Australian/New Zealand Luthiers Forum

That's very nice Nick, The Sass neck has surprised me, did you need to reinforce with Carbon fibre or was it Ok ?

also like that bridge

A Great use of Recycled Timbers

Looking great Taff, I just hope that it is for a girl. Something just gives me the feeling that's it's not really a MAN'S Guitar

Well Maybe some Men

Lookin Good Marty, I have been using a shure SM 58 straight into XLR to USB ( No Preamp) with good results.

Condom factory burns down in New Zealand : Helen Clarke, ex-Prime Minister of New Zulland, is awoken at 4am by the telephone. "Hillen, its the Hilth Munister here. Sorry to bother you at this hour but there is an emergincy !! I've jist received word thet the Durex factory en Aucklind hes burned to t...

"My Rod Needs Trussing "

Steve, those of us that live close to the pacific ocean ( I'm about 200 -300 mtrs ) we live with high humidity constantly where I live @ South West Rocks I Have The Pacific Ocean 300m to the East also 200 m to the north and the Macleay river (where it meets the pacific ocean) 400 mtrs north I have n...

"The headstock is a laminate. I sanded an angle on it to highlight light wood."

Great idea it worked

Hey Kev, You Don't leave anything to chance do you . I haven't seen that many hygrometers in one place ever

That'll do me, I don't think that I have seen Better can I ask where that bridge and tail piece came from ?

That video surprised me John. If that is what can happen at 7% with wind after ..What 7 day's ? then we have no problems here, I can't remember more than a few hours under 50% for years on the mid nth coast our problems seem to be the reverse

Thanks for sharing

You would have to be happy with that Ross

what a great effort for a First. how long did it take you all up ?

That bound headstock adds plenty of class or is it a laminate ?

I think this page is all about, what you have been trying to tell me for years now, John.

I'll get that scraper that you made me working one way or the other

That looks cool stu, Keep the progress pics comin.

I would use the small ones only, if you have enough with two 1 under the B string and 1 under the A string at the 3rd one at the 5th 2 @ 7th 1 @ 9th 3 as you have using one large for the centre @ 12th and 1 only from then on @ 15th 17th 19th in small size.

Those clamps would be perfect attached to the nuts of some of the idiots I have to work with in my job. :D Yes ok , Although , when they break free from the clamp to the nuts , how many places are there to hide on an oil rig ?? lol . Most people that run foul of me don't bother hiding....they head ...

Yes Unscrupulous people make it harder for the honest . I just completed the transaction with Brent Through Paypal, it wasn't all that painful, and at the end of the day if Brent is being ripped off he could only pass the costs on and we would all pay more. so for a little extra work and 3% I though...

No No ...not a Brain Fart ...Artistic Luthier Magic is what it is called

Hi All, It seems that purchasing from Alaska Specialty woods just got a lot more complicated for us Down Under. I have been trying to order spruce tops from Brent and been getting an AVS error , I contacted Brent and got this reply, ( I assume that AU does not support AVS ). Trying to prevent credit...

That looks great Nick, I like the laminated bridge . I have done something similar on my current build.

Cheers

That's right Steve You have a good memory

I saw the Mason Rack Band the other night and I believe your Nephew was the Bass Guitarist, very talented lad

That looks fantastic Al but I wasn't expecting something from you...... with no Rosette

Apart from another acoustic guitar build, this has been keeping me busy. I had a Strat style guitar that I carved out of one block of Australian red Mahogany Turned out to be a great guitar but HEAVY way to heavy to play all night with out doing in the back :( So I went crazy with the router and cha...

Great Love That Tiger Myrtle,

+1 What Steve Said, Great advice already given. this is how I do it ...NOW