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- Fri Nov 06, 2009 1:56 am
- Forum: Anything Goes
- Topic: The Perfect Mobile Phone
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3014
I think I still have one of those. Nearly as big as an old Army Walkie Talkie! Most of the weight was the, 20 min, battery. After a few charges, it wasn't even that good. You also had to charge it nearly every day. I think mine had, something like, an 8 hour on time, max. I don't use my current one ...
- Fri Nov 06, 2009 1:50 am
- Forum: Anything Goes
- Topic: Im ouuta here, going going....gaaaaaaaaaaaaawn!
- Replies: 20
- Views: 17252
- Fri Nov 06, 2009 1:39 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Bending with Titebond 2 or 3
- Replies: 37
- Views: 29685
I have bent bindings and purflings glued with HHG, Fish Glue, Titebond Original, Elmer's Glue All, LMI White, and Old Brown Glue. I have even watered some of them down when laminating purfling layups, like wheat, etc. They all bend just fine. The only issues I have had were when I tried to glue up t...
- Tue Oct 13, 2009 1:06 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Wet Bulb
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4432
This is how the one I bought on ebay for about $12.00 looks. Simple enough. Ambient air, dry thermometer, and wick with a bottle of water and an air passage for the wet bulb. I just put mine in the path of the fan I keep running in my shop all the time. I have two separate charts, and use the averag...
- Sat Oct 10, 2009 1:43 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Enclosed Go Bar Deck
- Replies: 12
- Views: 10996
- Tue Sep 29, 2009 12:45 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Somogyi Vid
- Replies: 154
- Views: 128660
I more in tune with Hesh on this trip. Ervin give plenty of credit to his mentors in his book, and he footnotes information he has gained from others. He also quotes others frequently, and give the credit where it's due. He never says his way is the only way, as a matter of fact, he says there are m...
- Sat Sep 26, 2009 4:08 am
- Forum: The Gallery
- Topic: Waddy Thomson's Third Guitar Finished
- Replies: 12
- Views: 13429
Most of what you want to know is in my Photobucket album, for which there is a link below. Here is a build thread that I have just updated at Luthier Community Forum (www.luthiercom.org) - http://luthiercom.org/phpbb3/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=54&sid=fb9b993f02acc907eee717ae33d81499 You'll have to sign u...
- Sat Sep 26, 2009 12:20 am
- Forum: The Gallery
- Topic: Waddy Thomson's Third Guitar Finished
- Replies: 12
- Views: 13429
Thanks, all! Hesh, if you recall, I was working on a prototype headstock for my first and posted it on OLF, and got some tips. I think the tips helped me make it a good design, vs a ho hum one. I get comments on it from everyone who looks at my guitars. It makes me very happy! :D I especially apprec...
- Thu Sep 24, 2009 6:52 am
- Forum: The Gallery
- Topic: Waddy Thomson's Third Guitar Finished
- Replies: 12
- Views: 13429
Thanks guys. Allen, the 20th fret was an afterthought on my #2 guitar, and I liked it, so I put it on this one too. It was something I did, on a lark, after reading a discussion on one of the forums, and having a friend who plays a good bit, ask me if I would consider it. The way I did it, was just ...
- Thu Sep 24, 2009 1:07 am
- Forum: The Gallery
- Topic: Waddy Thomson's Third Guitar Finished
- Replies: 12
- Views: 13429
Waddy Thomson's Third Guitar Finished
I finished up #3 over the weekend. It's another Romanillos inspired Classical with the following: B/s - Bubinga Top - Lutz Spruce Neck - Spanish Cedar Bindings - Bloodwood Fingerboard - Ebony Bridge - Mad Rose Tuning Machines - Rubner Scale - 650 mm This one sounded really good right off the bench. ...
- Thu Sep 24, 2009 12:50 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Somogyi Vid
- Replies: 154
- Views: 128660
I'm with Hesh! I have been taking my time going through "The Responsive Guitar", and find it to be very informative. Ervin is good at making you understand how to think more than giving a good blueprint. He tells you how he measures things and why, but doesn't give the numbers. I am really liking hi...
- Mon Sep 21, 2009 11:01 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Classical Strings
- Replies: 11
- Views: 9820
Yeah, but the strings aren't red. I'm not sure what those would be. D'Addario has a pretty good set of medium strings in the EJ45's. Nice trebles - good strong basses, and not all that expensive. My experience with the Savarez Corum strings is that they sound great, but don't last very long. If you ...
- Tue Sep 08, 2009 11:29 pm
- Forum: The Gallery
- Topic: Heres "Madeleine"
- Replies: 14
- Views: 15416
- Mon Sep 07, 2009 11:29 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Cases
- Replies: 14
- Views: 18716
I haven't ordered much, but my dealings with Cedar Creek have been great too. Their current process, due to some problems they have had, includes a call to confirm that the CC information is correct, and get approval for the final charge as the case actually goes into production. Their turnaround is...
- Thu Sep 03, 2009 11:59 pm
- Forum: Anything Goes
- Topic: There Was A Big Dog In My Yard This Morning....
- Replies: 12
- Views: 10096
- Thu Sep 03, 2009 11:55 pm
- Forum: Anything Goes
- Topic: Elvis and Michael alive and living in Arkansas
- Replies: 18
- Views: 12179
- Mon Aug 31, 2009 11:09 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: #2 Finished - plus photos
- Replies: 12
- Views: 10139
Nice job, Dave. Beautiful guitar. I'm curious though, isn't the strap button on the heel, on the wrong side? Seems, most guitars I see, it's on the other side, so the strap pulls against the heel, and sideways against the button. Maybe it's a preference thing, and I just don't know what I'm talking ...
- Sat Aug 29, 2009 5:24 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: HAPPY BIRTHDAY BOB!!!!!!
- Replies: 24
- Views: 19447
- Sat Aug 29, 2009 1:20 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Purfling
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4836
You guys talk like white is not a natural color. Ever used Holly, Sycamore Dogwood, or Willow? Take a look at Romanillos' guitars. Plenty of thin, white, lines, all natural wood. Mostly planed off planks by him. http://www.anzlf.com/phpBB2/userpix/94_ad9b_3_1.jpg The slight yellowish tint comes from...
- Fri Aug 28, 2009 6:46 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: a molly duker
- Replies: 8
- Views: 7802
- Wed Aug 26, 2009 11:54 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Side Bending Jig, Need your opinions
- Replies: 5
- Views: 7068
A soldering iron will work, but they are very slow to heat, and difficult to control, unless you have a control unit. They don't like the router speed controls very much. I was using a soldering iron on my bending iron, but switched to a Charcoal starter, like Arnt. It is awesome. Very quick to heat...
- Mon Aug 24, 2009 12:21 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Video of Waddy's First Build
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5113
- Sun Aug 23, 2009 12:04 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Video of Waddy's First Build
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5113
- Sun Aug 23, 2009 10:13 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Video of Waddy's First Build
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5113
Video of Waddy's First Build
Watching Robbie's videos got me wondering how that works, so I decided to try putting some of the pictures from ny first build in video format with the music in the background from the clip of my first guitar. It was a fun project, and not as hard to do as I thought. It's a bit long - 10 minutes, an...
- Sun Aug 23, 2009 8:53 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: What's On Your Bench?
- Replies: 71
- Views: 52023