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- Mon Nov 24, 2008 11:44 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: What you doing?
- Replies: 35
- Views: 25646
Hi Sebastiaan Good luck re-sawing that ironwood, it is a true pig to rip. Hi Graham I have tried just about every water based polyurethane on the market in Australia. The stuff from Wattyl just foams when you try to spray it. I recently tried a new Orica product and it sprayed well and its not bad b...
- Thu Nov 20, 2008 12:18 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Why I go to the US for most of my stuff
- Replies: 42
- Views: 28358
- Wed Nov 19, 2008 10:04 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Building a Weissenborn
- Replies: 48
- Views: 40836
- Wed Nov 19, 2008 9:22 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Why I go to the US for most of my stuff
- Replies: 42
- Views: 28358
I don't have a vast range yet Martin, I have just started and only stock stuff I use myself so far, I just bought in bulk and am selling off extras but I aim to slowly build it up. The web page is not in the Google index yet as it's only been up a few weeks. Learning to write a web page had me distr...
- Wed Nov 19, 2008 3:30 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Mando Detour
- Replies: 24
- Views: 20716
When I was last in London I visited the Victoria & Albert museum and had a pretty good look at their collection of musical instruments. They're been busy digitizing their collection and you can now see some of the instruments online. Here's the carved back from a mandore - predecessor to the mandol...
- Wed Nov 19, 2008 12:38 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Why I go to the US for most of my stuff
- Replies: 42
- Views: 28358
Unfortunately I think I have to agree Martin but still I persist with Australian businesses and sometimes find the service on par with overseas. I have received many wrong orders and had to re-wait on the item which is annoying but being in Darwin you get used to having to get everything from somewh...
- Mon Nov 17, 2008 2:39 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Some advice / comments please
- Replies: 16
- Views: 16304
Hi Sebastiaan If you consider that this instrument was designed for about 40kg of string tension(maybe less) and you are wanting to put that up to (at a guess based on the short scale) about 70kg then I think you may need to consider more than just the bridge wanting to rotate. I would be worried th...
- Sun Nov 16, 2008 4:27 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Measurment advice
- Replies: 25
- Views: 20675
Thank you for the welcome too Martin Agreed, at least we can keep our toes exposed, it's the covered bits that can suffer most. Yes Allen, "blank stares" or "never heard of it" or "I think we can order it from down south but it will take two weeks" then they get the order wrong and it is another two...
- Sun Nov 16, 2008 1:35 am
- Forum: Health and Safety
- Topic: Warning! Epoxy Grain Fillers, be very, very careful
- Replies: 29
- Views: 87932
- Sat Nov 15, 2008 11:40 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Cleaning out the woodshed - Part I
- Replies: 46
- Views: 36415
- Fri Nov 14, 2008 7:35 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Measurment advice
- Replies: 25
- Views: 20675
- Thu Nov 13, 2008 11:52 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Measurment advice
- Replies: 25
- Views: 20675