Latest pics before it goes off to the show
Rod
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- Thu Jul 25, 2019 1:15 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Hollowbody electric
- Replies: 25
- Views: 28498
- Fri Jul 19, 2019 8:02 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Semihollow fifteen inch
- Replies: 21
- Views: 26175
Re: Semihollow fifteen inch
Looks great, Rod. I notice you have the best plunge router on the market in my opinion, as I use the same. The plunge router base is excellent and opens up lots of other possibilities, is stable too. Great for template routing and more stable for dovetail joints with template followers, which are c...
- Fri Jul 19, 2019 2:53 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Semihollow fifteen inch
- Replies: 21
- Views: 26175
Re: Semihollow fifteen inch
I’ve. Closed the box on this and applied one session of grainfill before the cut the neck pocket and pup cavities.
Cheers
Rod.
Cheers
Rod.
- Thu Jun 20, 2019 12:02 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Semihollow fifteen inch
- Replies: 21
- Views: 26175
Re: Semihollow fifteen inch
Sides and solid linings are bent and laminated and the top is ready to be jointed
Rod.
Rod.
- Tue Jun 18, 2019 12:28 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Semihollow fifteen inch
- Replies: 21
- Views: 26175
Semihollow fifteen inch
Finished the laundry and now back in n to he shop and into this 15 inch thin line semi in Blackwood and Sheoak.
Cheers
Rod.
Cheers
Rod.
- Thu Jun 13, 2019 1:36 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: travelling with several guitars?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 7947
Re: travelling with several guitars?
All good advice gents,, I will take heed when the time comes!
Cheers
Rod.
Cheers
Rod.
- Wed Jun 12, 2019 5:18 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: The Late Peter Scott-Young
- Replies: 1
- Views: 9475
The Late Peter Scott-Young
Has anybody in here had the pleasure of knowing the late Peter Scott-Young? This gentleman lived in Ringwood east of Melbourne and was the go to guy for veneers and purfling,I was always amazed at the amount of stock he had and the variety, he had bookmatched veneers of species I’ve never heard of a...
- Wed Jun 12, 2019 8:40 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: travelling with several guitars?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 7947
Re: travelling with several guitars?
Thanks Trevor, that is very reassuring, do you take any other precautions re the packing of the instrument? extra padding, detuning strings?
Thanks
Rod.
Thanks
Rod.
- Tue Jun 11, 2019 9:37 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: travelling with several guitars?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 7947
travelling with several guitars?
Just hoping to get some info or ideas here! Having been invited to do a guitar show in Western Australia i'm just trying to grapple with the logistics of traveling from Melbourne with two or maybe three guitars, flying is the most convenient mode of transport but i have heard so many nightmare stori...
- Wed Apr 03, 2019 2:39 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Hollowbody electric
- Replies: 25
- Views: 28498
Re: Hollowbody electric
Glad to hear things a picking up for you Lillian, and I’ve noticed myself that even just a short layoff can play havoc with even the simplest of routines in the workshop and even your technique can suffer a setback as well. Yep all good here, reduced my employment hours to four days a week from his ...
- Tue Apr 02, 2019 7:40 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Hollowbody electric
- Replies: 25
- Views: 28498
Re: Hollowbody electric
Thanks very much Lillian, nice to be noticed, how are things on your end?
Cheers
Rod.
Cheers
Rod.
- Thu Mar 28, 2019 4:09 am
- Forum: The Gallery
- Topic: Bluetop Hollowbody
- Replies: 4
- Views: 7122
Re: Bluetop Hollowbody
Yeah I agree Wayne, but Pete was doing me a favour and has agreed to be involved in a more professional recording in a short while so I didn’t push it. Thanks for the feedback though.
Cheers
Rod.
Cheers
Rod.
- Wed Mar 27, 2019 8:20 pm
- Forum: The Gallery
- Topic: Bluetop Hollowbody
- Replies: 4
- Views: 7122
- Wed Mar 27, 2019 1:46 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Hollowbody electric
- Replies: 25
- Views: 28498
- Wed Mar 27, 2019 1:45 pm
- Forum: The Gallery
- Topic: Bluetop Hollowbody
- Replies: 4
- Views: 7122
Bluetop Hollowbody
Well this is the first video of this build, i hope somebody likes it!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VZP6LC_8iM
Cheers Rod
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VZP6LC_8iM
Cheers Rod
- Sun Mar 24, 2019 9:45 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Hollowbody electric
- Replies: 25
- Views: 28498
Re: Hollowbody electric
Thanks very much Jim, like all my builds this one hasn't been without its little dramas but its done now and i'm very happy with the result, it'll be advertised for sale and if i still have it in early August will be exhibited at the Melbourne Guitar Show. The unusual construction is designed to eli...
- Sat Mar 23, 2019 1:27 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Hollowbody electric
- Replies: 25
- Views: 28498
- Tue Mar 19, 2019 7:29 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Port Fairy Folk Festival
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6210
- Sun Mar 10, 2019 1:26 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Port Fairy Folk Festival
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6210
Re: Port Fairy Folk Festival
For those who have a little interest I’ve got some pics here.
- Thu Mar 07, 2019 4:11 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Port Fairy Folk Festival
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6210
Re: Port Fairy Folk Festival
amongst others I’ll be in the company of some very accomplished luthiers such as Tim Kill, Jack Spira Sachar Amos, Peter Coombe,Luke Kallquist ,Ray Black,and Ben Puglisi I’ll be rubbing shoulders with the who’s who of Australian luthiers, looking forward to it, I’ll post some pics
Cheers
Rod.
Cheers
Rod.
- Thu Mar 07, 2019 3:53 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Weird finishing problem
- Replies: 10
- Views: 13183
Re: Weird finishing problem
Sorry I didn’t have anything to add there Picker but thanks for posting, I hope you can get that job off the bench now!
Rod.
Rod.
- Wed Mar 06, 2019 5:07 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Port Fairy Folk Festival
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6210
- Tue Mar 05, 2019 8:16 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Port Fairy Folk Festival
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6210
Port Fairy Folk Festival
Off to PFFF again on Friday I reckon Peter will be too, Bob and I usually hook up and enjoy a chin wag over the weekend and sample the the well stocked bar in the green room in the arvo but Bob has more pressing engagements these days, something to do with Sandy Gray I think,, I’ll miss his company ...
- Mon Mar 04, 2019 12:19 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Acoustic cases
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6110
- Sun Mar 03, 2019 11:03 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Current archtop build
- Replies: 24
- Views: 23564