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- Mon May 07, 2018 4:32 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: bandsaw opinions
- Replies: 20
- Views: 35956
Re: bandsaw opinions
I have the 14 twelve and dont recommend it. I bought based on good reviews but have been disappointed with several problems. Maybe I was just unlucky and got a bad one...? I also had poor after sales service from the qld dealer which adds to my dislike of the machine.... (but great service before th...
- Fri Apr 06, 2018 5:26 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Cutting 1mm slots / rings for rosettes
- Replies: 15
- Views: 18362
Re: Cutting 1mm slots / rings for rosettes
As Allen recommends above, the bits from China work great for detail work (but i would not recommend the larger router bits from there... i found some to be dangerous and now wont use them).
Search ebay for CNC carbide router bits - from memory i got a pack of 10 for under $10 including shipping!
Search ebay for CNC carbide router bits - from memory i got a pack of 10 for under $10 including shipping!
- Thu Apr 05, 2018 9:27 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: New Luthier Tips du Jour video - Crackle finish
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3107
- Wed Mar 28, 2018 6:23 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Superglue drip filling
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4390
Re: Superglue drip filling
Thx Steve. I have been researching more and Robbie O’Brien has a video where he uses aqua clear to fix indents in the FP soundboard. I might have another go using the method he demonstrates and hopefully get it perfect.
Thanks for all these great walk throughs..
Thanks for all these great walk throughs..
- Wed Mar 28, 2018 6:16 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Soundboard gluing failure
- Replies: 19
- Views: 17732
Re: Soundboard gluing failure
For my two cents i’d redo the join. Cut it down the centre, replane everything and join again. Then flip it over and rout and install a new rosette on the other side. Depending on the size of the boards you may also be able to join the current outside edges, if you dont mind the wider grain to the c...
- Mon Mar 26, 2018 1:57 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Superglue drip filling
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4390
Re: Superglue drip filling
Nice one, Steve. I assume u have to be pretty careful to not sand through the finish, with the risk of superglue staining the spruce? For repairing a ding in a french polished soundboard what would you recommend? I recently had to do some minor repairs to a FP top so steamed a ding first and then re...
- Wed Mar 21, 2018 6:12 pm
- Forum: The Gallery
- Topic: 8-string fan-fret bouzouki guitar
- Replies: 6
- Views: 10590
Re: 8-string fan-fret bouzouki guitar
I’ve never seen one of these before.... very cool! There are so many ways this could have gone wrong (well, if I attempted it...) but it has worked out great Way to turn the difficulty level up to 11...
- Wed Mar 21, 2018 6:07 pm
- Forum: The Gallery
- Topic: Soprano in Tiger Myrtle and Ancient Spruce
- Replies: 7
- Views: 11437
Re: Soprano in Tiger Myrtle and Ancient Spruce
Inspiring work.... the owner has got to be happy with that!
- Sun Mar 04, 2018 6:07 pm
- Forum: The Gallery
- Topic: B/w small body guitar.
- Replies: 13
- Views: 16905
Re: B/w small body guitar.
Very cool guitar. i like the rosette a lot... kinda like stars in space. I reckon it would look nice all the way round the rosette too..but the mosaic is nice also. The tap tone on the huon pieces i have come across has not been all that good... but it seems to make for excellent guitars and ukes so...
- Mon Feb 26, 2018 3:00 pm
- Forum: The Gallery
- Topic: Les Paul Style Electric Guitar
- Replies: 13
- Views: 18189
- Mon Feb 26, 2018 2:56 pm
- Forum: The Gallery
- Topic: Les Paul Style Electric Guitar
- Replies: 13
- Views: 18189
Re: Les Paul Style Electric Guitar
Lovely looking guitar, Alan, very classy. I havent received your email, sorry - can you please resend? I took the FE17 over to an experienced dealer over the weekend to get his thoughts on it/what I can improve and we compared it to some veeeery nice (read, expensive) guitars. It held its own for so...
- Wed Feb 14, 2018 7:14 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: All wood lattice
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4031
- Tue Feb 13, 2018 1:24 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: All wood lattice
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4031
All wood lattice
Hi guys Have any of you built an all wood lattice soundboard? I'm wondering about the rough numbers for the build - about how thick for the soundboard and how tall to make the braces? im keen to avoid CF and epoxy, and have played some great all spruce lattices previously. They appeared thin on the ...
- Sat Feb 03, 2018 10:17 pm
- Forum: The Gallery
- Topic: New Build. Southern Cross Banjo Uke Tenor Scale
- Replies: 2
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Re: New Build. Southern Cross Banjo Uke Tenor Scale
Looks great. I have some purple heart in the stash but have not yet worked out how to feature it. This looks a bit like a military uniform ... very neat and tidy lines, classy.
- Sat Feb 03, 2018 10:12 pm
- Forum: The Gallery
- Topic: Custom Amp
- Replies: 6
- Views: 9725
- Wed Jan 31, 2018 1:28 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Future build
- Replies: 5
- Views: 7017
Re: Future build
Make sure your humidity control is good and the wood is well seasoned... I bought a guitar from a luthier in the Philippines a while back... a couple of months after it arrived this happened: IMG_8620.PNG It is now sitting in the corner of the workshop for fixing "someday"... I'll probably end up ru...
- Tue Jan 23, 2018 1:09 pm
- Forum: The Gallery
- Topic: Western Red Cedar & Indian Rosewood dread
- Replies: 8
- Views: 15433
Re: Western Red Cedar & Indian Rosewood dread
Thanks... it looks like a flawless finish in the pics
- Mon Jan 22, 2018 5:21 pm
- Forum: The Gallery
- Topic: Walnut back red cedar top, claro/black walnut
- Replies: 8
- Views: 11581
Re: Walnut back red cedar top, claro/black walnut
My mistake... I used Australian red cedar and assumed you had used the same. Youhave turned that WRC a nice colour. I'm a fan of WRC too... interesting thoughts you make on needing to be careful with it. I once owned a Bernabe guitar that had a cedar top and hardly any bracing at all... just one bra...
- Mon Jan 22, 2018 12:54 pm
- Forum: The Gallery
- Topic: Western Red Cedar & Indian Rosewood dread
- Replies: 8
- Views: 15433
Re: Western Red Cedar & Indian Rosewood dread
Looks fantastic, especially that neck. What finish have you used? Wish mine ended up that shiny...
- Mon Jan 22, 2018 12:51 pm
- Forum: The Gallery
- Topic: Walnut back red cedar top, claro/black walnut
- Replies: 8
- Views: 11581
Re: Walnut back red cedar top, claro/black walnut
Some great colours in this one. I used red cedar for a soundboard in a recent build and thought it had pretty good tone. Very strong in the midrange in particular. I also used it for the neck of my last guitar. It looked identical to some spanish cedar i had (although diff species) so I actually use...
- Mon Jan 22, 2018 12:46 pm
- Forum: The Gallery
- Topic: FE17 inspired classical
- Replies: 9
- Views: 12502
Re: FE17 inspired classical
Thanks guys
Alan, email all good but I'm also in Canberra so could bring it over for a chat and demo sometime..
Just about to kick off the next build... same as this but in maple. Waiting on some rain first tho... RH has been down to under 20% the last few days
Alan, email all good but I'm also in Canberra so could bring it over for a chat and demo sometime..
Just about to kick off the next build... same as this but in maple. Waiting on some rain first tho... RH has been down to under 20% the last few days
- Tue Jan 16, 2018 1:28 pm
- Forum: The Gallery
- Topic: FE17 inspired classical
- Replies: 9
- Views: 12502
Re: FE17 inspired classical
Hi guys - thanks for the comments.
Alan - happy to answer any qs. Im going to be building the same again with either maple or blackwood b and s next I think.
Alan - happy to answer any qs. Im going to be building the same again with either maple or blackwood b and s next I think.
- Sat Jan 06, 2018 9:11 pm
- Forum: The Gallery
- Topic: FE17 inspired classical
- Replies: 9
- Views: 12502
Re: FE17 inspired classical
Thanks Bruce, all assembled during construction. It is glued straight onto the soundboard and the transverse braces/soundhole braces then butted up against it with some more glue. Let me know when suits and I'll bring it round sometime ...
- Fri Jan 05, 2018 8:50 pm
- Forum: The Gallery
- Topic: FE17 inspired classical
- Replies: 9
- Views: 12502
FE17 inspired classical
My third classical guitar build (5th overall). Torres FE17 inspired shape but a touch wider at the waist, 7 fan braces with an mini-tornavoz (18mm). Indian/Engelmann with an Australian red cedar neck. I still need to finish it properly (have just put on the first couple of coats of shellac on the bo...
- Sat Dec 23, 2017 9:06 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Binding The only way out?
- Replies: 21
- Views: 35288
Re: Binding The only way out?
If you want to wait for the international post, I found these. Don't know if they are any good but cheap! https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/GuitarTechs-FRET-TANG-NIBBLER-Sheet-Metal-Nipper-Cutter-Luthier-Tool-/281107329606 I got one of these a while back and it doesnt nibble properly - it just bends the ...