one of those didn't come out too good did it !

Hey all,,,, i finally finished the curly maple job and have some pics for you, besides looking pretty good it sounds ok too. Some stats are:- b/s, curly maple topwood, sitka spruce neck, rock maple and purple heart bwb purfling and curly maple binding f/b, ebony bridge, ebony Headstock,finger rest,e...

i'll try this one,,,,,, aha, getting the hang of it i think, whoops, lost the neck!!
cheers

I've just been trying to upload some pics, bit different to the last system, any tips for a puter iliterate numb nut?
Cheers Rod.

Thanks for the effort you,ve put in to get the forum up and running again Bob, Three cheers for you,,,
Cheers Rod.

Thanks for looking people, Mark, yes it's the same leftie i posted a pic of a while ago, a little bit further advanced, it's symetrical mate is at at a similar stage, i'll post a pic when this dumb puter speeds up so i can upload a pic. Cheers , Rod

Thanks Craig,, It's my first atempt at a burst of any kind, the picture doesn't do it justice actually, i took it with my phone, it's not as red as that.

been putting some laquer on this one, nearly ready for the final coat and then a fit off, pretty happy with it so far. Cheers Rod.

hey all, does anyone have any info on spraying a sunburst nitro laquer job? i've just got these two babies ready for sanding sealer and want to put a bit of a burst on them but haven't done it before, can anyone enlighten me? Cheers Rod. http://www.anzlf.com/phpBB2/userpix/282_IMG_0413_2.jpg http://...

Actually hank a couple of builds ago i chose to use a 3 piece top because i didn't like the grain on the extremities of the lower bout so i introduced a bookmatched strip about 55 ml wide,,[so in fact it was really a four piece top] down the center so i could cut off the offending area. The center s...

Yes john, cast in sand, which means alot of polishing before plating, one could use lost wax but very much more expensive, not as much poishing though, have to do the figures. This is a first for me, never had anything cast before, the best way is die cast, but then you're talking megabucks. Cheers ...

does anyone know of a good source to enquire about burl. I want to try using some burl to veneer headstock, i think it would look cool;

wow jase, fantastic finish, it's gonna look great with the fit off.

OK Nicko' i took a couple of shots of the prototype, front and side view check it out, rock maple, it's been on an instrument,works well. http://www.anzlf.com/phpBB2/userpix/282_IMG_0404_1.jpg http://www.anzlf.com/phpBB2/userpix/282_IMG_0406_1.jpg The outside radius is 12" but the inside radius is 8...

Oh and yes Nicko, it is secured with a tailpiece adjuster

Nicko, these do actually have a 12 inch radius to match the bridge and fingerboard i am using, i should have taken a shot front on to show it. I haven't seen the video but i can understand what you are saying.I have seen a few tailpieces that are available commercially and they were large and heavy ...

Hi people, i thouhgt you might be interested in these tail pieces i have produced. I made a pattern first and then had a few cast in aluminium, and now i've just recieved them back from the platers, i had some done in black chrome and some in gold. Cheers Rod. http://www.anzlf.com/phpBB2/userpix/282...

Hey Nicko and Allen, thanks for the comments, yes Nick i thought i would have a go at a red burst, i think that'll go well with the cherry, i've just ordered some nitro and colour from Durobond, very aprehensive now this to me is the most scary part of building a guitar, hope i don't stuff it up. Al...

Molly duker" A reference to somebody who is left handed, it's a left handed guitar so i called it a molly duker. Just a bit of fun tis all.....!

hey people'' Here's a couple of pics of the left handed cut away archtop i was fitting the neck to recently. Back and sides U.S. Cherry, Belly sitka spruce, Neck U.S. cherry and rock maple, Fret board wenge, headstock veneer blackwood http://www.anzlf.com/phpBB2/userpix/282_IMG_0396_1.jpg http://www...