Australian/New Zealand Luthiers Forum

Looks nothing like Jarrah.

Joseph

Could still be Jarrah. I have several different looking Jarrah boards in a tabletop I’m currently building,(all cut from the same forest) some of which looks very similar to your piece. This stuff is very light in weight and chips easily when routed or chiseled. Hope the picture works! Joseph E2A1B8...

Great looking guitar Wayne!
I especially like the arm rest and how it gently disappears up the guitar.

Joseph

The rims of the pins sit on the top of the bridge, so I thought counter-drilling might correct that.

There are no string slots in the bridge so unslotted pins would work..... I’ll give it a go!

Joseph

Very nice Jim,
What is scale is it? Were you able to use standard tuning?

Joseph

This was actually a repair job: the owner of the guitar kept it in the laundry and the bridge lifted a bit, causing the pins to pop out.
Slotted pins, and they only just pop when it’s almost tuned. Is counter-drilling the pin heads an option?

Joseph

What do I do if I’ve reamed the pin holes too far?
(Sarcastic question of coarse!)

Joseph

Maybe it was going to be the soundhole and they decided to use the other end, that’s as far as my thinking takes me.

Joseph

Yeah I have no idea that would be for, it is a whisker bigger than the pin holes.....
But I don’t know enough about guitars to think that that was abnormal in the first place as this is only my first luthiery related job.

Joseph

Don’t quite follow you there Martin.

Joseph

Well, glue up was a success.(apart from that chipped soundboard😡) Baking paper came off as if it was never glued, and I was surprised at the performance of my new reamer from eBay, especially being unbranded and $16!! 35738894-0D86-44A7-84B3-849AB5BA06E8.jpeg CD4B4B93-3E96-4C2E-9C60-5D68225AE6C9.jpe...

Cheers Bruce!
I’ll look into it.

Joseph

Here’s part of the update I promised, took a while as we were in the process of moving house. I’ve used Titebond III for the glue and put pins thru the bridge and top into a plywood block cut to fit in the bracing. Three 200mm clamps hold it well, with bubble wrap that came with my reamer to stop sc...

Thanks Allen,
That helps heaps.

Just had an idea....
What about an insulated “box” in the workshop?
Problem is I don’t know how the shed(18x12x4.5) goes with temp as we haven’t been here long enough yet.

Joseph

WIFE!!!!!!! I’m only 16!!

No wife Wayne, my biggest concern is my two critcicing older brothers that I share a room with. Maybe under the bed?

Joseph

Hi all,
Buying some timber for a guitar soon and I have no idea about storing thin acoustic timbers in this unhumid Albany WA climate.

Any tips are helpful, thanks,

Regards: Joseph

I’d be interested,
post away!

Joseph

What about copper wires earthing the pipes to stop static electricity and sparking, are they still necessary this day and age?

Joseph

Thanks so much guys.

I’ll keep you updated on how it goes.

Regards, Joseph

X bracing, and three ply.

Forgot to mention that.

Hi all, just wondering what methods you use to glue a bridge. How do you keep the pin holes clean and free of glue? or what would you use to clamp it? I ask this because I am repairing a lifted bridge, I’ve pulled off completely before thinking how I would put it back on.😬 DFBEF316-6C43-4887-9106-FB...

Wouldn’t recommend hare and forbes, my drillpress is almost useless.

Joseph

Like the blast gates.

Joseph.

Thanks Martin,
I’ll probably get something a bit bigger now.

Yeah I’m in Australia, that would explain the problems I’ve been getting with quotes!🤨

Dust isn’t a problem as we live in a rural area.

If I did hook up another machine (which I will) would it need to be close by in comparison to a bigger extractor? I just don’t want any regrets!