Australian/New Zealand Luthiers Forum

No time wasted at all Taffy.....your posts always worth a read.

See here Hesh.....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polari

Mark McLean wrote:Martin
The locating pins sound like good insurance. I will definitely do that next time.

Mark,

Ive just re-read the thread and you are actually using location pins. My apologies for not paying better attention to your posts.

Cheers Martin

I bent the sides for my new guitar today. This was my first time (I bought pre-bent sides for my first guitar). I am a newby at this stuff and it took me a couple of hours - but I didn't break them and I didn't burn them and they look bloody good. I know you guys have done it lots of times and I am...

Yeah, Naff off Hesh!

Happy New Year guys....

Mark, Nice technique with the inner tubes. One thing I'd probably do if I was using this technique is whack in locating pins at 2nd and 12thr fret just as a bit of insurance that the fretboard isnt going to slip during clamp up. I clamp up the fretboard on the neck and then I drill a 1.5mm hole thro...

Allen,

What is the top registering against while doing the cut?

Cheers Martin

Grant,

The issue when I was compensating my 12 string was string height at the nut being too high.

I did my last 6 string using the compensator jig and it worked out ok.

LOL....mate once youve got past the fully monitored alarm system and the Rottweiler therell be one final hurdle.....My wife!!

Congratulations mate....

Pop over for a cigar next time youre in Adelaide.

Cheers Martin

Seasons Greetings to you all.

Im off to the motherland on christmas day and will be back New Years eve and back to work a few days later so dont think Ill get much chance to log in over that period.

Cheers Martin

My solution..

If the customer can only afford part of the true cost of an instrument then I would simply give him or her part of the instrument. I'd hand over the neck of the uke telling him or her that when they come back with the rest of the money they can have the rest of the instrument.

All the best for the festive season Dennis.

Cheers Martin

Fretco in Adelaide. Tim Wright is out at Mount Barker.

In NZ..try Paddy Burgin in Wellington. PM me for contact details.

The glue joint will fail way before you get to bending temperature.

Death Metal is a term coined to describe metal bands that use lyrics that are pre-occupied with Death :twisted: ......it was never meant to be popular and was never meant to be marketed! LOL..thats what they said about punk. Here you had all these punks spouting on about how shameful it was to live...

Whats that scared looking guy on the front of that boat pointing at. Did you wear that big fat tie that day Bob?

A bandsaw is more useful than a sander.

My only large power tools are a drill press and bandsaw.

Certifiable looney, If he did that to one of my guitars hed end up wearing it.

Im a Geologist so I like asking stupid questions after engineers have had their say.

Okay so youve managed to work out a way of building a neck that isnt going to bend or twist....what happens if you want to introduce a bit of relief into the neck???

Okay you guys....I'm back online here so there'll be no more talk of nicking my stash. Who knows maybe in my will theres a clause covering the donation of my entire stash to my ANZLF buddies.

A tempting thought Bob but theres a 10kg baggage limit on the helicopter.....were 500km out from Broome which is at the limit of the chopper's range. we also have to carry reserve fuel in case of bad weather. Im already pruned back to two pairs of overalls, my boots and a couple of pairs of socks an...

Well Ive had 3 months off the rigs now and quite frankly Im more than ready to head back to work. I ship out to Perth and straight up to Broome on Sunday and then its 2 1/2 hours sitting in a chopper out to the rig on monday. Didnt get alot of guitars built during my time off.....the boss tightened ...

Should be interesting times for breast...er....I mean Beachcombers