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Would you share how you did the compensated Zero fret Nigel or is that a Forster family secret passed down through twelve generations of skilled tradesmen? :wink: By reading Byers and Doolin. They've both written about how to work this out. It's like this: set up your guitar as normal, get your tun...

A few of you have really took to my archtop design so I thought I'd point you to the blog posts that cover how the design came about - I didn't plan it! http://nkforsterguitars.blogspot.in/2011/01/journey-of-idea-i.html http://nkforsterguitars.blogspot.in/2011/01/journey-of-idea-ii.html http://nkfor...

Welcome Nigel, wondering if you can add to the forum???? Are you kidding? :lol: now that archie is different. Beautiful work & looking forward to your input from the topside of the globe :D . I suppose my reticence comes from not really having much knowledge of the science behind most of what I do,...

Welcome to the ANZLF Nigel :D Thanks for sharing some of your exceptional work with us...perhaps you could include an 'all angle' shoot of your incredibly drool worthy archie in our gallery forum. 8) http://www.anzlf.com/viewforum.php?f=25 Cheers Kim done! nigel http://www.nkforsterguitars.com/#

Welcome Nigel, Fantastic work ! I really enjoyed the Samois audio. How does the Charley, Oscar and Samois neck/string/bridge interact with the body ? One photo shows a kind of defacto sound post contacting the saddle. Would this be pressure adjustable ? It looks like a good spot for a piezo tab fil...

Here are a few shots of the archtop design I came up with a couple years ago, there are lots of ways of playing with it. At the bottom are the a couple of pics of how the idea came about. http://i398.photobucket.com/albums/pp65/NigelForster/_MG_0122.jpg http://i398.photobucket.com/albums/pp65/NigelF...

Hi Nigel I have been admiring your work for a while. I followed one of your youtube videos in my first attempt at side-bending. I also used your technique for soundhole binding from another video, and most recently have pinched your idea of the headstock back-strap that extends down the back of the...

Welcome Nigel, truly great workmanship on your site, love the archy light color with black bindings, may I ask what timbers you used? sure! top: European spruce b&s: American sugar flame maple with quilt in the middle, strips of Indian rosewood between neck: Honduras mahogany binding and head venee...

Welcome to the forum Nigel and tanks for the introduction. Im sure you can bring plenty to the forum. A few pics of some of your instruments would be a start.....pictures of instruments under construction are even better. Cheers Martin Here is one of my archtops: http://i398.photobucket.com/albums/...

Hello folks, I've just discovered this forum and it seems really rather excellent. So I thought it a good idea to join. My name is Nigel Forster, and I'm a professional maker based in Newcastle upon Tyne, in the NE of England. I make a variety of instruments - mandolin, cittern and bouzouki, these d...