Australian/New Zealand Luthiers Forum

Allen, What sort of Mac are you running? There were reports of some users having some problems with the new OS but I think its largely related to third party software. Overall consensus is that if youre running the new Intel chipped machines its worth the upgrade but if like me youre still using the...

Those Basses are definitely prettier than their maker

I was just checking out an ebay auction of Indian Rosewood back and side sets. The set is described as highly figured but to me it just looks like a normal flat sawn piece of roeswood. What do you think? Anyone had dealings with this seller? http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Indian-Rosewood-Back-and-Side-HighF...

matthew wrote:Holy Mackerel that's generous of you Martin.

I promise I shall do my best to push these hairs out with gusto, honesty and a pinch of tea tree oil ... or something.

We both benefit......thats $100 less Im going to spend on wine

Try here Bob:

https://www.movember.com/au/donate/dona ... country=au

Cheers Martin

Im good for a $100. I expect a moustache reaching down to at least your knees.

BTW the first of the two links doesnt work.....

Cheers Martin

When are case builders going to supply cases with support along the entire length of the neck?? The way I see it if your case gets dropped from a great height and the neck is only supported under the nut, when the case hits the ground the neck under the nut will stop but the headstock and rest of th...

Bldi huge fluoro fitting too.

TimS wrote:Okay
Mr Cool if fine. Mind you I will have to be cool!

These may help

Allen wrote:Isn't it just Kiwi's that pronounce it that way?

In kiwi speak its more like "Kull".

For the benefit of our American and Canadian brothers please note that the word "cool" is pronouced Keeewel" here in Oz.

So there we have it, the porn industry had Mister John Holmes and the Tonewood Industry has a star of equal stature....Timothy "Mister Cool" Spittle"

Mister Timothy Spittle...The "Mister Cool" of the Tonewood world

OK. We just got another one so I've set it up so that accounts can only be activated by the Admin. This means that any new person wanting to register will have to wait until I activate the account before they can post. Cheers Bob I didnt think we were going to last long the way you had things set u...

Heres a little link I have in my weblog. The email address harvesters lock on to it and they get directed to a website containing a a list of the email addresses of known spammers. The spammers on the list then get a dose of their own medicine.

http://english-102078237900.spampoison.com/

The post says something about the intelligence of these spammers. They actually think that were even remotely interested in pornography...apart from the sort that involves pictures of sexy tonewood or voluptuous guitars.

Hi Graham, It looks like Im off to New Zealand next week to do a job off the coast of Taranaki. If I have time Ill be wining through Christchurch to check up on the old man and the rest of the relies. Would love to catch up with you while Im in town. Ill drop you a PM when I know the dates Ill be in...

Sebastiaan,

Try Complete Hardware at Eastwood, apparently they have it in their paint section. Ask for IMS grade 100% meths.

Cheers Martin

My technical grade meths comes from a furniture restoration supply house here in Adelaide. They get it from a supplier called "Polytreat" also here in Adelaide.

Check out a few furniture restoration businesses and see where they get their tech grade meths.

Cheers Martin

Martin, Denatured alcohol for what reason, stops cloudiness? I must admit I only use the technical grade meths because theres always a bottle of the stuff sitting on my bench. I imagine having any water in the mix wouldnt be a good thing. Maybe someone could mix up some domestic grade meths with z-...

Bob and Arnt have answered your questions. On a sound board I wouldnt use zpoxy except if I was desperate to add colour to the wood. I dont like a rigid finish on a piece of wood I want to be free to vibrate. For diluting zpoxy I use the same technical grade (100%) meths I use for my french polishin...

Hi Joel, No I havent read Woodmorappe's book but I dare say everything he says can already be found on the various Creationist websites and in the literature I already have in my library. Other Scientists however have read this book and there comments along with Woodmorappe's replies to same can be ...

Kim, A good source of info on the construction of Smallman's bracing is the Guild of American Luthier's Big Red Book series. There are four Big red Books out so far and a fifth one due out early next year. They contain a wealth of material on guitar building. If youre thinking of playing with lattic...

Serge mate, Have a read of this and then we can re-visit Polonium Halos. http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/po-halos/gentry.html Its from a pro-evolution website but I think youll find their quoting a bit more accurate and reliable than some of the stuff youre accessing from the Creationist sites. The ...

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Hesh1956 wrote: And with no disrespect intended the entire top is not very neat IMHO and I don't see any evidence of any lacky like me spending a couple of hours hitting it with 240 paper and cleaning it up. But this might be a pre-clean-up pic too.

This to me suggests theres a bit of epoxy being used.